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you shoudl never use alchohol or any ointment on a new piercing, both do way to much to dry your skin out. to find some really comprihensive answers to any tattoing or piercing questions check out BME zine.com online:) NO!!!! Do NOT use any of these things!!!! Alcohol will dry out the skin, and may cause infection. Do not use peroxide either. It can damage the new granulation tissue in the piercing. The best thing I found is clean twice a day with MILD anti-bacterial soap, rinse thoroughly, and do sea salt soaks 2-4 times daily for 10 minutes. The temp of the soak should be like a nice warm bath, not too hot. Rinse thoroughly after the soaks as well. Ointments can actually trap bacteria and cause infection.

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