What is the best aftercare for piercings?

What is the best aftercare for piercings?

To care for a fresh piercing, wash with soap and water or saline solution—not rubbing alcohol—twice a day. “I find alcohol dries the piercing out,” Smith explains, “If it gets too dry, it cracks and bleeds, causing the wound to remain open. I prefer oil-based soaps for this reason.

What are 4 aftercare recommendations for piercings?

Aftercare

• Remove the bandage after one hour. All wounds need to breathe in order to heal properly.
• Washing the tattoo. Use your fingertips or hand only.
• Aftercare.
• Keeping your Tattoo clean.
• Do not scratch or pick at your tattoo.
• The sun can be bad for your tattoo.

What is the best wound wash for piercings?

Packaged sterile saline (with no additives, read the label) is a gentle choice for piercing aftercare. This is often labeled as “wound wash saline” and is available on most first aid aisles.

What to clean new piercing with?

Clean with a clean cotton pad or swab dipped in salt solution. You can make this solution by mixing 1 teaspoon of salt in a cup of warm water. Use this around the pierced area a few times a day to remove any bacteria. Dab (don’t wipe) the piercing.

How long should I use piercing aftercare?

Do not remove your earrings during the recommended healing period (6 weeks for an earlobe piercing and 12 weeks for a cartilage piercing). Cleanse the front and back of the pierced area at least three times daily using a clean cotton swab soaked with Inverness Aftercare Solution.

Should I put Neosporin on a piercing?

NEVER USE: Bacitracin or Neosporin. Petroleum based ointments CLOG the piercing and make it difficult for your body to heal. NEVER USE Rubbing Alcohol, Hydrogen Peroxide, Claire’s ear care solution. These products are too strong and will irritate your skin and piercing.

Can you use Q tips to clean piercings?

When cleaning a piercing, the most important thing you’re doing is soaking and/or irrigating the piercing. Dabbing saline solution on your piercing with Q-tips® or cotton balls does little to help. Plus, you can irritate your piercing with cotton fibers that can get trapped around your piercing.

Should you move your piercing when cleaning?

Your piercing may experience redness, soreness and swelling. –Always wash your hands before touching your piercing, but if you can help it, do not touch it (please refer to the first two rules of piercing). –Never spin the jewelry, move it back and forth, or move it while you’re cleaning it.

Which piercings heal the fastest?

The fastest healing are the inner labia (4-6 weeks), clitoris and/or hood (4-6 weeks), fourchette (6-8 weeks) and the Princess Albertina (4-6 weeks). The longest are the outer labia (3-6 months) and Christina (6-9 months).

Why do pierced ears smell?

Your skin secretes a natural oil called sebum which can mix with the dead cells in your piercings and cause a buildup. This buildup serves as a great environment for bacteria to thrive and hence you end up with a foul smell.

What is aftercare for piercings?

Aftercare is an evolving conversation in the progression of body piercing. Aftercare needs can differ from one region and climate to another and not all products are widely available, discuss your specific needs with your body piercer.

What’s the best way to care for a new piercing?

A healthy diet is always important but especially after a piercing. Also make sure to avoid additional trauma to the piercing area. As Smith says, “Most irritations occur from bumping, snagging or sleeping on new piercings.” To care for a fresh piercing, wash with soap and water or saline solution— not rubbing alcohol—twice a day.

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Can you use contact lens saline on a body piercing?

Contact lens saline, eye drops, and other saline products should never be used on a body piercing. Your saline ingredients should list .09% sodium chloride as the only ingredient. Mixing your own sea salt solution will commonly result in the product being far too salty and strong, this can over dry the piercing and interfere with healing.