Hygiene is one of the cornerstones of today's civilization. As you are all probably aware people who lived during the time after the end of the roman empire and the beginning of the modern era were not overly concerned with washing. For some it was an unnecessary luxury, for others perhaps they thought it was a step towards cleaning themselves of their sins. Some doctors claimed that washing yourself was harmful to the mind and body.

As time passed and man entered a new era people now wash everyday and we don't suffer and of the ill side effects predicted by the doctors of the past. However, there is still people in the work who are not fully aware or who are not practicing strict personal hygiene. Social pressure tends to get people to clean themselves as people are embarrassed if they were to be found to have been lacking in personal hygiene.

While a larger number of people may people little attention to it, intimate hygiene is just as important as a persons overall hygiene. The men and women's sex organs are allot more sensitive than other parts of the body and due to the fact that they become engaged in sexual contact they should be kept as clean as possible, if not cleaner than everywhere else. The last thing you want to occur is that you take a women to bed in order to find out that she doesn't care about her hygiene. Talk about a major turnoff and remember that it works both ways.

In order to clean the penis correctly begin at the tip. The foreskin needs to be be pulled back as far is it can go so the entire glands are exposed. Thoroughly wash both the glands and the inside of the foreskin. Remember this shouldn't hurt or cause you any pain, be gentle. At the same time make sure you get everything nice and clean. If not kept clean the space between the glands and the foreskin is where a substance called smegma can occur.

The word smegma refers to a mix of dead epithelial cells shed by tissue mixed with oils from the skin, moisture and bacteria. Bacteria will survive in any small moist area so be sure to wash correctly and dry correctly. If you let this bacteria and dead tissue accumulate you will begin to smell and also the smegma is unsightly and a major turnoff.

If dirt, sweat and bacteria continue to accumulate it is possible for infections to occur. If coupled with penis enlargement exercises or using a traction device this again raises the probability of getting an infection if you don't keep yourself clean. This is why warming the penis up with hot water is great as it prepares and cleans the penis ready for a penis enlargement session.

Men who have undergone circumcisions need to be even more careful about their penis hygiene because they don't have the foreskin which helps protect the glands from becoming dirty with substances that come into contact with the penis.

There is still ongoing debate over the whole circumcised vs uncircumcised penis and the hazards or benefits that come with each territory. Some say removing the foreskin is less hygienic because it doesn't protect you, other say its more hygienic because its easier to clean.

Regardless, no matter what you have makes sure that you keep it clean, intimate hygiene is of the utmost importance. It will keep infection away and your sex will not suffer.