How to disinfect ear piercings

Getting your ears pierced is not difficult, and you can do it yourself if you know how. Because ear piercing causes trauma to the ears, they need to be disinfected after piercing, otherwise it is easy to get inflamed and infected. I believe many people have encountered this problem. There is a very particular method to disinfect ear piercings. Standardized operations can allow the ear piercings to take shape as quickly as possible. So, how do you disinfect your ear piercings? Let’s take a look below.

How to care for ear piercings

1. It is best to wear pure gold or pure silver within one month. I recommend pure gold because pure gold is not only anti-allergic compared to pure silver, but gold ions can also help ear holes recover, and ear holes are not easy to grow again (if you do not insist on wearing earrings within one month).

2. Do not change the earrings after piercing your ears, as long as they are pure gold or silver.

3. Generally, you should insist on gently wiping the area around the ear hole with alcohol every day within a week. Before washing your hair and taking a shower, apply erythromycin ointment around the ear hole to play a waterproof role. There is no need for waterproofing within a week to a month, and the frequency of disinfection with alcohol can be reduced to once every two to three days.

How to disinfect ear piercings

After getting your ears pierced, apply 75% alcohol to the affected area immediately and 2-3 times a day for at least 1 week. Chloramphenicol eye drops have a low content of active ingredients and are not suitable. Aureomycin ointment is too viscous and easily absorbs dirt, so it is also not suitable. If inflammation persists and is severe, seek medical attention immediately.

How to get your ears pierced

1. Before piercing your ears, wipe the earring gun with alcohol first, then install the disinfected earrings, and wipe it again with alcohol for disinfection.

2. After disinfection, determine the location of the ear hole and mark it with a marker.

3. Set up the earring gun, align the earring needle with the marked position, press the earring gun, and the earring will be driven into the ear.