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Originally Posted by DoctorTan

There is a delicate balance of healthy bacteria and fungus on the foreskin and glans penis. The foreskin when it envelops the glans penis forms a unique "micro-environment" and within this environment, good bacteria, good fungus and skin all balance each other out. Much like what happens in the vagina.

When you use very strong soaps, you can disturb this balance and cause bacteria or fungus to overgrow causing infections. Also, the skin on the foreskin and glans can itself be quite delicate. Using harsh cleaning agents can cause inflammation of the skin.

You can use a gentle soap free pH-balanced cleanser to wash it. Lactacyd (yes the woman's intimate cleanser) is actually quite good. QV and Simple are also good. I personally like Cetaphil Restoraderm (not the normal Cetaphil).

Thank you. This has been very insightful.