I just got my first piercing after many years and that sterile saline spray feels so much better than all the crazy stuff they had us doing back in the day! I love all your videos, please keep it up.
Using saline spray only really makes the most sense to me. There is no need for direct contact, which irritates the piercing, or risk contaminating it with a non-sterile substance. My piercer, who is actually a very well-known reputable piercer in my area, told me to wash my navel piercing twice daily with soap. I did that for about a week and a raw, red, itchy rash appeared all around the piercing until I stopped. I use NeilMed's wound wash ONLY now and I feel great. What you said makes absolute sense to me -- unless you're rolling around in the dirt, your piercing isn't going to get so dirty that it needs washed twice daily. Has anyone else had this experience with soap? I'd also be interested in what Scott would have to say on this. Love your channel!
It's so refreshing to hear this! I'm really bad at aftercare, I usually give up by day 3 haha. Most I do now is just let water hit it while showering. The only one I took care of was my septum a few weeks ago, and that was strictly because it went through cartilage, it was excruciating to even touch, and I knew if it got infected I would have to pull it out, which terrified me haha.
I know this comment is a bit older now but you know your septum shouldn't go through cartilage right? It should be through the "sweet spot" which is just skin and should feel similar to heal to a lobe piercng.
@@IssieAndLife was about to say the same my septum did not hurt at all as it was pierced in the correct spot! I feel so bad for the op they wanna get a better pircer
@@teamholmez86 there are so many badly placed septum piercings about :( mine did hurt even though it's in the sweet spot, but then I also found lobes hurt more for me than most people describe.
I am pretty simple with mine and they have all healed well. Keep the area round it clean, especially with my hair around ear piercings. Rinse it with clean water. If it bleeds I make my own saline rinse and use kitchen towel. Otherwise it’s hands off. After a couple of weeks I start turning it just to make sure it doesn’t stick, but clean hands and minimal contact
i was told to use saline spray once a day to clean if there was anything around the wound. i’ve had my septum and nostril for about a week now and they’re healing amazing !!
Hey Scott, I definitely go to your videos for answers to my piercing questions more than anybody else's. You really know what you're talking about and what you say makes a lot of sense. My question is, how long should I be focusing on cleaning the piercing the first three months the first six months is there a rule to that?
I definitely overdid my aftercare the first time. Cotton fibers too. It took months and months to heal. I had to let it go and get it redone. Second time around I just cleaned off the crusties and healed up in no time.
Something that’s not brought up about oils, whether tea tree oil or various essential oils- many are not manufactured, tested or labeled for use on skin and are little more then synthetic fragrance and oil. There are therapeutic grade essential oils available, but you won’t find them in local retailers. So if you use the bottle of tee tree oil that you picked up at Walmart on your healing piercing, you’re risking infection and tissue damage.
I use sterile saline twice a day on my navel and septum (both are fairly new) and once a day on my nipples (healed). For the first week on my navel and septum I was actually doing a sea salt soak that felt so good, but only doing it long enough to get the crusty stuff outta there. Thanks for the info Scott!
@@cx4520 4 teaspoons of pure sea salt into a gallon of distilled water. I poured out a cup of the distilled water into a clean measuring cup, put it in the microwave, got it boiling, slowly added some of the salt in, let it cool, then poured it back into the gallon jug.
@@cassiewright9191 If I don’t have a distilled water can I use water that i’ve boiled in a kettle? It sterilises the water as it’s super hot and then If i let it cool down and add a pinch of salt do you think that’ll be okay?
@@cx4520 distilled water is best especially if your tap water is questionable, but that should be okay as long as you clean your kettle very thoroughly. If you notice that that batch of solution is bothering your piercing you could always take the safe route and buy sterile saline.
New subscriber and I'm already obsessed with all your vids!!!!!! Also meant to ask.... are you supposed to rinse off the sea salt foam cleaner or wipe it dry. I'm confused.
@@PiercingWithScott Yep. I went on safe piercing.org and on there they said sea salt soaks aren't recommended for that exact reason.And the risk of cross contamination. So glad they only suggest sterile saline like Neilmed. Much less time consuming than having to mix my own saline.
@@PiercingWithScott will it really hurt if you get the mixture wrong, as long as the mixture isn’t too salty, it shouldn’t harm the piercing in any way right?
I have found with my 9 piercings that I was cleaning them even once a day and it was irritating them! I have left then again like you said occasionally cleaning the crusties but leaving it and they are heeling up much better then with a solution or anything else xx
@@teeeee9174 Yes, that's OK. Though some piercers will say to avoid tap water. It has never been an issue for me. It probably depends on where you live.
My piercer said wound wash spray twice a day, and warm water once a day to help loosen the crusties from my nipple piercings. If not in the shower, then a dripping paper towel laid on them for a few minutes to let the moisture sink in, and make sure you dry them well to make sure there’s no damp and warm area for bacteria growth
Thanks to your informative videos on piercing I took the plunge at 58 years older and got three frenum piercings a few days ago Now in a month or so going back for some additional things like some ladder rings and a PA lol Your great videos helped me decide everything from pain level to expect and placements and good hygiene aftercare Thanks for great informative and funny videos It surely helped this newbie Me !
My peircier took the idea of "let you body do the work more". He said just don't touch it and let the water rinse off the bacteria and crusties. For my septem he said i could leave it fliped up the whole healing time and just not touch it.
“Spray it once a day and wipe it off” - are we talking about the jewelry or the actual wound? Should I be wiping the wound ??? 😩 It’s hard to even see my wound in my nostril without moving my jewelry too much, don’t know if I can wipe a paper towel up there. Any advice appreciated!
so if i have jewelry that's kind of big and flat, like an anatometal bee, how can i clean it without pulling on it while still getting under the jewelry
Hi diabetic with an A1C of 6.0 which is controlled for me. How many times do I clean my new nose piercing? How long did your diabetic clients take? Also I wear glasses, makeup and use pur soap with said it was a piercing wash soap… should I stop using it? Also I now have the flu. How do I care for my piercing
Also how long do I keep using the after care spray? The outside of my nostril piercing looks clear but not a clue what is going on inside? When do I stop?
Hi Scott! So I had my nose pierced with a stud September last year, December I decided I wanted to change to a hoop so went to my local piercing place (I know....hindsight I probably shouldn't have been such an eager beaver to change it). In order for me to be able to have a hoop the piercer had to use a needle to drop the hole down slightly or make the hole bigger where I had my stud piercing to fit the hoop as it was snug. The hoop pierced hole has healed perfectly however I keep getting a spot reappear slightly above the piecing in the same place consistently (3 times to be exact ha) I'm cleaning the piercing twice a day although that could be over cleaning like you say. What would be your advice to make sure this spot above my piercing stays away ideally forever?? I get married in May and the sheer thought and horror of having a huge spot there on the big day fills me with dread haha 😳😂
Me again 😂 so I believe I have found a solution...I'm using clean and clear rapid advantage gel on the spot above the piercing to keep it at bay. So far it is working really really well and actually healing and preventing it from coming back. Cross those fingers for me please 😂🤞this bride may just be spot free for the day ha!
First does your mouthwash contain alcohol? If so even once a day could be to harsh. Even though 3 times a day is a lot even for the gum, and remember don't brush your teeth or use mouthwash directly after your meal, rince your mouth with water then wait like 20 to 30 min to wash it
i take a good care for like a week after doing it, and then laeving it alone only getting crusties sometimes + if i touched it multiple times, i use a little octanisept and my 14 piercings never got infected, even when i was on izotek xD
I just got my septum & nostril done and my piercer essentially said the same thing , less is more he actually said he doesn’t do after care on his own personal piercings but I’m just nervous with my septum since I can’t really see it & since I got it pierced yesterday my nose has been running (is that normal?) Do I need to be doing the saline solution at least once a day or am I fine just leaving it alone and wiping the jewelry off Thank you for any responses!
I've just had my earlobes pierced for the second time. The piercer told me to clean them using surgical spirit and nothing else which I have been doing, but it stings. What is your opinion on using surgical spirit?
Surgical spirits, or rubbing alcohol here in the USA, is not recommended for use on a piercing. All I suggest is a sterile saline solution or a wound wash spray.
I am cleaning my piercing regulary I just have crusties on my new peircing, Based on google answers its stated that it is normal, is it true?? Thank you
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I just got my first piercing after many years and that sterile saline spray feels so much better than all the crazy stuff they had us doing back in the day! I love all your videos, please keep it up.
I agree. Sea salt soaks have never really seemed to do much for me but saline spray is way better it heals my piercings so well
This is the best healing advice ive ever had, and ive had a lot of piercings! Ive definitly been overcleaning in the past!
How many times a day should I clean a fresh piercing? For how long do I clean it daily? I'm planning on getting 2 other lobes on my left ear
wish id known this years ago...i used to be obsessed with cleaning new piercings....no wonder it took ages to heal them x
Using saline spray only really makes the most sense to me. There is no need for direct contact, which irritates the piercing, or risk contaminating it with a non-sterile substance. My piercer, who is actually a very well-known reputable piercer in my area, told me to wash my navel piercing twice daily with soap. I did that for about a week and a raw, red, itchy rash appeared all around the piercing until I stopped. I use NeilMed's wound wash ONLY now and I feel great. What you said makes absolute sense to me -- unless you're rolling around in the dirt, your piercing isn't going to get so dirty that it needs washed twice daily. Has anyone else had this experience with soap? I'd also be interested in what Scott would have to say on this. Love your channel!
It's so refreshing to hear this! I'm really bad at aftercare, I usually give up by day 3 haha. Most I do now is just let water hit it while showering. The only one I took care of was my septum a few weeks ago, and that was strictly because it went through cartilage, it was excruciating to even touch, and I knew if it got infected I would have to pull it out, which terrified me haha.
i’m glad i’m not the only one who gives up after a few days 😂
I know this comment is a bit older now but you know your septum shouldn't go through cartilage right? It should be through the "sweet spot" which is just skin and should feel similar to heal to a lobe piercng.
@@IssieAndLife was about to say the same my septum did not hurt at all as it was pierced in the correct spot! I feel so bad for the op they wanna get a better pircer
@@teamholmez86 there are so many badly placed septum piercings about :( mine did hurt even though it's in the sweet spot, but then I also found lobes hurt more for me than most people describe.
Are you sure your not just lazy about taking care of piercings because you can't give up on a piercing that's in the process of healing
You're a beautiful man. Inside and out. FYI.
Aw, shucks!
Nice and informative video brotha, as usual. Thanks for doing the service that you do for the community.
I am pretty simple with mine and they have all healed well. Keep the area round it clean, especially with my hair around ear piercings. Rinse it with clean water. If it bleeds I make my own saline rinse and use kitchen towel. Otherwise it’s hands off. After a couple of weeks I start turning it just to make sure it doesn’t stick, but clean hands and minimal contact
Thank you for making these videos!
Thank YOU for watching them!
i was told to use saline spray once a day to clean if there was anything around the wound. i’ve had my septum and nostril for about a week now and they’re healing amazing !!
How long did you get the crusties for before they healed?
Hey Scott, I definitely go to your videos for answers to my piercing questions more than anybody else's. You really know what you're talking about and what you say makes a lot of sense. My question is, how long should I be focusing on cleaning the piercing the first three months the first six months is there a rule to that?
I definitely overdid my aftercare the first time. Cotton fibers too. It took months and months to heal. I had to let it go and get it redone. Second time around I just cleaned off the crusties and healed up in no time.
Something that’s not brought up about oils, whether tea tree oil or various essential oils- many are not manufactured, tested or labeled for use on skin and are little more then synthetic fragrance and oil. There are therapeutic grade essential oils available, but you won’t find them in local retailers. So if you use the bottle of tee tree oil that you picked up at Walmart on your healing piercing, you’re risking infection and tissue damage.
Glad i watched this video again. I’ve been spraying wound wash like 4 times a day lol
I love this channel
So glad you're here! Thank you!
It feels awesome cleaning my new piercings.
I use sterile saline twice a day on my navel and septum (both are fairly new) and once a day on my nipples (healed). For the first week on my navel and septum I was actually doing a sea salt soak that felt so good, but only doing it long enough to get the crusty stuff outta there. Thanks for the info Scott!
how did u make the sea salt soak solution
@@cx4520 4 teaspoons of pure sea salt into a gallon of distilled water. I poured out a cup of the distilled water into a clean measuring cup, put it in the microwave, got it boiling, slowly added some of the salt in, let it cool, then poured it back into the gallon jug.
@@cassiewright9191 If I don’t have a distilled water can I use water that i’ve boiled in a kettle? It sterilises the water as it’s super hot and then If i let it cool down and add a pinch of salt do you think that’ll be okay?
@@cx4520 distilled water is best especially if your tap water is questionable, but that should be okay as long as you clean your kettle very thoroughly. If you notice that that batch of solution is bothering your piercing you could always take the safe route and buy sterile saline.
@@cassiewright9191 I live in the UK and I think the tap water here is fine😅Thank you so much though i’ll definitely look into buying distilled water!
New subscriber and I'm already obsessed with all your vids!!!!!! Also meant to ask.... are you supposed to rinse off the sea salt foam cleaner or wipe it dry. I'm confused.
No rinse necessary. Leave it on for 30 to 60 seconds and wipe crusties away with the corner of a paper towel. No qtips
Thank u!!!!
I only use distilled water and pure seasalt. 2 times a day for a week or two. Then I go to once a day for 3 more weeks. It's worked everytime
All well and good until you get that mixture wrong.
@@PiercingWithScott Yep. I went on safe piercing.org and on there they said sea salt soaks aren't recommended for that exact reason.And the risk of cross contamination. So glad they only suggest sterile saline like Neilmed. Much less time consuming than having to mix my own saline.
@@PiercingWithScott will it really hurt if you get the mixture wrong, as long as the mixture isn’t too salty, it shouldn’t harm the piercing in any way right?
I have found with my 9 piercings that I was cleaning them even once a day and it was irritating them! I have left then again like you said occasionally cleaning the crusties but leaving it and they are heeling up much better then with a solution or anything else xx
But do you let water run through your piercings when showering?
@@teeeee9174 yes when washing my hair why?
@@misscourtneyreid oh I was just wondering if it’s okay to wash a healing piercing in the shower asides cleaning it with saline solution
Oh whaaattt? I wanna try this… getting over my 5-10 min cotton soaks with sea salt warm water and tea tree oil
@@teeeee9174 Yes, that's OK. Though some piercers will say to avoid tap water. It has never been an issue for me. It probably depends on where you live.
When I got piercing I mainly just leave it there not touching it for like the first two weeks then I do sea salt soak for 10 minutes once a week.
Just what I needed to hear.thank you
Amazing as always
I'd like to see a Whole Truth video for a Reverse PA!
My piercer said wound wash spray twice a day, and warm water once a day to help loosen the crusties from my nipple piercings. If not in the shower, then a dripping paper towel laid on them for a few minutes to let the moisture sink in, and make sure you dry them well to make sure there’s no damp and warm area for bacteria growth
Can you please do a video on why downsize jewellery. Thanks
Here’s to listening your piercer!! Wash your hands before cleaning
Thanks to your informative videos on piercing I took the plunge at 58 years older and got three frenum piercings a few days ago
Now in a month or so going back for some additional things like some ladder rings and a PA lol
Your great videos helped me decide everything from pain level to expect and placements and good hygiene aftercare
Thanks for great informative and funny videos
It surely helped this newbie
Me !
Fantastic!!
Can you do a video on what to do to get rid of bumps?
My peircier took the idea of "let you body do the work more". He said just don't touch it and let the water rinse off the bacteria and crusties. For my septem he said i could leave it fliped up the whole healing time and just not touch it.
For all my piercings I’ve used dial anti bacterial soap, and just sprayed with H2Ocean otherwise I don’t mess with it
Glad you made this video
This is so helpful thank you
“Spray it once a day and wipe it off” - are we talking about the jewelry or the actual wound? Should I be wiping the wound ??? 😩 It’s hard to even see my wound in my nostril without moving my jewelry too much, don’t know if I can wipe a paper towel up there. Any advice appreciated!
Love your videos
How long do we have to use saline until just the shower once a day works!😊
so if i have jewelry that's kind of big and flat, like an anatometal bee, how can i clean it without pulling on it while still getting under the jewelry
Hi diabetic with an A1C of 6.0 which is controlled for me. How many times do I clean my new nose piercing? How long did your diabetic clients take? Also I wear glasses, makeup and use pur soap with said it was a piercing wash soap… should I stop using it? Also I now have the flu. How do I care for my piercing
Also how long do I keep using the after care spray? The outside of my nostril piercing looks clear but not a clue what is going on inside? When do I stop?
I prefer the L.I.T.H.A method, personally.
(LEAVE IT THE HELL ALONE (other than saline spray ofc))
Hi Scott! So I had my nose pierced with a stud September last year, December I decided I wanted to change to a hoop so went to my local piercing place (I know....hindsight I probably shouldn't have been such an eager beaver to change it). In order for me to be able to have a hoop the piercer had to use a needle to drop the hole down slightly or make the hole bigger where I had my stud piercing to fit the hoop as it was snug. The hoop pierced hole has healed perfectly however I keep getting a spot reappear slightly above the piecing in the same place consistently (3 times to be exact ha) I'm cleaning the piercing twice a day although that could be over cleaning like you say. What would be your advice to make sure this spot above my piercing stays away ideally forever?? I get married in May and the sheer thought and horror of having a huge spot there on the big day fills me with dread haha 😳😂
Me again 😂 so I believe I have found a solution...I'm using clean and clear rapid advantage gel on the spot above the piercing to keep it at bay. So far it is working really really well and actually healing and preventing it from coming back. Cross those fingers for me please 😂🤞this bride may just be spot free for the day ha!
Hey how did it all go hope your wedding was magical
How long does it take for the swelling to go down after a nostril piercing?
I got snakebites two weeks ago and I'm wondering if it's too much if I use mouthwash after every meal/3x a day? Btw I love your channel 💜
First does your mouthwash contain alcohol? If so even once a day could be to harsh. Even though 3 times a day is a lot even for the gum, and remember don't brush your teeth or use mouthwash directly after your meal, rince your mouth with water then wait like 20 to 30 min to wash it
i take a good care for like a week after doing it, and then laeving it alone only getting crusties sometimes + if i touched it multiple times, i use a little octanisept and my 14 piercings never got infected, even when i was on izotek xD
I heard the emu oil can help heal a piercing. True or false?
It's great for bumps and irritation
i love your videos
Can you go over nipple ring aftercare?
I just got my septum & nostril done and my piercer essentially said the same thing , less is more he actually said he doesn’t do after care on his own personal piercings but I’m just nervous with my septum since I can’t really see it & since I got it pierced yesterday my nose has been running (is that normal?)
Do I need to be doing the saline solution at least once a day or am I fine just leaving it alone and wiping the jewelry off
Thank you for any responses!
I've just had my earlobes pierced for the second time. The piercer told me to clean them using surgical spirit and nothing else which I have been doing, but it stings. What is your opinion on using surgical spirit?
Surgical spirits, or rubbing alcohol here in the USA, is not recommended for use on a piercing. All I suggest is a sterile saline solution or a wound wash spray.
@@PiercingWithScott Ah, okay. Thank you for the reply. 😁 I've had to stop using the surgical spirit, it was stinging way too much. 😅
I am cleaning my piercing regulary I just have crusties on my new peircing, Based on google answers its stated that it is normal, is it true?? Thank you
Yes
❤
No q-tips... Gotcha!!
The corner of a paper towel works wonderfully!
@@PiercingWithScott that’ll be what I use for my piercings from now on! Thanks for the knowledge 😌
@@whataveggie Thanks for watching!!
i was told to use antibacterial soap and then pour salt water on my septum...well oops.
will wearing headphones likely cause issues during healing of ear piercings?
Certainly can.
how do you feel about bactine for piercings? was told by my piercer to use this but everywhere online i hear its a terrible idea-- thoughts?
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