Healing BXO Naturally

Earlier this week, I decided to look back through the historic photos of my BXO recovery. While several variables (how wet the skin was, the light at the time, and the degree of inflammation of non-BXO skin) all affected the consistency of photographs alone as a measure of progress, it can be seen over a period of several months. Nonetheless, what I did notice is that the difference between the first and second periods of 6 months versus the last 6 months were considerably different. In the beginning, progress was considerably faster than it is for me now. And, given progress in the beginning was painfully slow, it just means now it's going even slower. I decided I'd try some treatments again to see what I could do to help things along. Recall from my experiences last year that Creme Complete, which started as a wonderful treatment, eventually turned what I felt was a little harsh. It caused itching, inflammation, and a daily round of peeling. I was excited for a little while...

Yes, I am still alive. I haven't been posting here as much lately, obviously, and I thought it was about time I did. Progress seems to have slowed a bit. I'm not taking that as a sign of anything other than I am obviously getting closer and closer to a final state for what I can expect my penis to look like. Recall from my earlier post 'Healing BXO is like cleaning a house' how you notice large progress early, then when you think you're healed, you look closer and realise how far you've got to go. Rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat. I don't think it's quite fair to say progress is logarithmic, but it definitely slows down, the further you get through this thing. I decided a little while back that I would deliberately keep my posting schedule back to at most once a month, perhaps even less. It's now just too hard to see any real change over any shorter timeframe. Don't get me wrong, things are still only heading in the right direction, but ther...

It was exactly one year ago that I first identified my condition as LS/BXO. It's been a trying year, but one that has ended up quite rewarding. As I began predicting recently, I'm not yet rid of all my symptoms. I still have some patches of white skin, and quite a few patches of red, but the amount of brown skin (healed) increases very slowly, each month. As you can tell, I don't post here as much now, as it seems progress, although it used to be slow, is now even slower. What I've learned over the past year is almost too much to summarise. Interested readers should read through my post history to get a better idea of what works for me and what doesn't. I am going to keep this post relatively short. A few months ago, I was anticipating a long ceremonious "that's all from me" post on June 15th, as I was hoping I'd be totally rid of BXO. But I'm not there yet. I am back to using Comfrey every day. I make a concentrated tea from the leaves, th...

Recall my last post where I talked about how I thought Creme Complete was helping me. I'm now not sure whether it was, or whether it was irritating me. I've always considered peeling to be a sign of progress, and I sure was seeing a lot of it on Creme Complete. However, if I'm honest, I was seeing more of it than I was comfortable with. One big shed in the morning is one thing; two days in a row is another; but three days in a row, from the same area of skin... It just seems wrong to me. Perhaps it was all genuine, accelerated progress.. But I'm not ready to risk it. What's worse is, the parts on the glans where it was peeling were slightly red underneath from where I had helped the skin peel away, so it was making me look really unattractive. Other parts were just a little more 'pink' than usual, and felt a little more sensitive. That is fine, except again I wasn't sure if it was a sign of mild irritation. So in the end, I lost my nerve and stopped th...

Either it's the creme complete, or it's something else I've done outside my usual regime, but I seem to be doing really well on Creme Complete at the moment. I haven't been masturbating so much lately, because I've been seeing a few lady friends instead. Naturally, that's putting different kinds of friction on my penis, which is creating some slight redness that was previously unseen. That said, I always did notice a bit of that after sex. However, I haven't been doing it much. Once or twice a week at most, and masturbation about the same frequency. And yet, my weapon of choice at the moment is Creme Complete, and I'm noticing considerable white skin peeling each morning after wearing it overnight. I also FEEL like I'm noticing some previously red skin that is turning gradually brown (ie returning to normal). I've decided to lay off the exfoliation. While it works, it also tends to make the surrounding area a little red, which gives the impress...

Say you live in a house and you let the cleanliness slide. One day, you decide you need to deal with it, so you clean. At first, you start with the big items that are taking up the most space, then you get to the smaller ones, then you vacuum the floor and wipe benches, and it looks pretty nice. Only, then you look around and notice things like small patches on the carpet that you either missed when vacuuming, or have small stains on them. You notice the light switches need to be wiped, and you notice the skirting boards need a dust off. You also see some dirt marks on the side of a sofa that probably came from a dirty shoe. This is like if you got given a handout of money and told you could spend it all. First, you'd buy big things, then eventually you'd be working out how many single dollars you had left to buy something trivial with. BXO is like that. When you first realise you have it, you are at the worst stage, but you also have absolutely no idea what 'finished...

Today, for an entirely new phenomenon. Up until recently, I had been using only treatments to encourage healing or peeling of its own accord. All that changed last week when I decided I would try exfoliation on the remaining areas of BXO skin. I used a small pumice stone to gently exfoliate the white skin on the glans while it was moist (from water, not urine). I then left it for several days, before doing it again. I believe the difference is very noticeable. There have been some large areas where skin has been peeling. There are a few tricks, however. First, be gentle. The patch where it was thickest is also where I did the most work, and it became slightly painful to the touch not long after that.  Don't go nuts and make the remaining skin go red and inflamed. Only enough to gently encourage the BXO skin to start to break at the surface is what's needed. The second is to give it time after doing it. Facial exfoliation is generally recommended 2-3 times a week. Any more t...