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==Penile care for adolescents and teens==
==Penile care for adolescents and teens==


By the onset of puberty, most, but not all boys, have a retractable [[foreskin]]. Boys with a retractable foreskin should retract and wash their foreskin when they bathe. Excessive washing and use of soap, shampoo, and body wash on the [[mucosa]] inside the foreskin should be avoided because it dries the oils from the [[mucosa]]l tissue.<ref name="birley1993" /> Warm water is sufficient for cleaning, which should not be done to excess.
By the onset of [[puberty]], most, but not all boys, have a retractable [[foreskin]]. Boys with a retractable foreskin should retract and wash their foreskin when they bathe. Excessive washing and use of soap, shampoo, and body wash on the [[mucosa]] inside the foreskin should be avoided because it dries the oils from the [[mucosa]]l tissue.<ref name="birley1993" /> Warm water is sufficient for cleaning, which should not be done to excess. Overwashing is more likely to cause health issues than underwashing.<ref name="birley1993" />
 
==Video==
==Video==
===Foreskin care===
===Foreskin care===
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|title=truth time! how often do you wash under your foreskin?
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|date=2025-10-03
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