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Boys are born with a non-retractable [[foreskin]]. The foreskin of a boy should not be retracted until it spontaneously becomes retractable with increasing maturity and the boy retracts it for himself. There is likely to be a collection of smegma in the [[preputial sac]] that has been accumulating harmlessly since birth. The smegma may then be washed away. Some boys will have hardened smegma that is difficult to remove. Soaking the hardened smegma with olive oil is said to be effective in softening it and facilitating its removal.

~~Thereafter~~ the smegma may be washed away using warm water when necessary. Soap, body wash, and shampoo remove the natural oil so they should not be used in the [[preputial sac]].<ref name="birley1933" />

Parkash (1972) reported that the flow of urine in the [[preputial sac]] can keep it free of smegma.<ref>{{REFjournal

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|title=Phimosis and Its Plastic Correction

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|journal=J Indian Med Assoc

|date=1972-05-16

|volume=58

|issue=10

|pages=389-90

|url=https://www.cirp.org/library/treatment/phimosis/parkash3/

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|quote=

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The smegma may be washed away using warm water when necessary. Soap, body wash, and shampoo remove the natural oil so they should not be used in the [[preputial sac]].<ref name="birley1933" />

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 Boys are born with a non-retractable [[foreskin]]. The foreskin of a boy should not be retracted until it spontaneously becomes retractable with increasing maturity and the boy retracts it for himself. There is likely to be a collection of smegma in the [[preputial sac]] that has been accumulating harmlessly since birth. The smegma may then be washed away. Some boys will have hardened smegma that is difficult to remove. Soaking the hardened smegma with olive oil is said to be effective in softening it and facilitating its removal.
-Thereafter the smegma may be washed away using warm water when necessary. Soap, body wash, and shampoo remove the natural oil so they should not be used in the [[preputial sac]].<ref name="birley1933" />
+Parkash (1972) reported that the flow of urine in the [[preputial sac]] can keep it free of smegma.<ref>{{REFjournal
+ |last=Parkash
+ |first=
+ |init=S
+ |author-link=
+ |etal=no
+ |title=Phimosis and Its Plastic Correction
+ |trans-title=
+ |language=
+ |journal=J Indian Med Assoc
+ |date=1972-05-16
+ |volume=58
+ |issue=10
+ |pages=389-90
+ |url=https://www.cirp.org/library/treatment/phimosis/parkash3/
+ |archived=
+ |quote=
+ |pubmedID=4644911
+ |pubmedCID=
+ |DOI=
+ |doi=
+ |accessdate=2025-07-24
+}}</ref>
+The smegma may be washed away using warm water when necessary. Soap, body wash, and shampoo remove the natural oil so they should not be used in the [[preputial sac]].<ref name="birley1933" />
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