What can I use to clean my stretched ears?

Clean with a clean cotton pad or swab dipped in salt solution. You can make this solution by mixing 1 teaspoon of salt in a cup of warm water. Use this around the pierced area a few times a day to remove any bacteria. Dab (don’t wipe) the piercing.

Can I use hydrogen peroxide to clean my gauges?

Resist the urge to use alcohol, hydrogen-peroxide, or ointments on the infection because these can also irritate your skin and inhibit your body’s ability to regenerate cells, so it may take even longer to heal and feel relief.

Can I use hydrogen peroxide on my stretched ears?

Do not use rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide. (Both slow the healing of pierced area by drying and killing new healthy cells.) Do not use bacitracin or other ointments.

How do I stop my stretched ears from smelling?

Take the plugs or hangers out of your ears and wash them. Wash with warm water and use soap (just like you do in a shower 🙂 Some type of moisturizer on your ears can also be helpful. The odor will be stronger while you are stretching your ears.

How do you sterilize gauges?

Clean them under running water, lather up, rinse well, and dry them immediately with a towel or paper towel. We recommend you use warm (not hot!) water to clean them, as it will help clear out any sebum and skin that might have accumulated on the plugs that sit on the surface.

Can I use rubbing alcohol to clean my gauges?

Above all: avoid using harsh chemicals on your ears (like rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide) to clean them. After stretching, you may experience slight soreness or tingling, but any bleeding or significant pain should be dealt with immediately by removing your plugs and downsizing to your previous size.

Can you use rubbing alcohol to clean gauges?

How do you soak stretched ears in sea salt?

Soak your earlobes at least twice a day in warm, clean water with about 1/4 tsp of salt for every 1 cup of water. Massage your earlobes at least once a day with coconut oil, jojoba oil, or another safe oil to keep it moisturized and promote healing.

When should I clean my stretched ears?

What should I do if I get tears or injuries? If you get any type of injury or tearing, it’s time to start treating your stretched earlobes like a new piercing. This means you need to clean them on a daily basis. Daily soaking with a sterile saline wash for at least 10 minutes will help avoid infections and scarring.

Why do ears smell when you stretch them?

A gauged ear can smell a little bit because of dead skin cells that can’t be flushed out of the piercing while you’re stretching. This is totally normal.

Do gauges always smell?

You naturally don’t want to have your gauges get all icky and gross and smell of earcheese do you. The reason your ear gauges smell bad is because they’re sitting in your ear. Your skin sheds almost every hour on the hour and all of those dead skin cells are left sitting on the gauge. Thus the stinky smell.

What is the best way to clean your ears?

Over-the-counter and prescription ear-cleaning solutions are available, but don’t waste your money. There are easy homemade solutions that work just as well. The simplest solution for dissolving ear wax and cleaning out the ear is a mixture of warm water and baking soda. This is made by mixing a cup of warm water with a teaspoon of baking soda.

How do you get dirt out of your earwax?

Wax/Dirt. The simplest solution for dissolving ear wax and cleaning out the ear is a mixture of warm water and baking soda. This is made by mixing a cup of warm water with a teaspoon of baking soda.

How do you make saline solution for ear infection at home?

Dissolve half a teaspoon of salt in half a cup of warm water. Soak a ball of cotton in the water and tilt your head to one side. Using the saturated cotton ball, drip the saline solution into your ear.

How to flush your ears with baking soda?

This is made by mixing a cup of warm water with a teaspoon of baking soda. This solution should be squirted into the ear canal via a bulb syringe. This solution works well for flushing the ears.