Pulled back — living with a bare head

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Mark111791 on 2016-05-26 18:15:04

Title: Head lighter in colour
Post by: Mark111791 on 2016-05-26 18:15:04
Hi all.

So I have been pulling back for most of the time for the last week, and I have noticed the head has got lighter in colour. Do you know why this is? And what causes it? Just a bit of information would be appreciated, sorry I'm new to this and not an expert!

The pictures are of a week ago and now.

Thanks guys!
Title: Re: Head lighter in colour
Post by: phoenixz on 2016-05-26 18:35:47
From my pont of view
Maybe its occur from glans dehydrated
Your glans was exposed all the time
Try to roll your foreskin back to normal
And see whats happen next.
Title: Re: Head lighter in colour
Post by: anon21 on 2016-05-26 21:43:24
Keratinization? I've read that your glans' color will eventually get closer to your skin due to it instead of the initial pink/red color from long time exposure.
Title: Re: Head lighter in colour
Post by: soundsgreat87 on 2016-05-27 00:18:08
Probably a combination of keratinization (compare the inside of your lips to the outside - the outside is a lot duller) and lack of irritation.
Title: Re: Head lighter in colour
Post by: Mark111791 on 2016-05-27 08:28:37
Oh okay thanks guys. I've also noticed the inner foreskin is a lot lighter now too. It's now pretty much the same colour as the rest of my skin, rather than being pink, which I prefer the look of!
Title: Re: Head lighter in colour
Post by: keratinise on 2016-05-29 05:25:27
I think this is typical of prolonged exposure, as the mucous membrane that forms your glans is gaining an outer layer of skin-like keratin in order to endure the elements that it would previously expect to be protected from by your foreskin. Colour change is a typical effect and sign of keratinisation.
Title: Re: Head lighter in colour
Post by: pelagian on 2016-05-31 11:07:44
It is indeed a result of exposure and drying out. Guys who expose their glans regularly, even if not permanently (e.g., washing, peeing, during sex, etc, and those whose foreskins pull back fully on erection) tend to have pinker ones than those who hardly ever do so, which remain purple or red. The change always happens to circumcised men, whatever age they are circumcised.
Title: Re: Head lighter in colour
Post by: Oenomaus on 2016-06-02 23:06:24
Have you experienced any swelling (foreskin)?
Title: Re: Head lighter in colour
Post by: Mark111791 on 2016-06-07 13:25:25
Quote from: pelagian on 2016-05-31 11:07:44
It is indeed a result of exposure and drying out. Guys who expose their glans regularly, even if not permanently (e.g., washing, peeing, during sex, etc, and those whose foreskins pull back fully on erection) tend to have pinker ones than those who hardly ever do so, which remain purple or red. The change always happens to circumcised men, whatever age they are circumcised.

Oh okay that makes sense, thank you. I have always pulled it back for them things. I thought most guys pulled it back for sex? I guess it's personal preference.

Quote from: Oenomaus on 2016-06-02 23:06:24
Have you experienced any swelling (foreskin)?

No I haven't thankfully. I think that would freak me out a little lol. Probably have to leave it back longer than I do? I leave it back for around 8-12hrs around 4-5 days a week. I haven't been able to the last couple of weeks though cos of being busy.
Title: Re: Head lighter in colour
Post by: jdm on 2016-06-10 06:11:31
If you were going to have swelling from this, I think it would likely have happened after 8-12 hours. So you should be fine.
Title: Re: Head lighter in colour
Post by: rema6969 on 2016-06-14 14:08:21
It is getting change of to the body color, but when errect it is pink, itself
Title: Re: Head lighter in colour
Post by: thesevenpointfive on 2016-06-19 16:58:49
As the longer you pull it back, the more the colour will get lighter, it gone really quick if you have only be doing this for a few weeks