Can I clean my tragus piercing with salt water?
Do gently rinse any crust with warm, clean water and gentle, unscented soap. Do soak the piercing in warm salt water or saline solution and dab dry with a clean towel at least once daily (after the first day).
How do you salt soak a tragus piercing?
If you are DIY-ing your sea salt mixture, combine a pinch of non-iodized fine-grain sea salt (about 1/8 teaspoon) and about 1/2 cup of very warm water in a small bowl. Soak the piercing in the mixture for five minutes.
Do salt water soaks help piercings?
The single best thing you can do for your piercing is to keep up a regular regimen of salt water soaks. These flush out the piercing, help to draw out discharge, stimulate blood circulation, and soothe irritations. We strongly suggest soaking your piercing at least twice a day—more often if healing is difficult.
How long should I soak my piercing in salt water?
7-10 minutes
Non-Oral Piercings. Saline/Salt Water Soaks: The best thing you can do for your piercing is a saline soak 2-4 times a day, completely submerging your piercing in the solution for 7-10 minutes. There are many packaged sterile saline solutions available, including Wound Wash and Blairex.
What is best to clean a tragus piercing?
To care for your tragus piercing: Rinse it two or three times a day using a saline solution that you can buy or make yourself. Avoid touching the piercing so you don’t introduce bacteria and germs into the wound. Wash your hands thoroughly before cleaning or touching your piercing.
What helps a swollen tragus piercing?
Apply a warm compress A warm compress can be very soothing on a new piercing and can help reduce redness and swelling and encourage the wound to heal faster. A clean towel soaked in warm water can be helpful. Alternatively, making a warm compress from chamomile tea bags can be very effective.
Should you twist tragus piercing?
During the entire healing period you want to avoid rotating the jewelry. This is because if it scabs rotating the jewelry will rip that scab and disrupt the healing process. You should avoid sleeping on the piercing if possible and try not to hit or knock it with a brush or hand.
Is saline or salt water better for piercings?
We recommend purchasing sterile saline solution, rather than mixing your own. First of all, when mixing sea salt with water, you will almost never achieve the correct concentration; too much salt will dry out the tissue and result in complications with healing.
How long will my tragus piercing be sore?
For around 2 weeks, it is typical to experience: throbbing and discomfort around the area.
Can tragus piercing paralyze your face?
Tragus piercings, as well as eyebrow piercings, have been accused of causing facial paralysis. The myths about this are anywhere from a permanent affliction to just a few minutes. Neither of these are true. The tragus does not contain sufficient nerve endings for a piercing to cause paralysis.
Should I rotate my tragus piercing?
Why is my tragus swollen and sore?
Outer ear pain can most commonly be caused by environmental conditions such as water exposure or extreme cold weather that can lead to frostbite of the outer ear. Other causes for ear tragus pain include irritation from obtrusive objects like cotton swabs or fingers.
What is the fastest way to heal a tragus piercing?
Apply a warm compress You can also apply a warm compress to help encourage faster wound healing. Although a warm towel can do the trick, chamomile tea bags are an unexpected way to stimulate the area and promote healing. To make a chamomile compress: Soak a chamomile tea bag in a cup of hot water.
Is salt water good for infected piercings?
First wash your hands with soap and water. Then prepare a saltwater solution of 1 cup (0.24 liters) water with about 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Stir until the salt dissolves. Leaving the piercing jewelry in place, soak a cotton ball in the solution and place it on the affected area.
What can go wrong with a tragus piercing?
Not only can dirty hair introduce new bacteria to a fresh piercing, shampoos and other hair products can also irritate the area. Hanging hair can also get caught in a tragus piercing and irritate the hole. This can prevent wound healing and leave your piercing even more susceptible to infection.
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