How to Clean Smegma

[gettingusedtoit.livejournal.com]

Hey, kind of a gross question regarding smegma, but it says nothing is tmi so here goes...



Just a bit of background: I'm 26 and have never masturbated or had anything to do with my vagina. About six years ago I realized that it wasn't that I just had a super-low sex drive, but that I was transgendered. I've never felt comfortable or okay with my body parts and have a real disconnect from what I think should be there verses what actually is. So, for the most part I have utterly ignored it.

I've recently started hormone therapy to begin the transition into a man, and this has definitely ramped up my sex drive. As a result, I decided to do something I'd never done before--poke and prod at my clit. Now, I'm an avocate for foreskins and totally against circumcision, and as such, I was aware of smegma. I was also aware that women got it too, but I somehow failed to connect the two. Anyway, twenty-six years old and never pulled the clitorial hood back... you can imagine.

I read up on how to clean smegma online (and checked the community tags). I took myself into the shower with some warm water and tried to get it come off to no avail. I tried a little gentle soap and still nothing. Too much direct prodding at it is far too unpleasant to continue, so I'm a bit at a loss. The top web search for "how to clean smegma clit" is this community, so I thought I'd try here. I apologize for coming in with my vagina-woes to a vagina-loving community, but I figure everyone here can help me better than anywhere else.

So. Should I just keep at it despite the discomfort? Should I ignore it for now and try the warm water again next shower and so on to see if that helps? I know that cleaning the penis of a horse of smegma sometimes requires a special dissolvant--is there anything like that for humans?

It doesn't bother me and I've never had any problems with my equipment (besides, you know, being born with the wrong set), but now that I realize I have this problem I definitely want to fix it and take care of it in the future. So, any help is much appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

ETA: Okay, I attempted to tackle the issue again, this time sitting on the toilet with a mirror, a warm, wet washcloth and a little attention. I was finally able to loosen the smegma enough to peel it off in chunks. Seriously nasty, folks. It took three or four good peels. I should have taken a photo of it... hell, there are chunks in the trash I could photo. *gag* Anyway, there are still a few little tiny dust sized bits left, but I figure those'll come off in the shower next time.

As for now though, asdfdg26hj ertseryu457y35r weri36hyi1erh, it feels so weird and sensitive, aaaaugh. Weird. Anyway. I thought about deleting the post but figure I'll leave it up incase anyone else ever has this problem. >_>

Comments

[totheleft.livejournal.com]

oh, my god, reading this comment made me shudder. lol

[http://users.livejournal.com/__caroline__/]

i have never heard of this smegma build-up cleaning thing. i wonder if i have any

*pauses to go check for smegma*

[shi-no-megami.livejournal.com]

I hadn't heard of this smegma build-up either and I've never had any problems with this kind of thing. I think that maybe people with smaller clits have less problems with it as there is less area for it to try and build up? But that's really just me guessing...