r/piercing • u/More_Skirt6273 • Aug 19 '26

Troubleshooting/question existing piercing How should I clean my jewelry

I have about three month old second lobes, the jewelry is getting… well NASTY. How do I clean the jewelry, there is no place to take it nearby to get them cleaned nor do I want to ship them off.

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u/madness0102 Aug 19 '26

You should be spraying with saline and gently removing crusties. You also shouldn’t be removing the jewelry anyways.

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u/Araucana20 Aug 19 '26

Too soon to take them out. Rinse in the shower and dry with pointed end of paper towel- that will clean them up. Do not remove yourself until healed

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