Just Your Ears Your Essential Ear Piercing Care Guide

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Essential Ear Lobe Piercing Aftercare Guide-“Spray, Wiggle, Wipe”

Caring for Ear Lobe Piercings
Clean Twice a Day for 6 Weeks for Optimal Healing.

Spray: Apply a light mist of our saline spray to both sides of your piercing.
Wiggle: (Lobes ONLY, never wiggle Cartilage piercings)!! Gently move the earring back and forth just enough to allow the solution to reach inside the piercing.
Wipe: Pat around the piercing with a clean tissue to absorb any leftover solution.

Helpful Reminders

Twice Daily Cleaning: Stick to the routine in the morning and evening or after sports or swimming.
Earrings Stay In: Keep earrings in place 24/7 for the first 9-12 months to ensure your piercing stays open and heals fully.
Avoid Touching and Twisting: Only touch your piercings during cleaning to prevent irritation.
Loose Fit Matters: Wear earrings at the loosest setting for the first 6-8 weeks. Tight fits can cause irritation an embedding.
Wait to Change Earrings: Hold off on swapping earrings for 6-8 weeks, choosing small, straight post studs for the first 6 months. Lubricate earring posts with vaseline and avoid friction for 6 months.
Fully Healed Lobes: Takes 4-6 months to fully heal.

Trouble Shooting

Irritation Relief: Keep earrings in place, perform warm saline soaks twice daily, and examine causes like pressure or metal sensitivity.
DIY Saline Soak Solution: Mix 1 cup of very warm water with ⅛ teaspoon of non-iodized sea salt. Soak or compress your ear for 3-5 minutes twice daily to speed healing, relieve soreness, and prevent minor irritations.
Removing Earrings: Brace one hand on your face for support, gently grasp both the earring front and back, press wrists together and push apart instead of pulling.
Embedded Earring: Remove back clasp by inserting a tool like tweezers into the two round parts and pry apart. Soak ear in warm water then push earring out. Replace with longer post studs.

Caring for Cartilage Piercings with Ease
Twice Daily Cleaning Routine for Optimal Healing of Cartilage piercings.

Spray: Apply a light mist of saline to the front and back of your
Inspect: Check that the earring is secure but loose in the notch—causing no pressure and adjust if the earring isn’t centered, but be sure it is WET.
Pat Dry: Use a clean tissue to softly pat the area dry, avoid cotton balls and q-tips.

Helpful Reminders

Do Not Move or Wiggle: Cartilage piercings are more sensitive to movement, so avoid adjusting the earring during the healing period.
Be Patient: Clean diligently twice daily for 12 weeks and keep your earring in place 24/7 for the first 9-12 months for full healing.

Trouble Shooting

Irritation Relief: Keep earrings in place, perform warm saline soaks twice daily, and examine causes like pressure or metal sensitivity.
DIY Saline Soak Solution: Mix 1 cup of very warm water with ⅛ teaspoon of non-iodized sea salt. Soak or compress your ear for 3-5 minutes twice daily to speed healing, relieve soreness, and prevent minor irritations.
Removing Earrings: Brace one hand on your face for support, gently grasp both the earring front and back, press wrists together and push apart instead of pulling.
Embedded Earring: Remove back clasp by inserting a tool like tweezers into the two round parts and pry apart. Soak ear in warm water then push earring out. Replace with longer post studs.

cartilage piercing.

Healing Takes Time: Allow a minimum of 6 months for lobe piercings and 12+ months for cartilage piercings to fully heal.
Check Tenderness Before Switching: Switch only after ears feel completely pain-free—6+ weeks for lobes and 12+ weeks for cartilage.
Choose Quality: For the first year, stick to high-quality earrings worn 24/7. Titanium is ideal if unsure about sensitivities.
Say No to Cheap Metals: Low-quality materials can erode tissue and cause slits.
Change Carefully: When changing earrings, grip the front and back firmly, press wrists together, use leverage to push earrings off.
Don’t Remove If Irritated: Always keep an quality earring in irritated ears to prevent the hole from closing up.
Smooth Changes: For easy changes, apply a bit of Vaseline to posts prior to inserting until your ears are fully healed.
Use Saline Soaks: To calm irritation, soak your ear in warm, salty water (1/4 tsp sea salt) for 3–5 minutes, 2–3 times daily.
Flat Back Earring Comfort: We carry Titanium flat back earrings for post-healing comfort—they’re great for sleeping but aren’t used for initial piercing.
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