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Cartilage pierced!, yayay!
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post Nov 23 2008, 09:55 PM
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so i got my cartilage pierced recently and i was just wondering how i should clean it? like what should i use? i tried researching online but i've been getting mixed reviews. so far, i've gathered that you can use rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide or salt water. BUT every site keeps telling me conflicting opinions on the effectiveness of the three and stuff. basically, one site is telling me rubbing alcohol is a no-no, while another site swears on it (btw, i'm using rubbing alcohol currently cause i found that first lol). so question - what do you guys use to clean your cartilage piercings?
 
 
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post Nov 25 2008, 11:42 AM
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This is what the guy who pierced my ear said;
Use antibacterial soap - such as dial soap. Either the reagular kind of the foaming kind. (I use the foaming kind with a q-tip). Clean it twice daily, once in the morning, once at night. DO NOT touch your piercing with your hands because your hands have a lot of dirt and bacteria on them. Also, as other people have said, after about two weeks start using salt water solution to clean it along with antibacterial soap.

Do not use rubbing alcohol because rubbing alcohol kills 100% of the bacterias and even though we associate bacteria with bad, there are some good bacteria. That is why you use the antibacterial soap because it only kills the bad bacteria.

If your ear gets infected (the bubble effect) you can use tea tree oil on it and the bubble should go away within 2 months or so. (Personally, I don't like tea tree oil because it has a really strong scent that I find repulsive... but I'm sure it works). I swear on dial antibacterial soap and both my piercings (tragus and rook) are completely healed.
 

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