My piercer told me to just clean it with soap, keep my fingers away from it, and use salt water if it gets infected.
It didn’t seem to be working, as my nose was not looking so pretty. I Googled and asked for advice on Twitter about it, resulting in the several purchases you see above. (And the conclusion that Yahoo Answers is a crazy, crazy place.)
I had an entire regimen: spray H2Ocean on the piercing five times a day, dab lavender or tea tree oil on it once, soak cotton balls in hot salty water and apply to piercing for 10 minutes, and apply chamomile teabag to piercing for 5 minutes.
Four-and-a-half-months after I got my nose pierced, I’d had enough. I finally decided to call the piercing and tattoo shop and ask them what I should do.
“Wash it 3-5 times a day with antibacterial soap. And apply a little bit of hydrogen peroxide if you need to.”
That’s it!? Thanks for NOT being helpful, Mr. Piercing Shop. There is no way that will work.
Except, it did.
Now I just wash it with soap, and cover it at night with a bandage so it doesn’t get pulled out again. I changed my clear stud for a sparkly one last night since I’m work-free for six days, and it didn’t even hurt.
Nose piercing 0; Ashley 1
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