i am 14 and i am not sure i am doing it right. i am UNcut so do i pull it back or what? please help.
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How do i clean my penis?
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Yes you retract the foreskin and thoroughy was the head and inner foreskin with water.
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I would suggest that you use an antibacterial soap such as Dial. It seems to clean better. Yes, retract your foreskin and spend a lot of time soaping the area. Another area to keep clean is your anus. Soap, water and a washcloth after each bowel movement will keep things clean. Things that make your privates smell are, dirty underwear, sports activity. Make sure you wring all the urine out when you pee. When you leak on your underwear and mixed with perspiration you are going to start smelling. Also, some baby powder in your crotch after a shower helps. There was a guy on campus that was exceptionally good looking. He was in great shape. He played tennis everyday, ran and biked but his hygiene was horrible. I overheard some girls one day say, "Here comes stinky" and didn't know what they were talking about. One told me that he couldn't get layed by any girl on campus because of his horrible crotch odor. So, I think you are on the right track to find out how to keep yourself clean.
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I have to somewhat disagree here. Soap is fine occasionally, but I don't recommend daily use. A good rubdown with water should be fine for daily use. Soaps can be disruptive to the natural balance under the forskin similar to the recommendation that women should not douche.
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Soaps can be disruptive to the natural balanceEspecially antibacterial soaps! (And while they might kill bacteria, but I don't see why they'd be any better at removing dirt and debris.)
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Everybody's skin is different and reacts differently to soaps and skin products. I have been using Dial since puberty and never a problem. I tried Ivory soap once and the itch was horrible. I can tell the difference when I use an antibacterial soap. Some may need to use a cream after bathing, I don't because my skin is naturally oily. There is a big difference between a foreskin and a vagina.
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I suggest you do some research on the effect of chronic use of antibacterial soap on the skin. It disturbs the natural fauna, which leads to things like increased incidence of yeast infections. That is over a population, of course, and individuals' experiences may vary. Using "antibacterial" soap, you get maybe an extra 2% effectiveness over ordinary soap. But for that 2%, you're fostering the antibiotic-resistant bacteria that aren't done in by the triclosan (or whatever antibiotic agent is added to the soap).Bottom line...o Antibiotic / antibmicrobial resisitance is becoming a big problem.o the addition of an antimicrobial agent shouldn't have any effect on a soap's ability to remove dirt.o There are questions about the long-term safety of triclosan (a chlorinated aromatic), and it is of even more concern when used by children.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In reply to:Triclosan, the leading germ-fighting compound in antimicrobial soaps, acts by destroying enzymes in bacteria cell walls so they cannot replicate; it targets the same enzyme as the antibiotic isoniazid, used to treat tuberculosis.-- Worldwatch Institute on antibacterial soapIn reply to:Is antibacterial soap the best cleansing agent? The scientific studies comparing antibacterial soap to regular soap give apparently contradictory results. Some studies show it is better, others that it is worse, and others seem to show no difference. Taken together, these studies indicate that antibacterial soaps are more effective at reducing infections by some organisms (especially staph and strep); they are worse at preventing some types of infections (especially by some of the organisms called gram negative bacteria, since the antibacterial soaps kill much of the beneficial bacteria that normally live on our skin and protect us from some of these gram negative organisms); and they make no difference for some types of infections (such as cytomegalovirus [CMV], or Clostridia -- the bacteria that cause gangrene).-- Alan Greene, M.D., FAAPIn reply to:Boston-based microbiologist Laura McMurray and colleagues at the Tufts University School of Medicine, say that "triclosan is capable of forcing the emergency of ‘superbugs’ that it cannot kill. Experiments have shown that it may not be the all-out germ killer that scientists once thought it was….using triclosan daily in the home, in products ranging from children’s soaps to toothpaste to ‘germ-free’ cutting boards, may be unwise. In "New Products Feared Breeding Tougher Germs", J.B. Verrengia says "Public health officials have blamed the indiscriminate prescription of antibiotics for the spread of drug-resistant bacteria. The Tufts study suggests the recent widespread use of antibacterial agents in everyday products might have similar results". Doctors say that washing your hands with soap and water is the best preventative, and some doctors admit that including triclosan in the soap is an additional, unjustified expense; plain soap does just as well.