Cracked skin and redness on penis head.

I also get the redness on my penis from time to time. I have noticed it is connected with using soap. When i get that redness i use apple cider vinegar and after applying it one or two times the skin heals. If it is sore you have to dilute the vinegar more because otherwise it would burn too much. It is very effective. I also think it could be connected with yeast. Eating too much bread and sugar.

i have this problem and after going to see a doctor recently, i am now going ahead with a circumcision. the redness is the skin being stretched and the cracking comes from it over stretching, unless it is treated will continue to crack and be saw.

see a doctor and suggest circumcision if you feel it is right.

I have wrinkly and peeling skin on my penis head. It does not hurt and isn't itchy. I know it isn't an STD because me and my girlfriend were checked. Im putting baby oil gel on it and it doesn't really seem to get better. Any help?

you have balanitis.

i have some sort of the same thing... but it scabs up. If I pill of the scab, the skin gets really red. Then it will dry right back up and the scab will come right back. I its been there for about a year now. I remember it started out as a little smaller than a pencil tip....i scratched it off and now its about an inch big. i"ve tried triple antibiotic ointment, vaseline... but nothing seems to help. i've tried not to jack-off for a week but it just dries up.

would like to add myself to this thread of male woe. have been doing research on this and there is only one thing i can think of to help. im currently thinking about having a circumcision next time the scabs n redness abates for a while.


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Hi. I would get a diabetes test. It could also be an early sign of diabetes. Cracked dry penis ia a sign. Dryness is another sign. Get diabetes test.

i'm pretty certain that the problem is in using antibiotics. i had pneumonia a few months ago and had the same problem when i started taking antibiotics. one week after i stopped taking them the skin on my penis was normal again.

Balanitis is correct. Many causes, ergo many treatments. I think the most common is fungal so I got an anti fungal cream (miconazole I think) prescribed by my doctor. I still get an inflammation every 2-3 months but early application of the cream and the self restraint to leave the poor b****r alone for a couple of days seems to do the trick. Seems preferable to circumcision in my eyes at least - hope this helps someone.

i to have a like problem. You all should go and get checked for STD and hpv as its responsible, but it is more common than you think. it sounds like psoriasis. 31% of all men in the us have psoriasis and 90% of them have it on there pecker. i have it and I'm fortunate in knowing it runs in my family. there are steroid cream and only a dermatologist will know what it is every one else will think you have a simple rash. The cremes are a little harsh, destroy your kidneys and cause massive mood swings. That's with out mentioning that its over a $100 dollars a to-ob. I do with out, you can use either A&B, Some sort of neoprene, or what i have found the most effective is a German cream called punodin. it comes in a little blue tin can and has a picture of a shepard on it. Most forgin stores have it.

Hope that helps. I started having signs about two years ago, took me a long time to actually get over being shy and ask. Low and behold its not going to fall off, and I'm not going to die. :-) , and guys don't be bashful, some thimes these things if caught early enough can be reversed ( note psoriasis can not). And ALWAYS consult a doc before being sexually active when you notice anything.

Good luck guys and gal

Ok, look. This is quite a common problem. I am a medically trained professional, keeping an entirely mature conduct here the problem is actually masturbation, the frequency of it more so. If you do not masturbate then there will be no abrasion, changing soaps may help, but you have to stop masturbating for at least a week. Twice, even once a day is seriously all it takes for the skin to crack. If you would like the physics behind it it really isn't hard to explain. The penis is an immensely sensitive area, if you rub any part of your body for a prolonged amount of time then the skin does eventually redden, and will surely crack due to being dry. Or, you could think of it like your lips, in dry conditions they begin to crack, If anything try changing underwear.

I know the idea of not masturbating is hard, but it's worth a try.

i got this to i think it's from excessive masturabtion because the more i beat my penis the worse it gets ii use lotions cocoa butter my penis head can look very dry and nasty at time and has line on the front of it when erect lines cracks whatever you wanna call themi got this in jail when i was 20

For a long time I have dealt with something similar to many of the issues in this thread. I saw Dr's, Dermatologists and urologists. They all aggreed that it was not related to any STI. The main assumption was that it was probablly caused by a yeas infection. I ended up trying at least 3 to 5 different prescription creams. I never saw any real improvement but it didn't seem to get worse and to an extent was ok, not the same way i remembered it before the issue arose but livable.

In the last year issues started again, actually got quite bad. The interesting thing was the majority of my glans was affected by this issue however there was small section on the right side that remained the same texture and lack of cracking and peeling that was affecting the rest of my glans. My issue did did not really affect the foreskin too much, it did, but it was not as noticeable or as prevalent. Anyways this time I tried some standard anti fungal sprays and creams with not to much success. I tried putting lotion on the glans each morning, it was a jergens cream but it did not seem to have exceptional success.

I was looking online for some kinda answer / solution to my problem. As I read through this thread there were some things that I just did not find acceptable. The one post stating to not masturbate. Really, I know it does abrade the skin with the repetitive motion but seriously. Everyone was a teenager at some point beat off more than once a day and their cocks never looked the way we see them now.

I decided to give moisturizing the glans of my penis again. At this time of the winter, with the dry air and the fact I tend to take long hot showers, I have issues with my hands they crack around my knuckles. Anyways I went to the bathroom and saw that my woman had picked up a new moisturizer, (Vaseline, intensive rescue, moisture locking lotion). It is unfragranced. Anyways, after applying it after I shower and at night before bed, after a couple of days the texture of my glans is much more uniformed , similar to the right side of my glans that was in good condition.

I tired giving the old boy a wank, while my woman is out of town. Before where after a wank, the skin on my glans would be quite chapped and flaky like a sunburn where just rubbing my fingers on my glans would cause the top layer of skin to flake way if rubbed, not the skin stayed tight. I don't know if my situation will help anyone out there but I will be continuing to apply moisturizer twice or more a day and and keeping an eye on the texture and redness of my glans hoping for the best.

I have this issue. I use my babies Destin (nappy rash cream). I heals really quickly.

hey im 14 i have the same problem i kinda figured it out for myself so yeah...mines from taking hot baths it dries the skin up and it cracks