Reddit mentions: The best body piercing aftercare products

I’ve had my industrial for almost 10 years now and it hurt for the first few. Honestly couldn’t sleep on that side for 2 years.

HIGHLY recommend H2Ocean Spray. Game changer for me back then! I was very very concerned about scar tissue/keloids after my friend experienced that.

I use to sit with my ear in glass Tupperware to soak it like 10 min twice a day but this spray is awesome. And amazon still shows that I last purchased this in 2010. I think you can also find it at hot topic.

Good luck!!!

Tried both ears but it didn't help. Its a nice piercing though, very different. If you want to get them done make sure you go to a licensed piercing shop, who is profecient in this piercing. It is very important what shop and piercer you choose. Aftercare should be pretty minimal, from my experience dont manipulate the piercing, just keep flushing it with saline water like H2ocean or letting water running over it in the shower. If you manipulate it too much like getting in there with q tips etc you can get piercing bumps from the irritation. If you feel its getting a little infected you can always do a salt soak, I recommend this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NTAH740/ref=oh_aui_i_sh_in_o1_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Because normal salt from the store and I mean pretty much all the salt whether it says natural or not has additives that cause irritation.

I just use a thin piece of gauze dip it in the warm saline solution and very gently place it around the piercing, switching out when the gauze cools off.

Yeah i hear tea tree is no good but it never seemed to make anything worse w me. Again.. no professional here. Lol. I got mine for $14 from this link too, not that pricy honestly because there is a LOT of salt packed in that thing and you only need a tiny bit each time.

Urban ReLeaf Piercing Care ! Healing Sea Salts & Botanical AFTERCARE ! Safely Clean, Disinfect & Heal New Stretched Piercings. Effective Non-iodized. Vitamin Rich. Dead Sea Salt & Botanicals (1) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NTAH740/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_YtvlDb2D3DHYR

That's great! I think you're getting downvoted because your link is bad (it doesn't load the product page on my computer), but it looks like you bought the CVS Sterile Saline Wound Wash, which is a 0.9% sodium chloride solution with no additives. That's the perfect concentration for piercings, so you're good to go!

If you ever get annoyed by how quickly the product sprays out, I really like the NeilMed Fine Mist Wound Wash. It has the same formula as the CVS wound wash, but dispenses in a fine mist that doesn't soak my whole ear.

Enjoy! I loved mine for the most part, but my right one still leaked occasionally (no idea what it was, it doesn't smell nice though, looks like pus-it's normal, but was embarrassing for me) even 8 years later, and I couldn't deal with that anymore, so I took mine out. Definitely bras, definitely salt soaks, and there's a piercing spray you can get on amazon (the piercing place provided the first can) that's really helpful

H2Ocean

Ouch, that looks painful! You may want to see a doctor for antibiotics to clear that up. Afterwards, invest in a good aftercare spray to keep it clean. H2Ocean Piercing Aftercare Spray worked wonders for my daith piercing. It's such a difficult place to access, the spray did a really good job of getting into all the cracks. Because it's cartilage, it will take up to 6 months to properly heal. Try not to sleep on it, and if it gets a bit crusty, soak a cotton ball in the spray and let it sit on the piercing for a bit. Good luck!

Current recommendation for aftercare I think is sterile saline. You can get a saline wound wash from a pharmacy but I like this it has the best stream (regular wound washes are too hard for me):

NeilMed NeilCleanse Piercing Aftercare, Fine Mist, 6 Fluid Ounce https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TZUJW6O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_8MCpDbX7MHRJM

Mine didn’t hurt when I got them pierced. I found the feeling more weird than anything because all of the nerves located in the nipple I could feel the needle going through each layer of tissue. I had a dull ache for a day or 2 but taking ibuprofen helped a lot. I had to be careful with them not getting yanked on anything for a few weeks while they healed and the swelling went down, but they healed pretty fast and I’ve never had a problem with crusties. I think what helped mine heal so well is the aftercare spray I used: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00TZUJW6O?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title I HIGHLY recommend that spray for any piercings. If my cartilage piercings start bothering me I use it on them once or twice a day and within a day or 2 they feel perfect again

No. Please use a piercing aftercare product such as H2Ocean or Neilmed.

I’ve used both products with great success, and most piercers will tell you to avoid soap and antiseptics for general aftercare.

Also, you should consult with your piercer with questions specific to your situation.

No cotton! Just a saline wound spray, i really mean don’t touch it at all! I would switch to implant grade titanium, and if you don’t already have one, get a travel pillow to sleep on and put a pillowcase on it and change the pillowcase often. I got keloids, but they resolved over time. Hoops in any piercings can be tricky and will depend on your anatomy, they move around more and can irritate the piercing. I just sprayed mine with wound wash twice a day and didn’t touch it. Like seriously don’t touch it at all! If you have long hair make sure to keep it away from the piercing, and watch out for things like hats and headphones while it’s healing. this is kinda like the one I used

You can also get H2 Ocean from Amazon for like $7

Edit like $8 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007M1ZQM2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_MKBlyb69XNSMV

This NeilMed piercing spray is what I've always used, and I love it!

4 tattoos, here. Back, hip, ankle, wrist. Keep it clean and moisturized. I used H2Ocean to clean it and Hemp Body Butter to keep it moisturized. Don't cover it and DON'T PICK AT IT unless you feel like going through a painful touchup session. Ouchh.

This one is nice because the nozzle can get in behind the earring without having to do any wiggling.

NeilMed NeilCleanse Piercing Aftercare, Fine Mist, 6 Fluid Ounce https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TZUJW6O/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_i_uHZ7Cb008Q8Q9

Saline solution is available in spray bottles -- the real question is what do you want to use it for?

The place I went said you could either use warm salt water or a spray that has the right ph. The guy also told me not to mess with your piercings and all that jazz

this is the spray I used

I have piercing solution from when I got my lobe pierced. He also told me to use anti bacterial soap. I bought this one https://www.amazon.com/H2Ocean-4oz-Piercing-Aftercare-Spray/dp/B0009F79EQ/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1502307009&sr=8-1&keywords=h20+piercing+solution

I have this product https://www.amazon.com/NeilMed-NeilCleanse-Piercing-Aftercare-Fluid/dp/B00TZUJW6O

and do you know when the dark pink color should go away?

This is 1.5 fluid ounce

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FP1D12/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_F0UKBbB4CENH6

This is the saline I use:

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TZUJW6O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s01?ie=UTF8&th=1

H2Ocean

Like I said, only do salt spray/salt soaks. If the soap gets in that hole it's bad news.

This is what I use: NeilMed NeilCleanse Piercing Aftercare, Fine Mist, 6 Fluid Ounce https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TZUJW6O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_wJntDb5ZA20AB

This product always really bothered me.

buy this stuff or H2Ocean

you can buy the saline wash at walmart, walgreens, etc. H2Ocean is sold at some of those places, but if you go to a tattoo/piercing place, they will have it too.

let your ear soak in that stuff and it should help clean the area.

i know what its like sleeping and having your ears get irritated, i had to take one of mine out because it got too irritated and started to get infected, the hole is closed now.

Maybe you can try sleeping with a captive bead ring? since its not a stud, it wont poke the back of your head