How to clean an infected ear piercing

If you are unlucky enough to have an ear piercing infection, this is the best way to help It clear up.

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Wash your hands, you should always wash your hands before you touch the piercing site.

Wash your hands, you should always wash your hands before you touch the piercing site.

Gather your supplys (it's best if you use sea salt)

Using warm water, dissolve a good amount of salt into the water, about 2 tablespoons depending on how much water you use

Using warm water, dissolve a good amount of salt into the water, about 2 tablespoons depending on how much water you use

Stir the water until dissolved

Stir the water until dissolved

Get a cotton ball

Get a cotton ball

Dip it in the solution

Dip it in the solution

Gently wash against the infected area and slowly twist the ear back and forth

Gently wash against the infected area and slowly twist the ear back and forth

Dip a ear bud into the salt solution

Dip a ear bud into the salt solution

Go around the earring back and front. do this as many times as you wish

Go around the earring back and front. do this as many times as you wish

Get your piercing lotion, this step is optional

Get your piercing lotion, this step is optional

Go around your ear, back and front

Go around your ear, back and front

Cleanse the piercing two times a day, and it should clear up within a few days. GOOD LUCK! Thanks for watching, please visit my Etsy shop BriannaBracelets :)

Cleanse the piercing two times a day, and it should clear up within a few days. GOOD LUCK! Thanks for watching, please visit my Etsy shop BriannaBracelets :)

  • An infected ear/ears
  • Cotton buds
  • Ear buds
  • Sea salt
  • Water
  • Ear piercing solution