Need advice on nose piercing!?

Question

Hey people i got my nose pierced and i just wanted to know after care info. The piercer told me to use antibacterial soap and alcohol to clean it but in a websit it says not to use alcohol. So my main concern is how do i clean it should i or should i not use alcohol?

also is there a difference if i use sterling silver instead of a metal nose ring cus i pierced it yesterday and so far everything is going good or should i change it?

Answer 1

just use soap and water. i had mine done about 6 months ago, and thats what has always worked for me.

Answer 2

For washing around the piercing, use a natural soap without dyes, perfumes or heavy anti-bacterials. These can all irritate the new piercing, as can over-cleaning the piercing. You will want to rinse the piercing with something like Bactine once a day, or apply a light dab of triple antibiotic ointment (if you are not allergic to it) to keep the ring lubricated and moving freely.

Piercings heal from the outside in, so what your nose is doing is growing a tunnel from the two sides of your nostril to surround the new jewelry. The surfaces can look healed whereas the inside areas might not be healed totally together, so don’t rush to change into new jewelry for the first two months or so. Once healed, some people switch the ring to a stud, or switch to a smaller snugger ring than what they started with. A popular jewelry style is the nostril screw, an Indian-style where the short post ends in a half curl to hold it in place. Some people even find they can wear a conventional earring style post in their nostril and it will stay in place without a backing. This will depend on how “tight” your piercing and the jewelry fit. Beware, you can loose backless studs when you sneeze!

Answer 3

I pierced my nose myself last summer and it was doing fine with rubbing alcohol and it never got infected.