No, the honor goes to an often-forgotten hole: the belly button. Dermatologists say people often forget to clean their belly button. But this small, enclosed space is the perfect breeding ground ...

Navel discharge is mostly normal and nothing of concern However there are signs that may indicate that you have an infection ...

In fact, recent studies suggest that bacteria on your body may strengthen your skin's defense system, but if you never clean your belly button, they'll grow unencumbered, and that can be a problem.

If the belly button piercing is infected keep it in and clean the area with antibacterial soap. To avoid an infected piercing, clean it twice a day, avoid tight-fitting clothes, and soak the area ...

Applying castor oil to the belly button, or navel pulling, is thought to reduce bloating and promote healthy digestion. While research supports many traditional medicinal uses of castor oil ...

which helped carry the lint towards the belly button. Once it fell into the belly button, it wouldn't easily come out again. But perhaps there are some other factors involved . . . Do you have a ...

Starting in 2005, Steinhauser – then a chemist at the Vienna University of Technology – collected pieces of belly-button fluff from his navel and recorded their colour and weight. Over the ...