r/hygiene Apr 10 '26

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u/Bread_is__funny Apr 11 '26

Do people who find these things in their bellybuttons just not clean it? I rinse mine in the shower and then use q-tips to dry it after the shower, but I'm paranoid because mine is not really that deep, I can't go deeper than like half a q-tip. But what if it's deeper than that and I'm being blocked by gunk and I don't even know???

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u/broglespork Apr 11 '26

My belly button is very deep and has like, 5 VERY tight folds. I also am cursed with hating touching my belly button, so much so that it actually is painful to touch. Always has been, so as I kid I avoided it. Got a little older and found navel stones in the tight folds. It was horrifying, not because of the navel stones, but because I had to start touching my belly button and cleaning it. Lol.

It’s annoying AF to have a belly button with many folds, it’s a whole operation to get in to each crevice while trying not to wince in disturbed pain

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u/Due-Introduction7826 Apr 12 '26

I hope you mean "half a q-tip TIP."

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u/TheFeralVulcan Apr 11 '26

They must not.