Get an aspirin, and put one to two drops of water on it (enough to make it into a paste), put this on the openings of the piercing (with the ring still in tact), and turn the ring (hoop, if it's a short barbell, move it up and down to get it in the hole a bit). Leave this on for about 5mins, and rinse it thoroughly...It should make the bump go away.
By the way, no...this will not hurt or burn (:
Get in the shower and wash the piercing using diluted liquid antibacterial soap, rotate or shuffle the jewellery (depending on what you have in the piercing a ring or a barbell). Then with running water rinse the piercing out while moving the jewellery. Exit the show dry the piercing using a clean towel and leave it alone till tomorrow when you will wash it the same way again. Do not use anything other than the above listed soap and water on the piercing. Once the piercing is clean keep your dirty hands off it, you need to wash your hands before you touch the piercing, that's how they become infected in the first place 9 out of 10 times.
if you do it right
none of the piercing shops that ive heard of numb you for a naval piercing i got mine when i was 13 and it doesnt hurt it feels like a pinch and then its over you just have to breathe
Use Dial anti-bacterial scentless liquid soap.
No, use hydrogen peroxide or a prescribed cleanser.
No, you really shouldn't clean any piercing with alcohol. It is too harsh and will irritate the piercing. Also avoid things like peroxide and ointments. The best choice is a mild diluted liquid antibacterial soap and warm water in the shower.
When it's not healed, clean it with antibacterial soap of a liquid specifically for cleaning piercings.
No. Follow the written aftercare instructions provided to you by your professional body piercer.
Well you need to wash the piercing daily, this is what has caused your infection in the first place. Poor aftercare will lead to infections with any piercing. All piercings even healed piercings need to be washed daily when showering to ensure good piercing health. Diluted unscented liquid antibacterial soap lathered up and applied to the piercing and worked into the piercing by moving the jewellery, follow this by rinsing the piercing under warm running water (in the shower) daily will resolve 90% of piercing related infections.
No You should be using mild liquid antibacterial soap (SoftSoap Aquarium) and washing the piercing daily in the shower. Hand sanitizers and other products can damage the tissue your body is trying to form. They are not to be used on any piercing.
What you actually want to be using is liquid antibacterial soap and water and wash the piercing twice a day for the first day then every day there after for a week (7) days. Flushing the piercing with warm running water daily after cleaning to ensure you get all the soap out of the piercing. Stop using whatever you were using for cleaning, just soap and water. This should turn an infected navel piercing around in 24 to 48 hours.Things you don't use on your piercing: Alcohol, Hydrogen Peroxide, Sea salt, Salt, Betadine, Polysporin, Neosporin, Bactine, Pierced Ears Solution, Contact Lens solution, Aspirin, Epsom Salts, Dragon Mist.You need to flush the irritant out of the piercing and it won't heal if you keep putting the above items on the piercing. Liquid antibacterial soap, diluted with a little water as you lather it up will work the best to clean and disinfect the piercing.
Depending on how often you clean the piercing it will usualy take about two-three months to heal. This is usualy only if you clean it once a day with water and non-iodized sea salt. You will know it is pierced when the piercing stops producing clear liquid. if your [iercing is producing yellowish or greenish puss, then it may be infected and you should probably see a professional piercer about this.