it seems like the head and surrounding area are dry. it has started to itch. could this be because of growth, since its not hiding in its little protective cocoon?
No idea.. but I laughed at the way you discribed how it is. >:-) ;D
Jay
what kind of underwear do you wear?
boxers or boxer briefs. sometimes commando. :P
Hmm ... You might want to consider some sort of soothing lotion, or since it's new growth, something designed for healing skin.
Also fapping too much can irritate it.
i stopped wearing boxers because the seams would rub on my junk and it would chaffe. try to go boxer briefs only for a week or so and see if that helps.
I just wear tighty whiteys myself, I'm not sure I get the whole boxer-brief thing myself .... also I get some undies are less likely to rub anyway, smoother fabric etc.
Hey Josh,
I seem to have the same problem. For me, it doesnt matter if I wear briefs or boxer briefs mine still feels uncomfortable when I walk sometimes. Mine is also quite dry...
I guess these things are used to being sheltered, lol, and now they have to deal with open air AND it's new growth. Read my post above, padding that puppy with something really soft really helped.
Quote from: Alex_C on September 04, 2009, 02:36:59 PMAlso fapping too much can irritate it.
OMG! XD
Also, remember that "skin" its actually mucose. So going out of the protection can do the drying.
Mine hasn't been dry at all, but it was really sore and sensitive for a couple months. That seems to be going away now. (I wear boxer briefs, since we're all sharing. ;) )
right. :) boxer briefs when i wake up then. the experiment begins!
I may get some boxer briefs too, since my tighty-whities are turning into tighty-yellowy-linties, lol. I need some unders in colors anyway.
I had that problem with regular boxers, now I am back on boxer briefs and it's better.
Myles
If I may, gentlemen. Try baby powder. Help with chapping. Also try one of the powder lotions. Your problem could be from just the chapping from your underwear.
Janet
Um, er, how do I say this?
A little fungus called Tinea spp is responsible for athlete's foot, jock itch, and well, that stuff can occasionally bother other parts of the body too. I've become knowledgeable about it due to my old gym which I just quit. Tinactin, in the blue can, is for jock itch (red can's for feet and I've not tried that, I use the blue can on my feet) and you might try that .... it may be a real thrill to spray it right on little Willie, you may try spraying on your fingers then apply if that's too much. Yes it will make your willie white and not great to look at but the relief should be immediate.
Bio-guys it turns out get all kinds of problems with well, look up "monkey butt". It's due to all those parts hanging out there, movement, chafing, sweating, etc. Use of a powder of some type is very common it turns out. There's even a "monkey butt" powder lol.
This is just another part of becoming a man ..... :laugh:
I don't know... to relate it to bio-guy terms, mine's more of a grower than a shower, so I don't usually have to worry about underwear rubbing up against it and causing problems. I have noticed, though, that when I use a particular brand of fabric softener on my undies (boxer briefs, if anyone's keeping track), it becomes irritated to no end. Apart from that, though, I haven't noticed any dryness, and only had pain during the first 3 months or so of growth.
SD
It sounds analogous to what a genetic guy has to endure post-circumcision. The previously protected, moist skin underneath needs to "acclimatise" to being an external surface.
BTW I went and got myself a bunch of boxer briefs, I'll see how these work out for me.
I get the impression I may be in for, in a few months, what you guys are going through now.
Since fungus was mentioned...
Sleeping naked can help prevent that, and lets the new growth get a rest from chafing against "fabric you are wearing".
I haven't had anything like that... I do however wear tighty whities and boxers.. guess mine isn't that big.. :-\
Jay
The only time I had any real issue with chaffing, was when I did some 'landscaping' and trimmed the area (not shaved, bleugh) so anywho, with the extra protection that provided gone, the little guy felt a bit too open to the elements >_<
Oh yeah going Amish beard to crew-cut in that area is a very naked feeling ....
OK I don't like the boxer briefs, going to return the unopened one and get some tighty-colories.
Even bio males have trouble with different types of underwear. You just have to find what works for you.
If you grew up in panties, briefs may be easier to transition to.
I grew up in briefs and tried boxers, and they just never worked. Also, avoid the cheap ones, they usually have the worst seem in the cloth right there. May as well go commando in a pair of jeans. Jockey makes some microfiber "european style" seemless boxer brief/boyshort type things, they may be something worth trying. They are softer fabric, with no seems to rub and chaff. They are similar to seamless boyshort panties they market to women, but extra room in front and half the cost. They are thin fabric so it is close to wearing little, yet soft like silk.
Some of these. You can get them at Walmart for far less than on the their website.
http://www.jockey.com/en-US/Catalog/Silhouette.aspx?CategoryName=Men&DepartmentName=Underwear&SilhouetteName=Boxer%20Brief&List=7&Ma=5 (http://www.jockey.com/en-US/Catalog/Silhouette.aspx?CategoryName=Men&DepartmentName=Underwear&SilhouetteName=Boxer%20Brief&List=7&Ma=5)
I'm just gonna stick with briefs, grew up with panties or commando lol. I just don't like the extra cloth around the leg with the boxer briefs.
Quote from: Alex_C on September 07, 2009, 01:13:53 PMI just don't like the extra cloth around the leg with the boxer briefs.
I'm the same way. Boxers are too much like shorts. If I wanted to wear shorts I'd wear shorts. Commando isn't great for me either due to chaffing. Too bad boxers & boxer briefs are the in thing now for us brief guys. I'll go to buy underwear and there's tons of boxers & boxer briefs but not alot of variety for briefs. :-\
I don't think there ever has been much variety for briefs. "What color would you like" seemed about all.
Quote from: kestin on September 06, 2009, 05:22:47 PM
The only time I had any real issue with chaffing, was when I did some 'landscaping' and trimmed the area (not shaved, bleugh) so anywho, with the extra protection that provided gone, the little guy felt a bit too open to the elements >_<
"Manscaping" seems to be an accepted term for it.
SilverFang
I'll speak up for the humble boxer :) I like them. The main reasons being that briefs tended to chafe and irritate the "seam" of flesh between the uppermost inner thigh and scruttocks - I also feel a little less sweaty and better ventilated with looser undergarments. Naturally, this is just my personal experience - each to their own!
I think it depends on what you like to wear, slacks and baggy pants would work great with boxers, I wear fairly tight stuff being a biker and briefs work well with that. I know what you mean by that seam, but most of the time it's not a problem.
Yup, horses for courses I guess. I don't wear baggy stuff and my Crowtree's are far from baggy (sadly little reason to wear those any more).
Quote from: Leslie Ann on September 07, 2009, 08:58:10 PM
I don't think there ever has been much variety for briefs. "What color would you like" seemed about all.
That's all I care about is the colour- the styles seem all the same. There's just less colour options with briefs, with boxers and boxer shorts have all these different designs. /art nerd
I saw some boxers that are light blue and say "Wii" all over them, lol
Quote from: Alex_C on September 08, 2009, 02:21:19 PM
I saw some boxers that are light blue and say "Wii" all over them, lol
i saw those too! i want them, but im too poor to be spending money on fancy underwear. :P
Same here bro!
Wal-Mart fruit of the loom boys XL, "stripes and sedges" colors, 5 for $6, or was it 5 for $4, I forget.
I'm just at that overlap point where I can wear a lot of boys' stuff and it saves me some money, mens' smalls may fit too but would cost a bit more.
Tomorrow's 1/2 price on clothes day at the local Salvation Army, woot!
Y'know, Josh, didn't you say you recently started using T cream on your junk? Depending on the formulation (especially if it's a gel instead of a cream) that could be contributing to the issue. Just a thought that occurred to me in the shower this morning. (And, no, I don't ordinarily think about your junk while I'm in the shower. :D ;) )
Quote from: Jamie-o on September 08, 2009, 05:39:58 PM
Y'know, Josh, didn't you say you recently started using T cream on your junk? Depending on the formulation (especially if it's a gel instead of a cream) that could be contributing to the issue. Just a thought that occurred to me in the shower this morning. (And, no, I don't ordinarily think about your junk while I'm in the shower. :D ;) )
haha yea, i did start using it. its a compounded cream. if anything, it helps keep things more moist. its like the super manly T infused version of lotion. :P
LOL after I do my shot, there's a bit of T that resides in the base of the needle, yes I squeeze down all the way but it's in there and I can, after pulling the needle out of me, draw back on the needle then remove the needle, and get a half-drop of the good stuff on my finger, I've taken to putting that on little Willie, who knows if that makes any difference, I just hate to waste stuff.
Quote from: Alex_C on September 08, 2009, 02:21:19 PM
I saw some boxers that are light blue and say "Wii" all over them, lol
Ah, how I love a terrible pun, badly executed :laugh:.
I have two pairs of Atari boxer briefs myself. Black with a silver logo, and grey with a line drawing of the Atari joystick.
I am a consumer whore! :D (And how!)
Hey, brands matter. Today I got the surplus store's other pair of Carolina (made when they made stuff in the US) jump boots and at the salvation army, found a set of Ugg-like boots for winter, Airwalk brand and much better than the cheapo Ugg copies around. Pro Rodeo Wranglers are better than Rustlers, your good skate shoes like Etnies are better than Wal-Generic, and so on.
I don't like Hanes stuff, I think it's junk. Fruit of the Loom for me all the way.
Quote from: Alex_C on September 08, 2009, 08:52:36 PM
LOL after I do my shot, there's a bit of T that resides in the base of the needle, yes I squeeze down all the way but it's in there and I can, after pulling the needle out of me, draw back on the needle then remove the needle, and get a half-drop of the good stuff on my finger, I've taken to putting that on little Willie, who knows if that makes any difference, I just hate to waste stuff.
This is pointless. Testosterone is suspended in oil and is too large to permeate the skin.
I had a feeling it was something like that.
Quote from: Mister on September 09, 2009, 10:36:48 PM
This is pointless. Testosterone is suspended in oil and is too large to permeate the skin.
if its too large, then how does T cream work? O_o cause i know it does.
The molecules in DHT cream and testosterone suspended in oil are different sizes, pumpkin.
It's a pumpkins vs grapes comparison!
(actually I"d have to look up sizes, it may be pumpkins vs. talcum grains)
Quote from: Mister on September 10, 2009, 01:26:59 AM
The molecules in DHT cream and testosterone suspended in oil are different sizes, pumpkin.
what about molecules in TESTOSTERONE cream/gel VS injection? i mentioned nothing of DHT.
Cream is made to be absorbed through the skin, oil based testosterone is meant to be injected and will not be absorbed through the skin.
Do you understand that, the oil molecules are too large to be absorbed? I think they're bound to the testosterone which would stop anything from permeating it. Cream is differently structured.
SilverFang
Oh boy a fight between two people who agree...
(sits back with a bag of popcorn)
I don't think that was to me. Or at least, I hope it wasn't.
Nah it was to SilverFang.
Now to court diabeetus with a big ol' bottle of beer.
I meant my comment to Josh then. If it was to Mister. . . well, have you ever seen a politeness war?
"You go first."
"No you, I insist."
"Oh no, it's only polite"
and so on.
SilverFang
My little guy is still shy and "under cover" lol but ..... dang it looks like a have a couple of little nads down there..... Grow, grow, little guy! You can make it!
Quote from: Josh on September 10, 2009, 11:19:37 AM
what about molecules in TESTOSTERONE cream/gel VS injection? i mentioned nothing of DHT.
Im pretty sure Topical Testosterone Cream is made from DHT, and you want it to be. It wouldnt due to run around rubbing it in your scalp but DHT is the primary product of Test that is responsible for masculinization if you didnt know. It wont grow much muscle, and it will cause hair loss, but it's main function is growing chest/facial hair, thickening the larynx and elongating penile tissues (along with maturing testicular tissues but...).
I've heard of that and heard of it being prescribed for penile growth.
Quote from: Kumodamoogle on September 22, 2009, 01:03:48 PM
Im pretty sure Topical Testosterone Cream is made from DHT, and you want it to be. It wouldnt due to run around rubbing it in your scalp but DHT is the primary product of Test that is responsible for masculinization if you didnt know. It wont grow much muscle, and it will cause hair loss, but it's main function is growing chest/facial hair, thickening the larynx and elongating penile tissues (along with maturing testicular tissues but...).
no, testosterone cream is not made from DHT.
yes, DHT is desired, but it is no longer made in north america.
DHT is basically a biproduct of testosterone. Testosterone couldn't be made of DHT. DHT is very much more potent than testosterone and thus causes more prominent changes in facial and body hair, penis growth, and also, sometimes, hair loss. Men who are balding sometimes go on DHT suppressors or have such things applied to the hair follicles. Testosterone cream and testosterone itself would release a certain amount of DHT but not nearly as much as concentrated, isolated DHT. And yes, no longer available, which is really a shame.
it is available online, but its from a company based in cyprus and seems a little sketchy. im going to try it after my T cream runs out though. >_>
Ah well, back in my day *wince* they only had, to my knowledge Andractim, which was topical DHT. They didnt have real Topical Testosterone cream, but thats what they called Andractim anyway. Thats why I thought Mister mentioned the DHT. Ah, well my bad. I need to keep up with the times better it seems.
Quote from: Kumodamoogle on September 24, 2009, 03:24:46 PM
Ah well, back in my day *wince* they only had, to my knowledge Andractim, which was topical DHT. They didnt have real Topical Testosterone cream, but thats what they called Andractim anyway. Thats why I thought Mister mentioned the DHT. Ah, well my bad. I need to keep up with the times better it seems.
Don't worry about it, I'm a part of this generation and I still feel like I'm "behind the times".
I've heard about that company, Josh. I think it's illegal to import from there into Canada, or so I've heard. People at the border tend to check packages, so that seems pretty dangerous to me... Of course, I'm in Canada, so that's why I mention it. It may be an entirely different situation for you.
im in the US and i was surfing a steroid forum (not for roids, looking for info on DHT and HGH) and it seems that people have ordered and recieved in the US. im pretty sure its illegal though.
Life, a division of jockey, sells string bikinis and thongs at wal-mart (well, you can buy the strings in Texas, but not the thongs... I saw them in Washington. Goddamn Texas.)
About half my underwear are those pairs because they're VERY comfortable, don't get in the way, and have plenty of room. And being mens' underwear, are cheap. I still wear them even though I've been buying panties for years because they're really good, and I get compliments on them from anyone who sees them :angel:
If you aren't put off by the idea of 'mens' string bikini' (they have regular bikini too, but I like the less fabric), give them a try. They have solids and stripes.
I never understood how men could wear boxers, I suffered horrible pain and chafing from them. And to me underwear is like a bra for the scrotum, keeps things supported and safe.
Wally's is pretty good for underwear, the one near me has a huge selection.
As for T cream and DHT etc., one thing you get in a failing Empire is a good black market. You can find stuff on Craig's List even.