ear piercings.. how do i clean?!


Question: Ear piercings.. how do i clean?
so yesterday i got my tragus and my cartilage pierced.. the place i did it at did not give me much information on how to treat them soo i need to know. I heard twisting the piercing is good, ive heard its bad.. but how do i clean it when im too scared to touch it cause it hurts?

Answers:

1- Clean your piercing only once a day, preferably with an ear piercing after care spray that you can get from a pharmacy, otherwise you can keep it clean in the shower while lathering up your hair. If you clean it more than once you risk weakening your body's own natural defense to heal itself.

2- Take a B vitamin with zinc. This promotes healing. Also, add a multivitamin to your regime to speed up healing and boost immunity.

3- Check for hair around the ear piercing. Hair can transmit hair products, bacteria, dirt, oil, and other irritants into the wound. A small pin can remove the hair if its wrapped tightly, just don't accidentally poke the ear itself.

4- Clean pillowcases more often than normal so that the bacteria don't have time to breed and move into wound.


5.ps: Also i have heard you should turn the earrings once a day as well


all the best



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