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Nick asked in HealthMen's Health · 9 years ago

Haven't cleaned my penis in years?

I'm uncircumcised obviously and I haven't cleaned the under my foreskin in since maybe 1st grade, and I'm in 8th grade now. Just recently I noticed smegma close the bottom of the head of my penis and I was wondering will I have an infection? And also how far down do I have to clean?

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    9 years ago
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    you should clean daily under your foreskin Nick. Smegma itself is not dangerous, it is natural oils from your penis and dead skin cells that collect under your foreskin. It can start to smell quite bad, especially when exposed to air. Not cleaning can also lead to infections tho, and that is more serious. In a warm shower, pull your foreskin back as far as you can and rinse it with plain warm water, never use soap under your foreskin. It can dry out the skin and make it irritated and sore. It only takes a minute to wash under there every day and it will make it much better for you.

    If the smegma has been there a long time it may be hard to remove initially. Be gentle and soak your penis with the foreskin pulled back, in warm water for a few minutes. That will help loosen the smegma and make it soft, so you can rinse it away easily.

    Hope this helps you out a bit man. Feel free to ask any questions you may have...

    Good Luck!!

    Source(s): personal experience and research
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    No, you probably won't have an infection. Try to pull back the foreskin as far it goes back and clean with soap and water. You can also just use water. Don't force it. A washcloth may be needed.

    It's going to hurt but clean out what you can.

    I don't think I pulled mine back all the way until high school. I didn't really know it needed to be pulled back all the way.

  • 9 years ago

    7 years and you haven't cleaned your penis ? Sounds like a Troll Question ???

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

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  • DGAF
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    trolling...

    i bet you're some circumcised guy trying to be funny

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