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Update on final cleanup

I've not been particularly diligent at using treatments these past few months. Apart from the occasional use of Tea Tree Oil, I haven't really been using anything. That being said, I am still noticing extremely but steady improvement on my glans. the place where I still have the worst covering of white BXO skin is on the base of the glans, where urine naturally gravitates toward after dribbling. This was probably the thickest covering all along. Measuring the progress of this late recovery is challenging. To measure how much white skin I have requires a reasonable amount of blood flow to my glans. Without that, there's little contrast between the different areas. But Tea Tree Oil tends to promote blood flow anyway, so it gives the impression that progress is happening faster than it perhaps is. I am trying to not to fixate over progress too much, and just focus on the basics - after urination, dry, dry, then dry some more. Even then, I will occasionally check to make su

BXO Healing Guide

After considerable time contemplating how I could best serve the world of BXO sufferers, I am pleased to finally bring you the BXO Recovery Plan . The plan is a step-by-step process detailing each of the stages in the healing process and what you should do along the way. Initially I contemplated making an eBook, but in the end I decided against this for several reasons. First, I'm not qualified in functional or natural medicine, and I didn't feel write publishing a book giving advice about this. Second, I don't want to reveal my identity. I don't know how feasible this is when publishing a resource and collecting income from it. But what finally helped me make my decision was this: You have all suffered and paid enough already. I know what it's like when you have BXO and you want it gone. You'd do almost anything to get rid of it. This often means spending money on yet another miracle cure. I didn't want to be 'yet another miracle cure'. The gu

Another Blog Update

Well it's been a whirlwind couple of weeks, but I'm pleased at the response I've had here in terms of visitors, and ad revenue. I had to edit the 'Update on this blog' post as it was technically a violation of the AdSense terms of service. I've been reflecting on this blog and what some of you have said to me, both in comments and in private email exchanges. I've come to a few conclusions. When I set the blog up, it was for me personally to document my progress. I also wanted to share my journey with the world, in the hope that I could help other men in my situation. The web seemed to be devoid of much in the way of structured content around how to treat BXO. I wanted to fill that void with this blog. Several years later, the fact that the blog continues to gain more visitors every month is proof that the demand is there. But for me, a blog has never really felt like the correct format for this. A blog is something that someone who pursues a hobby wi

Tea Tree Oil

I'm using my current surge of enthusiasm to rediscover some treatments I haven't used for a while. I've now added Tea Tree Oil to my treatment regime, albeit with a slight twist on last time. Previously, I applied it neat (undiluted). After a while, I could no longer tolerate it. This time, I've been diluting it in some moisturiser. It still creates sensation shortly after application, but rather than being a 'burning' it's almost more of a 'cooling' (peppermint) sensation. It's actually quite nice. I've been applying Tea Tree Oil overnight, and Creme Complete during the day. At the end of each day, most of the Creme Complete will have been absorbed or rubbed off, but I generally get a notable peel. As my skin dries out, I'm able to see fine peeling at the edges of the BXO skin. I know I've said before that I don't know whether treatments are any more effective than just keeping the skin dry, but I'm now beginning to thi

Comfrey

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Comfrey is a plant as pictured below. It's a medicinal herb that is used for all sorts of things from healing wounds to broken bones. I've never understood the latter, but I often see it written in natural health circles. I'm also told the plant is sometimes referred to as 'knitbone'. Some people use Comfrey internally, while others believe it to be toxic. I don't drink Comfrey tea, but I do make a highly concentrated Comfrey tea and use it on wounds. Because of the controversy around it, it's not available in natural health products in some countries, even for topical use. This makes it hard for some BXO sufferers to even experiment with it to see if it helps them. My hope, by showing you what it looks like, is that you may be able to spot it growing in the wild. Comfrey is a rampant plant with a deep-growing tap root, so once it's planted it can be difficult to control. This means that there's a fair chance you can find it growing in t

Update on this blog

You may have noticed that the look and feel of this blog has changed. You've probably also noticed that I'm making more frequent posts at the moment. As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. And while I'm actively working to clear the final patches of BXO and strive for an even more healthy and normal looking penis, I'm posting a lot here. In addition, I've been pondering for a long time how I could utilise some of my skills and talents (outside of work) in a way that helps others, but also brings some value back to me. Looking at the amount of traffic this blog sees these days, I'm beginning to think I may have accidentally discovered that very outlet. Perhaps it wasn't that I became victim to BXO, perhaps it was BXO that found me? Maybe there was a purpose for it after all. What began as a blog where I documented my journey has turned into what some are telling me is one of the best resources out there online in helping men deal with t

Revisiting yet another old friend

Even though some readers on here probabl consider me to be a leading authority in the natural treatment of BXO these days, even I forget what I've done sometimes. Recently, I was reading through my old posts and reminded myself of a treatment that I found effective but I've since stopped - Comfrey. Re-reading through what I used to say about it, it was great at creating some aggressive peeling. Why not give it a try again? I have a stash of some dried Comfrey leaves, from a wild plant that grows close to where I live. Yesterday I decided to make up a batch of ultra-strong Comfrey tea, which I can then apply to my skin. I heated some water up to just below boiling, crushed the leaves, then threw them into the water and left them soaking for a few hours. Eventually, I filtered the leaves out, then heated it over a low heat until the water had entirely evaporated. I then added a small amount of water back and froze the mixture into tiny cubes. Last night, I applied a couple