Infected piercings aren’t just unsightly, they can be a serious threat to your health if not treated quickly. New piercings are more prone to becoming crusty, itchy, lumpy and start to leak. So what do you do if your piercing looks infected? Express.co.uk reveals the one thing you should use on a piercing infection.
When you get your ears or any other part of your body pierced, you may initially have some bleeding, swelling, tenderness or bruising.
You may even have a whitish-yellow fluid coming from the piercing, and this is probably normal and part of the healing process.
However, if your piercing is releasing pus, and the area around it is hot, painful, swollen, and very red or dark, it is probably infected.
You may even feel hot, shivery or unwell.
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Before cleaning the piercing, make sure you wash your hands thoroughly.
Saturate your cotton pad or gauze in the solution and apply it to the piercing.
Soften any crusting and gently turn the jewellery while cleaning it.
If you have a mouth piercing, you can use this solution as a rinse and swish it around the inside of your mouth before spitting it out.