Pierced jewelry care tip

**goodcents** · 01-04-2007, 12:17 PM

Thought I would share this tip. Alot of people clean their jewelry in alcohol and then re insert it and later get an infection and wander why. The problem is that they remove all the natural oils and then push it through which irrratates the skin. The best way is to use a piercing gel to minimize this effect after you sterilize it or I really like a product called "H2O" which is a natural salt water spray.

*Body jewelry store owner*

**MartyMcFly** · 01-04-2007, 01:31 PM

Thanks, I'll tell my girl.

**cfiler** · 01-04-2007, 04:15 PM

I'll have to try it.

**Tock** · 01-04-2007, 09:04 PM

I had two barbells in my tongue, and at the advice of my dentist, I took 'em out to clean the plaque off of 'em. 15 minutes later, I couldn't get 'em back in, the holes had closed up that quick.
If I ever have it pierced again, I gotta find another way to keep 'em clean . . .

**63190** · 01-04-2007, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by Tock

I had two barbells in my tongue, and at the advice of my dentist, I took 'em out to clean the plaque off of 'em. 15 minutes later, I couldn't get 'em back in, the holes had closed up that quick.
If I ever have it pierced again, I gotta find another way to keep 'em clean . . .

Why don't you just have another one that's clean and ready to go. That way, soon as you pull one out, you stick the clean one in. This allows you all the time in the world to clean the one you just took off.

**Tock** · 01-08-2007, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by 63190

Why don't you just have another one that's clean and ready to go. That way, soon as you pull one out, you stick the clean one in. This allows you all the time in the world to clean the one you just took off.

Well, if I ever have my tongue pierced again, that's what I'll do.