I noticed that the member halfard has used surgical spirit on his glans to aid keritinization. So I thought I'd give it a try. It is working very well, to the point now where I can soak some toilet roll with it and thoroughly wipe the whole head with it, including the tip (urethra area) and just end up with a mildly warm sensation. The glans certainly are toughening up nicely and sensitivity is diminishing well too. It also helps to keep the whole area clean and also dries it out somewhat.
it dries up because the spirit pulls up the heat and fluids from your glans, and leaves a very dry and warm sensation, I've tried it a few times.
I am glad you are finding using spirit seems to be helping keep head bare ... AND feels good too doesn't it :)
If you are into BDSM maybe...
Quote from: halfard on 2015-05-31 07:28:29
I am glad you are finding using spirit seems to be helping keep head bare ... AND feels good too doesn't it :)
How many times did you apply spirit each day and how many days did it take to have the skin completely toughen?
Hi. No not into bdsm. I've been applying spirit several times a day, really soaking the penis head in it including the urethra opening. Been doing it for about a month now. I've noticed that the tingling feeling has diminished somewhat and that now it feels just slightly warn but only if I really soak the head in it.
I haven't noticed that the foreskin has changed much though. The head is toughening up. But I would like it to toughen up more.
I am a grower that will shrink to 50% of size, plus I have a long foreskin, i can cover the glans totally when fully erect
Sometimes my foreskin can even tear off the tape i used
So just want to know if this can make my skin toughen to prevent roll back.
I agree to soak the urethra opening also, as it really hurts if ur urethra sticks with the underwear suddenly
I really do enjoy making my glans more dry from this method. Very easy to stroke the head bare now.
Wow! How long have you bee doing it, wuff?
That pic was taken after two weeks of application. Tomorrow will be my sixth week
Wow, I never would've expected it to work so quickly ;)
glad it working so well for you. I don't think it actually shrinks the foreskin but where skin joins the head, maybe slight hardening of this skin does not allow the skin to roll back so freely. What you think? My skin stays back all the time and has done so for many many years. How long this spirit application took to work ... can't remember.
Any on here find the skin is staying back all the time now?
I've used rubbing alcohol on my head to help get it looking more circumcised. After several days of rubbing my head down several times a day I just gave up. It had an immediate effect but the difference didn't seem to stick. :/
OK it's an old topic but maybe we can restart the discussion.
Initially I also did some experiments like you guys described, to "toughen" the glans.
What I found is that it's not so much about "drying" the glans, but more like thickening the skin. This takes time and should not be rushed. I would risk the comparison that the glans before being permanently exposed, is like the inside of your mouth. In the permanently exposed state, it becomes like your lip. You can feel it's the same tissue but the externalized version is thicker and has a duller color.
Precisely. The lip is a mucous membrane just like the glans!
Just tried this for the 1st time!
This is the driest my glans and underskin have ever been! ;D
Soaked some toilet paper as Richard did and gave my glans and underskin a good wipe. It did not burn as like I thought it might, but it did feel hot and tingly for a few minutes and this sensation faded away quickly.
Sitting here nicely rolled back unaided by my usual silicone ring! 8)
If there are no ill effects overnight, I'll do this again tomorrow!
I use surgical spirit on the foreskin and glans most days as part of normal cleaning.
I've found it has helped and reduced the sensitivity of the foreskin in particular.
not been on this site for a while, glad to see other guys find spirit cock-head hardens ... may have also mention that because it hardens the cock-head also hardens hardens skin where ead joins shaft so it not roll back over so keeping the foreskin retracted all the time. any women comment on how sexy the 'cut look' is and guys love the look and feel as head rubs especially when, like me, commando?
Bumping an old thread but... how are you all getting on with this? I have to say, putting someting that harsh on something like the glans doesn't sound like a good idea! Aren't you worried that you'll end up not being able to feel anything?
No, not really.
Been doing it quite a while and still feel everything just fine.
If you find it does reduce sensation. Just stop.
Recently found this thread, so I got some surgical spirit and gave it a try. Excellent results. Although I've retracted for many years, there's always been a risk of the skin rolling forward, but after just short of a month with regular (at least once a day) fairly generous applications I've now got a dryer inner foreskin, and a foreskin that stays put without an occasional tuck in to help it. Stings a bit at first, but not unpleasant and certainly worth persisting. See recent picture.
(Ben's recent picture: https://pulledback.org/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;pic=1803 )
Ben's picture is perfect. I only started a few days ago, so I'm trying to get keratinization and drying as soon as possible. I apply alcohol every day about 2-3 times. The glans is rougher to the touch, the inner foreskin is drier and it rolls back considerably less.
I think a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution (from the pharmacy) might have good results. It dries out the skin, has a bleaching effect. What do you think about it?
Wikipedia:
"Historically hydrogen peroxide was used for disinfecting wounds, partly because of its low cost and prompt availability compared to other antiseptics. Now it is thought to inhibit healing and to induce scarring, because it destroys newly formed skin cells."
Go easy on the peroxide, sounds risky.
Quote from: BenTwilley on 2022-06-02 12:45:01
Go easy on the peroxide, sounds risky.
I would agree. I've used it diluted in water to clean piercings and that used to fizz like a bastard
I've just thought, why would you want to bleach it. Most of us are looking for a tanned glans.
Quote from: Stickler99 on 2022-06-03 15:57:13
I would agree. I've used it diluted in water to clean piercings and that used to fizz like a bastard
I think you used a far stronger concentration than 3%.
Quote from: BenTwilley on 2022-06-03 18:30:43
I've just thought, why would you want to bleach it. Most of us are looking for a tanned glans.
Of course I don't want to bleach it, it's just one of the effects of the peroxide.
So I assumed that if the
3% peroxide solution is meant to be used on skin (acne, etc) it shouldn't be dangerous. It has a strong drying effect. But I admit that alcohol is probably safer.
Quote from: redback on 2022-06-02 07:49:36
Ben's picture is perfect. I only started a few days ago, so I'm trying to get keratinization and drying as soon as possible. I apply alcohol every day about 2-3 times. The glans is rougher to the touch, the inner foreskin is drier and it rolls back considerably less.
I think a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution (from the pharmacy) might have good results. It dries out the skin, has a bleaching effect. What do you think about it?
Wikipedia:
"Historically hydrogen peroxide was used for disinfecting wounds, partly because of its low cost and prompt availability compared to other antiseptics. Now it is thought to inhibit healing and to induce scarring, because it destroys newly formed skin cells."
Peroxide should be fine as a disinfectant. When used externally, it's not likely to cause any problems. In fact, it should be more gentile than any rubbing alcohol/surgical spirits. But it doesn't evaporate and dry out surfaces like rubbing alcohol/surgical spirits do. So I'm not sure it would really help in that respect.
If keratinization is your goal, you might find this thread interesting. https://pulledback.org/index.php?topic=224.msg1786;topicseen#msg1786
It's something I wrote long ago, about keratinizing agents, which discussed the use of topical conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). And somewhere in there it mentioned the use of CLA and alcohol in conjunction with each other. You might want to give that a read.
I have tried alcohol on my inner skin and glans for just 3 and 4 days and lost 80% of my sensitivity as a result. Yes, it is incredibly clean and dry but I am afraid that it will lead to long-term damage, i.e. killing off the nerves. I wonder what other agents may be used for keratinization?