John Dugan
John Dugan is a respected professional author who is noted for his contributions to a variety of news organizations, magazines and websites.
Sure, it’s not generally part of the last rom-com you saw, but post-coital washing up is an essential part of having sex. There are a lot of misnomers out there, bad advice, and straight-up dangerous advice. However, there are certain post-sex penis care items a man should attend to in order to maintain a healthy penis that are easy and practical to do and take only a few short minutes. Let’s drill down on what a man should do once he does the nasty.
Post-Sex Penis Care: The “Why”
While some men would understand that it just makes sense, some other men will wonder why a post-coital cleanup on Aisle Wang needs to happen. Let’s break it down. The penis has two kinds of skin: mucosal skin and keratinized skin. Keratinized skin has a hard protective layer. Mucosal skin, on the other hand, does not. Think M&M’s – hard candy coating and a softer center. The mucosal skin produces specific acidic secretions to protect the penis (and the body) against infection. Some of these protectors can ironically irritate the delicate penile skin, so a man needs to clean up immediately after.
Next up, oral sex. Oral sex, at least good head, involves an ample amount of saliva to make the magic happen. Saliva, if third-grade health class is to be believed, contains enzymes that break down food. These same enzymes just lived on the penis for the last one to thirty minutes. Now, they won’t “eat it” away, but they can irritate it and make things uncomfortable.
Okay, now the biggie: anal sex. Poop has tons of irritants and bacteria in it. After all, it is waste material. Clean up needs to be even more thorough after this type of sex because of the many possible dangers that lay within.
Post-Sex Penis Care: Don’t Do This
Here’s a list of things a man should not do after sex to have a safe, healthy penis:
Post-Sex Penis Care: Do This Instead
Here are all the doctor-approved things a man needs to complete for adequate post-sex penis care:
By John Dugan
Now that the loving is over, how does a man deal with the hazmat situation that is his genitals? Here’s the DL on post-sex penis care—all the things to do and all the things to avoid.
John Dugan is a respected professional author who is noted for his contributions to a variety of news organizations, magazines and websites.