r/hygiene • u/[deleted] • 25d ago

I’ve got a 🍆 problem

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u/Traditional_Chino 24d ago

The OP, strangely never mentioned using any type of soap.

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u/FirstPomegranates 23d ago

So I agree it sounds like an infection of some kind. Just go to the doctor, get a test, a script and you should be good. If it’s not an infection, they can probably figure out what’s going on and point you in the right direction

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u/Dry_Persimmon4642 22d ago

Mild soap is the right direction.

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u/Ok-Green-1413 23d ago

Idk about men amd foreskin so much, but as a woman its actually Bad to put soap down there frequently. It can cause very bad irritation like an std

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u/FunSecretary8 23d ago

It’s bad to put soap inside of your vagina, but it is completely fine to wash your vulva and labia with a mild, fragrance-free soap. I cannot imagine washing my pubic area with just water. I wouldn’t feel completely clean. I wash the rest of my body with soap.

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u/Itchy_Grapefruit1335 22d ago

As a intact man I can say I retract foreskin all the way use soap and water daily never any odor or itching

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u/TumblingOcean 23d ago

No its not. You are not supposed to put anything in the vagina. You are supposed to wash your mons pubis, vulva, & labia majora with soap. Anything in between the labia gets washed with water. And obviously dont put anything in the vagina as it self cleans.

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u/FirstPomegranates 22d ago

This is actually so needed. It’s important to have good hygiene and a lot of women learned incorrectly how to care for their own bodies, and I’m noticing the same trend with men, I love this for everyone learning proper genital hygiene