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==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. Use 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>{{REFjournal
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* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]
* [[Retraction of the foreskin]]
* [[Uncircumcised]]