Ear Piercing Aftercare & Cleaning | UrbanBodyJewelry.com
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- Опубліковано 11 січ 2025
- In this video Matt Southwood ear piercing information and aftercare. Matt is a professional piercer in San Luis Obispo, California with 19+ years of experience. Shop link & promo code below.
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I definitely blanked out when they told me the cleaning instructions. Thanks for the advice
Right it was so much I was just nodding to get it over with 😂😂😂
kleenex okay?
What you said is what my piercer told me to do. I used River City Tattoo in my area. No turning or spinning, only spray front and back, use a paper towel to wipe up the residue and use corner of paper towel to get under earrings to get crusty stuff when needed. I was told to keep my earrings in for 3 whole months and then I could change out earrings. Also, avoid pools if I can in those first 3 months.
what can we say, matt knows his stuff 😉
I’ve used the Neilmed spray for my nose piercing and let me tell you it’s absolutely amazing..it healed beautifully no issues with it whatsoever.
Highly recommend !
I just ordered some of that, got my first piercings today. Ended up with both lobes, a septum and an eyebrow lol
@@crusherconi how is the progress going? Just got my left earlobe done today
I can’t find that product anywhere :^(((
@@juliab516 found it at Walgreens
Just ordered it today. I’ve seen in a lot of piercing videos
I loved this video! Simple. Period. Straight to the point. No chit chat or long intro.
Just got my ears pierced yesterday all I been hearing in “SPIN SPIN SPIN” glad your video cleared everything up for me
Just got my ears pierced (not by a professional) & I’ve always been told to spin the jewelry which I did & now my ear is swollen 😩 but I’m glad I looked up aftercare instructions wish I would’ve done it sooner but I think it will be ok! This video was very good!
Did it work out ??
@@Cam2pressure yes!! It’s still healing but I still do the salt water solution!!
That what they told me too spin earnings on my ear not since then it's hurt so much that I try to take them off I can't cuz they are stuck on me when I do take them off I once bleeding on my left ear to put it back again mostly felt dizzy I tried to tell my bf I want to take them off he said no cuz ur not appreciated what I did for your birthday.
@@rachel4574 leave that man
@@rachel4574 yeah leave him thats toxic
MAN no wonder I’m still getting a little bit of bleeding after 5 weeks! I’m moving my piercing too much while cleaning it! I’ve tried looking up on the internet why this might be happening and all that comes up is infection but I know it’s not! No redness or swelling, and only happens when I clean it sometimes.
We’ll now I know the proper way to clean them, thank you!
Bro same im at 4 weeks and I had a little blood I was wondering why
I wish I would have known this before when I pierced my ears. But my daughter will have her ears pierced soon and your information just came right on time. Thank you.
Just got my first piercing lol this is super helpful. I thought it would be painful but I really didn’t feel it😭😭
Got mine yesterday too 😂 wasn’t bad
@@shanejunior2013 me yesterday & Wordd didn’t even hurt
I'm getting mine somewhere this week so is it painful or kinda like a pinch ?
Won’t even feel a thing just a pinch barely noticeable
Same
Thank you so much for posting this video. I just got my 4th piercing in my ear, right before the cartilage and this was the first time I went to a shop and they used a needle and not a gun. I love this method better. I will be purchasing the Saline Wound Wash in the morning and more paper towel.
How is it doing !
Thank you! I was super excited when I left the piercing shop (yesterday!) That I forgot what she told me to do 😅 your video was informative, succinct, and pleasant to watch! Thank you! :)
Basic wound care with saline water is the GOLD 👍🏼
THANK YOU! Just got pierced today and this was just what I needed.
Just pierced mine last night with some disposable ones from Amazon, for the first time, I've wanted them done since I was a kid (26), glad I did it! Haha, thanks for all the info it's really helpful!
are you supposed to keep the earrings that come in the kit for a certain period of time or can i switch my earrings afterwards
@@DiddyPartyNews it’s suggested you keep those in for a few weeks before changing.
Go to a professional please, they know what they’re doing piercings at home are a bad idea x
@@boiwhadahellboi6173 my ears rotted off and i am deaf. thanks👍
@@DiddyPartyNews Sounds like you neglected them and never used any aftercare procedures.
You can tell when someone knows what they're talking about. Thanks man.
oh for sure! thanks for support and kind words! :)
straight up saw a video that said to use cotton swabs/balls, glad i watchee this
People be talking a lot of shit about their own piercings. What went well for them could end up hurting you. Plus, a lot of people making videos on this topic aren't pros and don't always know what they're doing.
should I clean it the same day I got it pierced or wait till the next day ? also when I spray it do I spray it just on top of the earring and leave it or do I push up the earring from the back and spray under it ?
Honestly bro your vid is highly informative, kinda like a one-stop-shop! I'm glad I watched, it really cemented the info I've been gathering & analyzing. Now I'm ready to treat my new piercing correctly!
Awesome info bro! 57 years old and just got pierced
Nust got mine today and spun the earrings twice already, i watched this just in time so that i wont do any further damage. thanks for the tips!!
How'd the earrings come out? I see people saying to spin it and others saying not to
This is the best advice I’ve ever heard. Thanks man! Will definitely follow your tips.
Is super helpful I just wish you could show us how to clean it
My parents both tell me to spin the jewelry so it doesnt grow or get swallowed by my ears. Ive been watching roly for a while and i started doubting them so this time around, I'm doing my own thing and follow these videos.
Wow this makes total sense!
How long should you wait after a fresh piercing to clean it ?
So this might just be a me problem, but I’m really struggling to get in and around the earring. I also am having a rough time cleaning the back of the earring. Am I ok if I just spray the earrings??
i tried just spraying them for awhile then i cleaned it with a q-tip: there was some crud/buildup on it, i don’t think i would recommend it
having the same issues (especially the backside), how did it work out?
Thanks for the video it was a big help I literally just got my ears pierced at a tattoo shop and I was wondering what the next step was
Thank you for this video. The solution that my piercer sold me and told me to use has a strong oder and the vapors cause irritation to my eyes and makes me feel queasy. Definitely will get and use the Neilmed spray instead. Also will stop turning my earrings back and forth as suggested by the piercer.
watching these videos is helping my new piercing anxiety
I was told told to use qtips or cotton with piercing solution or cooled boiled water with salt. Soak the cotton ball hold it close to the piercing and let squeeze above the piercing so it can just dripp over it.
I was told that I'm the best Mario kart player in the world. Wanna play?
Hii what did you end up doing ?! IDK WHAT TO DO
I greatly appreciate this video. Just got my ears done for the second time as a retirement gift for myself.
Just got my ear lobe pierced two weeks ago I used the salt and water solution and ear is healed 14days guys also I followed all this guy’s advise
Did you change to new earrings after 14 days?
Thank you for this! I was thinking the same thing when they told me to spin and push my new earring around. Great video
Best video I’ve seen by far thank you so much for being so thorough and informative
matt's the best isn't he?
Excellent video! Thank you!
After my piercings, I was offered a cleanser for $8, but I declined and found a better deal elsewhere - and a sterile version!
Just got my eyebrow and ears done. This answers everything amazingly, but I'm also wondering if I can still wash my face in the shower with facial cleansers.
this was super helpful thank you !
It makes me so mad that I told people for months to spin their earrings every day when I worked at Claire's because that's what they told me to say and also we told people to use q-tips 🙃
Just got mine done there today, and they told me the exact same thing 😂
I had mine done today there and spinning was never mentioned
just got my second lobe piercing, thanks 4 this
Hgggh
Dhhf to u uy h cfb
Is the Neilmed piercing aftercare the same as Neilmed wound wash? I have tiny scars on 3 piercings so unattractive. 😩 I know it has to be caused by me touching them and my baby climbing over my head every morning.
I have total of 18 piercings (would’ve been 26) it’s always trial and error with me. I’ve always let my piercings heal on its own.
I had my double forward helix piercing a week ago. I follow the piercer advice to soak it to salt water. As I clean the side I accidentally hit the one on top and now its swelling like crazy to the point that the swelling starts to eat the jewelry. Any advice about this will be deeply appreciated. 😔
If the swelling persists for days you’re gonna want to talk to your piercer to get longer jewelry. It’ll give room for swelling and allow it to heal with the right amount of room. If the swelling goes down well with longer jewelry then you can size down again.
Literally the opposite of what my piercer said
Same for me with lobe piercings, but I trust Matt more than the dude who pierced me. It’s been 8 weeks and NeilMed has been fine. Came back to see if I could swap out, might wait 4 more weeks🙃
Then they’re wrong
Warning if you get the NeilMed wound wash. A LOT comes out when you spray it, I got a nose full of saline when I got my septum pierced. It sucks, so do it after a shower while still in the bathtub if you don’t get the one with the mist sprayer because it will result in a mess
haha yes it can get a little messy 😅 the fine mist is the best one!
My rook doesnt want to heal... I bought the spray... Seasalt soaks dont help... Its so annoying. Piercer told me while it looks like this, not to take it out. But i cant deal with it anymore. its been 4 years....
Did it finally heal?
@@quazar4773 NO. STILL THE SAME.
@@quazar4773 i ordered the spray twice, soaking in a cup for my life doesnt help, ive had a teatreeoil spray, another salt spray en now i have a special teatree creme im trying...
@@nonozworld she probably has a non silver earing and that's why it got infected
@@nonozworld pierced with surgical steel, switched to titanium.
I’m glad I watched this video, I got both earlobes and the left nostril pierced and I got the Johnson’s baby soap and that Neomed spray. I wasn’t sure how to use any of it so I was using Qtips. But thanks now I know not too.
Question: I got my second earlobe piercings on Thursday and on my left ear the gun got stuck and then the back was crooked so they had to go back and fix it to make the back straight. Would all of that trama on my left ear hinder the healing process or make it more easier to get a keloid on that ear? I got the shop I got it pierced at and they said I should be fine if I keep putting the solution they gave me and to ice the piercing for swelling and if that doesn’t help within two weeks to come back to them. I just want a second opinion since I really don’t want a keloid and I have a wedding to go to next month 🥺.
PS - I also have my cartilage pierced and didn’t have trouble with that piercing at all.
I don’t think so just be extra careful with your after care and keep an eye on it if you think it gets worse take it out give it time to heal and then at another time go get it re-pierced
If your ears are sensitive when you can change your piercing get nickel free or titanium good quality jewelry
@mia Weeks thank you so much!
How often can you use this spray if the earlobe is infected? Recommended morning and night but if it did get infected can we do this more? My daughter woke up on day 7 with an infected earlobe. I can only think maybe a dirty pillow case- didn’t think of that!
This makes so much sense!! Thanks for the info!!
Thank you im getting mine today and i am sure this will help me a lot.
glad this could help you and good luck with your piercing! :)
really good info and facts.literally straight to the point
I know you say keep it in 3 to 4 months before changing the jewelry to another thing or 2 months minimum keep the same jewelry till your lobe heals but that does vary especially from person to person some people might have there peircing healed in a few weeks others many months
Thank you! I remembered I have some spray that’s for kids noses! 100% natural! I’ll be using it on my ears!
Thank you. Good info. I’m about to look up the guidelines you mentioned
This is so funny. Last year I got my second lobe piercings and had the absolute worst infection where both swole up and i ended up in the ER. i just got them repierced today and realized i was doing everything he said not to do. spinning, getting wash inside the hole, qtips, hydrogen peroxide, etc. 😔 you live and you learn.
Just want to be sure even though you said it 100x. I’m not supposed to take my earring out to clean my ear? I leave it in 24/7 even to clean it?
yes haha ♡
Decided to watch this video after rotating my earrings and putting peroxide on piercings. 😅 However, steps duly noted!
Me too! 😆 lesson learned..
I just got earlobe piercing both sides today, should I clean it on my shower night or let a day pass before cleaning it
when should you start cleaning the piercing? like from the day you get it pierced or should i leave it a couple days before i start cleaning it?
My peircer told me to use saline spray/saline water because its closer to our bodies' natural pH level. No touching (which has been a nightmare, because im a fidgeter), and to leave it alone for at minimum a month...longer if there are ever any issues with the healing process.
this is solid advice! nothing to say against it :)
Just got my second lobe piercing and my piercer gave me the exact same instructions but didn’t tell me why. I’m glad you explained the logic behind the instructions.
What about saline wipes? My piercer gave me some but I’m not sure how to use them...
Hii what did you end up doing ?! I need help !!
Hey! Could I make my own salt water solution and put it in a spray bottle and it still be effective?
I actually had asked the question to my piercer and they had said yes it would be and even gave the ratios for the mix and what to use and not to use
@@OrphicNecrosis Thanks!!
@@SoChubbyCheeks No problem!
@@OrphicNecrosis what are the things u can use and can not use?
@@donuts7645 For making your own solution? Or in general?
Damn I’ve been using the neilmed spray but with q tips and pushing my earring up to get under it.
Should you clean under the piercing when there’s lymph fluid or leave it?
I just got my ears pierced 1 week ago. Just had a question, I’ve been using the saline spray for 1 week already but how long do I need to use the saline spray for to clean my piercings?
Just keep using it til you feel you don’t need it no more, it’s cheap enough of Amazon anyway. Tell you not to change piercings for atleast 6weeks. I changed mine 11 days after getting it done and it’s been fine since then
How long should you be doing the spraying for a love piercing the full two months x2 a day?
What about a old ear lobe piercing that seems infected? I’ve had it for 24 years and never had any problems or been infected before. It’s sore, with a fever, pus coming out of the hole, and what feels like a knot in it. 😟
You should see a doctor and/or dermatologist, that’s a long time for a piercing to be behaving that way. Your body just might not like it even after all this time
What is the material of the earring? Depending on if it's brass, silver or surgical steel can have an effect on your ear.
Hi question,If u don’t turn them when cleaning after 6-8 mouths or how ever long u leave them in will it be hard to take out or stuck ??
No they shouldn’t be “stuck” for longer than the healing process. If they are it’s bad quality jewelry.
no goofy
@@bhris420 Ight goofy 🤪
@@jazminef.5419 thank u💯
Question I just got 02 gauges (I suppose it should have started smaller but I had no clue until watching your videos.) Can this spray replace sea salt?
Hi, I pierced my ear recently but did not like the earring choice so i changed it real quick days after I hope I’m still good
Would this apply to nipple piercings? Or is the soak still the best method
I thought you're supposed to twist them so they don't get stuck? Idk I'm kinda paranoid and people say to wait two weeks before twisting them but I'm not sure.
Hi! Can you tell me if you spinner them or not? And what happened. I just got mine done yesterday and don’t know if i should twist them or not
@@urcute5129 Hey! Glad I came across this video, and comment. I got mine pierced about 2 days ago, and it’s incredibly inconvenient for me to sleep with, and I still am sore from the piercing. (I got my ear lobes pierced) I use the blue bottle shown in the video, and I spin my jewelry. Though I’m practically at a loss here because what the piercer told me and what this video discusses are completely different...
@@urcute5129 It seems as if spinning them only causes more irritation and pain. I might just use the spray down, and wipe around the jewelry method. I’ve never been in so much pain before 😅
@@insom44 don’t spin.
@@insom44 how are you now? I haven’t spun mine a lot but like a little twist and they are doing okay
My piercer told me to put the saline solution on a q tip and wipe around the stud, then spin and rotate it. I can see benefits of spin and no spin but now I'm confused.
What about claire's ear aftercare
Hello I got my lobe pierced is December but I recently caused trauma to it (my nail accidentally pulled the earring) and it created a bump. I have been doing the sea salt soak as per your instructions for a week now. It has gone down a bit. I wanted to know if I should try using tea tree oil? (I’ve also watched your video on that)
Hi I know I’m 2 years late but I recently got them pierced and I was wondering how long I should wait until I can go swimming
I'm new but is RinscapNS will do? Maybe i can transfer it to bottle spray? It say sterile but is't the same as saline?
Here in Greece for the first week we use virgin olive oil it's the best sollution
What facial/ear piercing do you recommend for a 60yo male. I do have 8g in my earlobes. I’m interested in doing something new…but not offensive….I’m employed by a large corporation that really doesn’t have a dress code..(Home Depot)…
Thanks
Rocco
Should you remove healed piercings to clean them? I want to do my industrial, flat & lobes next month, but I know I'm also that woman that would keep the same jewelry in my entire life lol
Just asking what about the rapid healing solution the Claire has or the one that I have that they gave me they said it heals within 3 weeks
Thanks for noting not to use cotton! Glad you stopped my mistake early! 🙏
Are you supposed to spray the nelimed inside the nose on the piercing too? If not, how do you clean the inside? Thanks.
Hi, can i use Hansaplast Wound Spray for my nostril piercing? thanks.
My 7 year old just got her ears pierced about 3 weeks ago. I'm using Wound Wash from Walmart. The earrings move when I help her clean her ears just from holding her ear to spray the solution. We haven't had any issues but I'm worried it will take longer to heal. Plus, I'm afraid the ball will loosen and she'll lose her earrings. I want to check it, but I can't touch them.
they will be okay just don't touch them and use the saline solution to keep the areas clean
Does it matter which ear you get peirced for males? Getting mixed info. Some say right, some say left, some say it doesn't matter. If you're a straight male which ear should be peirced? I watched numerous videos and some were left, some were right.. can someone please help me..tysvm
i’ve had my ears pierced twice once they got infected and the other time they closed, should i get them pierced again? i really want my ears pierced 😩😭
This happened to me, too, well over 20 years ago in my mid teens. I had 2nd and 3rd ear lobe piercings by the same place, and both got badly infected and left me with tiny scars. I wonder now if it's because they told me to twist the earrings once a day after cleaning them with soap and warm water. I'm looking to get my ears repierced soon on my 41st birthday at a nearby tattoo shop. Thankfully, their piercer is highly knowledgeable, well experienced, and highly trusted in the local community and they've been happy to chat with me via private message to inform and reassure me.
I’m getting my ears pierced tomorrow. When you say get the corner of the paper towel wet do you mean with the aftercare spray or with water? I’m assuming with the spray but I don’t want to leave anything to chance so I figured I’d ask
If u figure it out tell me
Yo, so it's been a month since you got your ears pierced and I'm thinking about getting mine pierced and I was worried about whether face masks end up irritating the piercing. Any updates?
@@ironidol haven’t tried any face masks but I do use a face wash in the shower. My routine was using the neilmed piercing aftercare mist once in the morning when I woke up and once at night when I went to sleep. I took a q-tip and thoroughly wet it with the solution and gently worked in around the front of the piercing then switched ends to clean the back with the same method. Total of 2 q-tips used per cleaning session. I take showers at night so I usually will apply my face wash and be careful to not get any on the piercings because I don’t want it to gunk them up. I then wash the face mask off and gently wash around my ears last in the shower to make sure anything that got on them will be washed off before I get out. I haven’t had any problems other than once I forgot to clean them and I was sleeping on my side a lot so my left piercing became a little inflamed with some fluid coming from it. That night I used dial anti bacterial soap to wash in the shower *I know a lot of people say don’t use it so early on because it’s too harsh for the piercing, but I wanted to be careful not let infection set in*. Other than that no problems just be conscious of taking off and putting on shirts because I’ve caught them a few times while rushing and absolutely yanked the hell out of them which hurts a lot. Hope this helps, feel free to ask any more questions you might have!
Can u take out ur piercing after a month ?
Is it possible to just make salt water solution in a spray bottle? I can’t find saline solution anywhere and it’s so expensive
Bruh I’m confused asf rn, I got my ear pierced yesterday and asked my family members for advice since they have piercings too. Some say to use peroxide to clean it but when I look online it says not to use it. Then about the twisting earring thing, they said I should twist it twice during the day but this guy and other sources say not to twist them. So now idk what to Fucken believe now.
Hi 👋🏽 what did you end up doing ?! Idk if I should twist them or not
Spraying my piercing with saline solution literally doesn’t help get the crusties off. I can soak my piercing for 10 minutes and it will get so much build up. It looks like I’m not even cleaning them. I make sure to dry them with a hair dryer too. Ugh so frustrating.
I soak a piece of gauze sponge with the saline solution and then use that to wipe the piercing! Works to get the crusties off and I use less saline solution
I just got my ears pierced I’ve been told to move the piercing while I’m cleaning them. I’m so confused cause another group told me not to touch nor play with earrings.
Pierced my ears 3 months ago and they told me to wait 3 months before swapping the earrings but 2 weeks ago I got an infection in one ear and I wanna swap out the earrings but I’m worried about my ear. Should I wait still before swapping?
Can you still use it even if its infected? Friend told me bactine helps and used it for a few amount of days and now they are sticking to my ear 😭 is it too late to switch? Its been a week since i got my earlobes pierced
Hello , Kindly what is the name of that black bottle spray ?. The blue one is H2O ocean .
Neilmed ! www.urbanbodyjewelry.com/products/neilmed-piercing-aftercare-spray
What a coincidence I just got my ears pierced
earlobe?
@@Kelseymaya i got my second ear lobes and tragus on both sides but one would keep getting infected so I took one off and I also have my industrial
@@Liizzbeth i got my lobes pierced 2 weeks ago and i just want to ask how long did it take for yours to heal and change, lobes only btw
@@Kelseymaya about 3 months to heal completely but i think it can be different for everyone
Is swim in the sea ok? Or after piercing when its the right time to go swimming? Thanks!
I got my industrial a couple days ago. My piercer told me that piercings heal from the outside in. So if it looks good on the outside I would give it another month just to make sure the tissue is fully healed. I would say 6-7 months.
Can I still workout and do the outdoor things I do while it’s healing?
It’s been a week since I got my helix piercing. I went to the gym couple of times. I always keep my hair up and avoid touching my piercing. As soon as I get home, I clean my piercing with soap and water. Then dry with tissue and apply after care solution. So far my piercing is healing nicely
what happens if your ear lobes are still swollen red and itchy after a year? :(
You might be allergic to the type of metal.
Definitely most likely allergy to the metal. Lobes should heal fully by 3 months
My high lobe took over a year to heal
Question: what if im taking a shower and my shampoo and conditioner gets on my ear piercing? Am i suppose to avoid getting shampoo on my ears for 4months? Or is it fine to get shampoo on piercing?
It’s fine as long as you wash off all the shampoo from your ear, and make sure you clean it after you’re done showering to make sure there’s no shampoo left in there.
So I just spray it 2 - 3 times everyday for 2-3 months right ?? Cool