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The [[foreskin]] of the human [[penis]] keeps the [[glans penis]] moist by transudation.
Excessive washing removes oils and can cause non-specific dermatitis that may be mistaken for balanitis.<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Birley
|first=H D L
|author-link=
|last2=Walker
|first2=M M
|author2-link=
|last3=Luzzi
|first3=G A
|author3-link=
|etal=yes
|title=Clinical features and management of recurrent balanitis: Association with atopy and genital washing
|trans-title=
|language=English
|journal=Genitourin Med
|location=
|date=1993-10
|volume=69
|issue=5
|pages=400-3
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/disease/balanitis/birley/
|archived=
|quote=
|pubmedID=8244363
|pubmedCID=1195128
|DOI=10.1136/sti.69.5.400
|accessdate=2020-04-05
}}</ref>
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