I JUST pierced my nose and I was wondering how to clean it...?

Question

I read that rubbing alcohol damages the wound and can create little bumps around the piercing. So.... how would I clean it?

What's Saline Solution?

Answer 1

Okay, your piercer should've told you how to do this. Go to the store and get some liquid Dial and clean it once a day with clean hands. You can also get some sea salt from the store and soak your piercing for about 10 minutes everyday in a warm sea salt water mixture.

Never, ever, ever use cotton balls or Q-tips. The cotton can get caught on the piercing and it'll just act like a sponge for bacteria. Instead just use your hands and let it air dry if possible. If not, pat it dry with a napkin and throw it away. You don't ever want to touch your piercing with something re-usable.

Also, you're right--rubbing alcohol and peroxide can all damage your piercing and you should stay away from them. Neosporin is also a bad idea since it pretty much works against the whole piercing idea. Just stick with Dial and sea salt soaks.

Answer 2

Look up 'caflon, natural solution' on the internet or ask about it at any tatoo and peircing place, its formulatd by specialists for the care of ear piercings but is advised for use on nose and other peircings too, they'll most likely have it available to buy in peircing places, you can buy a small 30 ml pot of the solution that doesnt cost much, any other solutions suitable for ear piercing will also do the trick for your nose peircing too. You should use the caflon natural solution twice a day, use a few drops, apply it with a bit of cotton wool or tissue.
Hope this helps!

Answer 3

They have found out that Alchohol can make things worse! When I got me ears/belly button pierced i used alccohol and it didnt help me at all. Now I use Peroxide and it works much better. Try it, it should work!

Answer 4

I got mine done yesterday, and according to my piercer, just use water and a Q-tip on the inside of your nose, and then pull it out halfway and move it around abit to keep the hole from trying to close.

Answer 5

boil water from the kettle and pour salt into it wait for the water to cool down for a lil bit until it is luke warm get a cotton bud and wipe it with this.

Answer 6

Hi i have just tried to stretch my peircing with a taper talon and i use detol soap, its good to use, try it, well its good for me.

Answer 7

when i got my ears pierced i used rubbing alcohol and it helped and i had no damage, but that sometimes dries out my skin so now i use noxzema.


~Hope this helps~
*~~Nat♥Luver~~*