Cleaning new pierced ear

Answer 1

All professional body piercing studios provide clients with written aftercare instructions, some provide detailed instructions for specific piercings. If you are looking for a studio this should be on your list of questions before you decide to get the piercing done. If they don't provide instructions inwriting you are in the wrong place.

Also don't get talked into buying all sort of aftercare products, piercing studios can only recommend an aftercare product, you are not forced to purchase it, if you are that is illegal under consumer protection laws. Besides that it would also be illegal under medical regulations it's call "prescribing" and that can only be done by a licensed medical doctor.

Ultimately cleaning a piercing is like taking care of a cut except for the fact this is a puncture wound. Using diluted liquid antibacterial soap and washing the piercing when in the shower, then flushing the piercing with plenty of running water while moving the jewellery should be plenty. Doing this daily will help the piercing heal and keep it healthy, you don't need lotions. potion, slaves, balms, sprays or soaks of any kind just good old antibacterial soap diluted and water...that's it.

Answer 2

Your ear lobe has been pierced by a professional body piercer and pierced using an implantation steel captive bead ring or implantation steel stud of the highest quality available. The rest of the healing process is up to you. Following this simple guide should enable you to have a great piercing that when healed will look great now and for years to come. Remember one thing no matter how good your piercing may appear over the next 1 to 2 months (4 to 8 weeks) it's not healed and care must be exercised in handling it. Your piercing will not be seasoned (toughened) until you reach 1 year from the date of the piercing , so damage from changing jewellery or wearing inappropriate jewellery in the piercing is still possible within that time period.

New Piercing Aftercare

1) Clean your lobe piercing twice a day for the next 3 days, once in the morning and again at night. You can do this in the shower or bath but you must always rinse the piercing out using fresh running water.

1a) Shampoo, Conditioner, Soap-up and Rinse off using your normal bath products. We don't want any other cleaning or grooming products to enter a piercing we are trying to clean. Leave cleaning your cartilage piercing as the last thing you clean before exiting the shower or bath.

1b) Using your Soft Soap brand liquid anti-bacterial soap apply a small amount to your hand and lather it up. Once lathered, apply this to the lobe piercing and jewellery, working it around the piercing by rotating the ring or shuffling the stud. Once the Soft Soap is in the piercing wait a few moments then rinse the piercing in running water again rotating the ring or shuffle the stud to ensure all the soap is out of the lobe and piercing.

1c) Come out of the shower or bath and towel dry, but use a tissue to dry the ear lobe piercing out thoroughly (towels can retain bacteria and should not be used on new or fresh piercings)

After 3 Days

Follow the above steps 1a through 1c only once a day for the next three to four weeks. Between actual cleanings you may rotate the ring or shuffle the stud only under running water after you have soaped up and rinsed off and don't intend on using any other cleaning or grooming products.

After 4 Weeks

Follow the above steps 1a through 1c only once every 2 or 3 days for the next three to four months. Over cleaning is the number one cause of irritated piercings, striping the natural skin oils will tend to dry the cartilage piercing out causing it to look red and irritated.

Things Not to Do with New Cartilage Piercings.

Do Not use Epsom Salts, Table Salt, Betadine, Tea Tree Oil, Polysporin, Neosporin, Bacitracin, Bactroban, Bactine or any other topical solution or ointment on your piercing what so ever. These products are not for use on Puncture Wounds! If it's not listed on the above aftercare guide don't use it on the piercing!.

Do Not use Sun Block, Sun Tan Lotion, Baby Oil or any other Skin Care product on a new or unseasoned piercing.

If you think you have trouble with your piercing contact your piercer and NEVER remove the jewellery from a suspected infected piercing.

Answer 3

Saline solution/Salt solution is the most recommended solution that is easily available at any piercing shop. You can use it once or twice a week. Also, you can make one at home, if required.

Answer 4

You should follow the written instructions provided to you by your professional body piercer.