People affected with phimosis will have trouble retracting the foreskin, hence impossible to wash and clean glans under the foreskin. As time goes on, smegma and bacterial starts to build up and generate unpleasant foul smells which which could lead to infections. If you are sexually active, your partner will mostly likely be disgusted by the smell of your penis, you could cause your partner to get an infection also their chance of getting cervical cancer are also increased.
Fortunately, there are actually a way of cleaning under your foreskin at home when you shower, without any expensive tool. What you will need is special swabs that are black, and the sticks are made out of paper so it doesn’t hurt you like the plastic or wooden ones. Here’s a perfect one you can buy on Amazon. Black ones are preferred so you can see whether you have fully cleaned it or if there are white smegma remains.
Here are the steps:
- Wet the cotton swab and put some soap or body wash liquid onto the swab.
- Rinse and wet your penis, use finger to open up your foreskin openings so the water string travels inside under your foreskin.
- Turn off the water, insert the cotton swab carefully through your foreskin openings, and scoop it around under your foreskin. Make sure you have gone through all the spots.
- Take out the swab and wash it with water, then make sure the water is rinsing directly onto your foreskin opening, re-insert the swab and continue to swirl the it under your foreskin while water is rinsing it through the opening. You should use the swab to extend the openings so water can travel under your foreskin more easily.
If you haven’t clean it for a long time, you may need to repeat the steps a few times to fully get rid of all the smegma. You also need to be gentle when pulling the cotton swab out, you don’t want the tip to break and get stuck under your foreskin. (If this happens, you just need to get another cotton swab and scoop it out).
Hope you will find this guide useful.