Is it bad to clean your belly piercing with Peroxide and Neosporin?

Question

I just got my belly button pierced about four days ago and the piercer told me to use peroxide and or Neosporin and that it'll heal in about a month...well i decided to look up different ways to clean your belly peircings on the internet and found that different people said you shouldn't use neosporin and peroxide so if anyone knows can u please tell me? oh and is it normal for the piercing to itch? my mom said it just means its healing...

I just got my belly button pierced about four days ago and the piercer told me to use peroxide and or Neosporin and that it'll heal in about a month...well i decided to look up different ways to clean your belly peircings on the internet and found that different people said you shouldn't use neosporin and peroxide so if anyone knows can u please tell me? oh and is it normal for the piercing to itch? my mom said it just means its healing... also my mom gave me cocoa butter to put on it because theres Vitamin E in it and i use it to keep the peroxide from drying out my skin like it sort of did to my nose piercing...

also my mom gave me cocoa butter to put on it because theres Vitamin E in it and i use it to keep the peroxide from drying out my skin like it sort of did to my nose piercing...

Answer 1

1st neosporin is horrable for piercings as it causes the jewelry to reject, if you read the tube it actually says not for puncture wounds (a piercing is a puncture wound).
2nd Peroxide does the same thing which is why it works so well on scrapes, it pulls foreign objects out of the body, jewelry is a foreign object. Also peroxide dries out piercings and irritates them.
3rd before anyone tells youto use it rubbing alcohol is the worst of all of these so don't use that.
4th despite your mom's best efforts to help cocoa better is also bad for healing piercings.
The aftercare (which was written in cooperation with medical professionals) I recomned to my clients for navel piercings are as follows:
Aftercare Guidelines for Body Piercings

Cleaning Solutions: A mild liquid antimicrobial/germicidal medicated soap such as Provon or Satin, and water. Inferior alternatives include products such as Almay Clearly Natural, Hypocare, Dial; or other mild, fragrance and color free-liquid antibacterial soap. These should possibly be diluted with distilled or bottled water, depending on product strength. In addition, mild non-iodized (no iodine) sea salt soaks as described below.

Cleaning Instructions

Body Piercings need to be cleaned once or twice daily, every day, for the entire initial healing time. Most people clean morning and/or night in the shower. Do not clean with your liquid soap product more than twice a day as this can irritate your piercing and possibly delay your healing. For once-a-day cleanings, do it at the end of your day. Optimal frequency will depend on your skin sensitivity, activity level, and environmental factors.
Before cleanings wash hands with liquid antibacterial soap and hot water. If you wish, you may wear disposable latex or vinyl gloves, and/or use a hand sanitizing gel. Never, never touch healing Piercings with dirty hands. This is vital for avoiding infections.
Prepare the area for cleansing by rinsing or soaking the area with warm water and be sure to remove any stubborn crust using a cotton swab and warm water, never pick with fingernails. This step is very important for your comfort.
Apply a small handful of cleaning solution to the area with your clean hand. Cleanse the area and the jewelry, and gently rotate the jewelry back and forth a few times to work the solution to the inside of the piercing. (You do not need to rotate your jewelry during the first several cleanings) Allow the solution to cleanse there for a minute or so. You may bathe normally but don’t purposely work anything other than the cleanser on or inside of the piercing.
Rinse the area thoroughly under running water, while rotating the jewelry back and forth to completely remove cleanser residue from the inside and the outside of the piercing.
Gently pat dry with disposable paper products such as gauze or tissues, as cloth towels can harbor bacteria. Please try to be patient, each body is unique, and healing times can vary considerably. If your piercing is tender or secreting you should continue the care regimen even if it is past the stated average healing time range.

Salt Water Soaks

After cleaning your piercing you can perform your non-iodized sea salt soaks either in or out of the shower. First fill a fresh disposable cup with approximately 8 ounces of warm water and add a ¼ teaspoon of non-iodized sea salt, stirring until it is dissolved. When ready, either place the cup over the piercing-forming a vacuum-type-seal-or dip the piercing into the cup. If either of these techniques are not possible, pre-soak a fresh tissue, paper towel, or gauze pad in the sea salt solution and firmly press it on your piercing. In order to promote effectiveness, the first sea salt soak should last at least 10 minutes. All additional soaks should last at least 5-10 minutes. Following the sea salt soak, pat your piercing dry with a fresh disposable paper or gauze product.
Navel piercings take 6 months to 2 years to heal completely, just because it looks healed on the outside doesn't mean it is healed on the inside.
Also avoid swimming if you do go swimming make sure to clean your piercing as soon as you get out of the water.

Good luck and if you want further info go to www.tribalectic.com and click on aftercare then click on navel piercing.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

if you clean a piercing with peroxide or alcohol, it heals the outside of the wound while the inside is still tender and sore.

It can cause damage and improper healing, just use iodine or ear piercing cleaner (can be found at walmart or Claire's)

Your body has to adapt to the piece of metal in your ear, and the itching can mean minor infection or just normal adjustment. All my piercings have kinda itched but never been infected

Dont use neosporin either, again it will cause an imbalance in healing. Stick with soap and constant rotation in the shower, then the cleaners

Answer 4

No problem using neosporin, it's just an antibacterial agent.

Regarding peroxide, it's no longer preferred for cleaning wounds. Peroxide is none selective in killing cells - it can damage both bacterial cells and skin cells.

Cocoa butter/ Vitamin E is fine.

Answer 5

Itching might be a sign of an infection...also if it starts getting swollen (more than expected after a piercing of course) you might be using the wrong products. The best product I used was Bactene...I used it in the shower so that I wouldn't (because you shouldn't) do it dry and hurt my skin again. Good luck!!

p.s.
Everyone tells a different story on what to use and what not to use...I tried until I found something that worked on my skin.

Answer 6

i wouldn't us the neosporin for more than a few days, the peroxide is fine bacitracin works great also, and if you can try swimming in salt water that speeds up the entire process

Answer 7

You're mom is right - it itches because it's healing. When I had my nose pierced a couple of years ago I was instructed to use a soap for sensitive skin (no dyes or fragrance) and saline solution.

Answer 8

Peroxide doesn't do much to kill germs, it will just dry out your skin and make it itch more. Use an anti-bacterial soap, rinse well, and use the neosporin. It will kill germs that lead to infection, and keep your skin moist.

Answer 9

Mama knows best, and yes it's good to use peroxide and neosporin on the site.

Answer 10

SWEETIE....DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE TOLD BY THE PERSON WHO DID IT FOR YOU..THEY ARE THE ONES THAT KNOW...I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU THE SAME THING,,YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF JUST LIKE IF YOU HAD YOUR EAR PIERCED...MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE THE EARRING IN ..THAT I;M SURE THEY TOLD YOU TO DO..AND WHILE IT'S HEALING TRY TO KEEP MORE THE EARRING AROUND WHEN YOU ARE CLEANING IT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THE THE PEROXIDE GO THROUGH ON THE EARRING TO HELP HEAL THE INSIDE AREA TO..KEEP A CLOSE LOOK ON IT SO YOU DON'T GET INFECTED..........