Ease the pain in freshly pierced ear.
I just pierced my ear. I have talked to friends with piercings and want another opinon. Here are some helpful methods for easing the tenderness of a freshly pierced ear. Tips are simple and straight forward.
Your earlobe is sore. Do not use hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcohol these hinder healing and stop new skin cell growth. Stay away from ointments. Not only are these messy they tend to slow oxygen from getting to the sore area thus hindering the healing process. Do use salt soaks. This provides the best cleaning for a ring or stud in the ear. It will loosen dry material on the area. This is a mix of a teaspoon of sea or table salt. Dissolved in eight onces of warm water. A good way to bathe the sore spot.
Clean the surrounding skin, mild antiseptic products such as bactine or a good liquid antibacterial soap. Then dilute 50/50 with water, if soap is still harsh. Do not use perfumed soap products do to chemicals that could cause further irritation.
Two or three times a day saturate a cotton swab with the cleaning solution. Apply this to the pierced area and let it soak in for a three to five minutes. This should loosen any dried matter around the pierced area on your ear(s). Rotate the jewelry while the area is still wet. These tips and more are available at bodypiercingsafe.com thanks for reading.
