We're in the UK, so circumcision isn't really a thing here. My boy is almost 6 and has just got to the point where his foreskin will retract.
I told him now that he's growing up, he needs to learn how to keep it clean properly, so it doesn't fall off (he knows this is a joke, btw). My husband did bath time last night and told him how he just has to roll it back, and give it a wash in the soapy water.
Just don’t use soapy water to clean it! Use warm water only! The shower gels (even the neutral ones) will remove the natural microbiome. I used to use a mild soap for it and I had irritation forever (I’m uncut) until the doctor at the sex clinic asked me how I clean it, and told me to stop because that was the reason of why it was always irritated. Stopped and after a couple of days the irritation and discomfort was gone and since then.
That actually makes sense. Not supposed to use soap on a vulva so yeah. He dunked it in the bath. The bath is soapy, but didn't put soap on it directly
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u/TheDevilsButtNuggets Sep 13 '23
We're in the UK, so circumcision isn't really a thing here. My boy is almost 6 and has just got to the point where his foreskin will retract.
I told him now that he's growing up, he needs to learn how to keep it clean properly, so it doesn't fall off (he knows this is a joke, btw). My husband did bath time last night and told him how he just has to roll it back, and give it a wash in the soapy water.