Washing hands before masturbation

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Washing hands before masturbation

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Hi! I hope this is the right board for this. If not, I apologise in advance!

Should people with vaginas wash their hands before they masturbate? If so, what does it help?
I have been doing it most of the time, but recently I slipped up and forgot to. Is that an issue?

Thanks! :)
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Re: Washing hands before masturbation

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Hi space egg!

It totally makes sense to ask about this here. Let's talk about it!

Washing your hands before masturbating definitely helps to prevent any unwanted substances from making contact with your genitals. I'm imagining an unfortunate scenario where a person starts getting intimate after eating hot wings...

I don't assume that this slip-up has caused any irritation since you didn't mention it, but our hands come into contact with a lot of stuff throughout our day, so I say it's better to be safe than sorry and keep your hands clean before getting down. Does that make sense?

We even have some articles/advice about it if you want to read more! > https://www.scarleteen.com/article/bodi ... your_hands
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Re: Washing hands before masturbation

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Thanks Marisha! This reassured me a lot that I wasn’t just being icky about something that didn’t matter.
I really appreciate your response!
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Re: Washing hands before masturbation

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Glad to know my response was helpful : )))
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