Alcohol or bactine?!
Question:
Alcohol or bactine?
i was stupid enough to pierce my own hip/stomach. but i really don't want to let it close up. so should i take out the safety pin and clean it with bactine or alcohol. i know that alcohol is very harsh. but no germs can live through a cleaning process with it. yet bactine is made for killing germs/infections. the skin is sore around the piercing. but nothing shows of an infection. though i really want to prevent one. any tips?
[also, i pierced it two days ago.]
3 weeks ago
i plan on getting a real piece of metal/jewelry soon. because i know that a safety pin is not safe at all. i'm paranoid about all this. haha.
Answers:
Recently I've gotten some piercings (professional ones) and they have all told me never use alcohol. Use a mild soap like Dial to clean it and then use a salt/water combo or H2Ocean to clean it after you clean it with the dial. Also you need to get a real piece of metal. That safety pin is porous cheap metal that will cause an infection. YOU need to get appropriate jewelry. The best for new piercings are surgical steel and titanium because neither are porous metals and they help aid in the prevention of infection.
However, if you already have an infection (red inflamed, sore, puss) then you need to have someone look at it. Either a doctor or a professional piercer who will suggest what you should do.