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QOW: Easiest Way to Clean Tragus/Ear Piercings

Sunday November 2, 2008
Question: I came across your page while trying to find out ways to care for a tragus piercing. I was told it was easiest to clean while in the shower however that has not made for the easiest cleaning. Do you have any other suggestions that I could try?

Answer: Yeah, I don't like cleaning my ears in the shower b/c then I get water in them - not fun. I just hold my head over the sink and clean it there. I would gently rub some Satin soap on the piercing, tilt my head sideways and then cup warm water into my hand and carefully splash it up to my ear several times until all the soap is gone. Maybe that will be easier for you, too?

Does anyone else have a suggestion on an easy and efficient way of cleaning an ear piercing?

Comments

November 29, 2008 at 5:33 pm
(1) J-Dawg says:

Just buy H2Ocean!

April 15, 2009 at 8:46 pm
(2) Lil*Mz*WHiT says:

Q-tips r very helpful. Put soap on the q-tip clean the piercing then put water on the other side & make sure u got all the soap out. It will get the pus & Dry blood out.

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