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A member asked:

Best way to clean out belly button? mines stuck together and i feel uncomfortable getting in there feels sore. brown gunk in there

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Take a bath: The best way to get at this is lie on your back in a bath. Then get some cotton tip applicators and gradually work on the gunk and other material in their which will loosen with the water. should be an easy task.

Answered 2/28/2018

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