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The [[foreskin]] of the human [[penis]] keeps the [[glans penis]] moist by transudation.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref> The tissue inside the [[foreskin]] is [[mucosa]], which likes to be moist. Excessive washing removes oils and can cause non-specific dermatitis that may be mistaken for [[balanitis]]. Use of soap, body wash, and shampoo on the tissue inside the [[foreskin]] should be avoided.<ref>{{REFjournal |last=Birley |init=HDL |author-link= |last2=Walker |init2=MM |author2-link= |last3=Luzzi |init3=GA |author3-link= |etal=yes |title=Clinical features and management of recurrent balanitis: Association with atopy and genital washing |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> {{SEEALSO}}* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]* [[Keratinization]]* [[Preputial sac]]