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Protect your piercing when changing your earrings

Brian Rosengarten

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Protect your piercing when changing your earrings

One of the most common causes of infection with pierced ears is that when changing your earrings you scratch the inside of the piercing with the point of the new earrings. These earrings are usually not sterile and there is a good chance then of transferring some bacteria into the scratch. The earring then seals the area and the bacteria can grow in the warm moist environment. To prevent this: Make sure the hands are clean by washing properly. Cleanse the ear lobe with Rossan Ear Care Antiseptic Lotion Spray. Place a very small amount of an antiseptic or first...


Care of newly pierced ears

Brian Rosengarten

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Care of newly pierced ears

Aftercare for newly pierced ears. Wash your hands before touching the ear lobe or studs. Apply Ear Care Antiseptic Lotion Spray to the ear lobes twice a day. Wind the studs like a watch once a day so that the skin does not adhere to the studs. The original studs must stay in the ear lobe for a minimum of six weeks before removing. You must keep an earring in the ear lobes at all times for at least 6 months otherwise the hole can grow over. Cleanse the ear lobe after shampooing hair or swimming with Ear Care Antiseptic Lotion...