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Fair enough question, but I need to ask why would you use a product that is meant only for contact lens on your nipple piercings? See there are ingredients in the contact lens solution that are intended to keep the lenses moist and to extend the life of the solution. These should not be used on piercings, there is no need to use it on any piercing.
Nipple piercing aftercare, like any other piercing is very simple, unscented anti bacterial liquid soap diluted with water and lathered up and lots of warm running water as a rinse, that's it. Nothing more, nothing less. Sure you got the saline solution story from your piercer but he/she didn't fully explain why.
Sea Salt is naturally derived by the evaporation of sea water leaving mineral rich salt. Once refined to remove unwanted ingredients it is available in many health food stores and domestic grocery stores. Iodized table salt is mined from the earth refined and usually has iodine added to the mix, available at most grocery stores.
In body piercing the salt is not used to clean the piercing, it has no antibacterial qualities other than it's high caustic value when improperly used on piercings. This whole salt water and piercings thing got carried away years ago and is just a run away train. Saline solution is what they really meant to say.
Saline solution is a water and salt solution of distilled water and 3% sodium (salt), used in hospitals as an I.V. to carry medications and rehydrate the body. Sterilized and in great quantities in the hospital, it is used to irrigate wounds and as an I.V. carrier. 3% Saline solution has been used to wash wounds because it is sterilized where domestic tap water may carry unwanted minerals and toxins into open wounds.
Ultimately both forms of salt should not be used on any piercing because the concentrations of actual salt is too high and is actually caustic to the new forming tissue, most folks don't want to purchase pre made saline solution and end up using contact lens solution which is another bad move.
Treat your nipple piercings like cuts (that after all is what they are, but we call them puncture wounds) clean them with anti bacterial soap and lots of running water while moving the jewellery and low an behold they will heal.
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Can you use contact solution to clean naval piercings?
NO!!!! you should use salt sea spray from a local piercing shop and drench the hole with it
What can youI put on a nipple piercing?
When it's not healed, clean it with antibacterial soap of a liquid specifically for cleaning piercings.
How often do nipple piercings get infected?
If you clean them regularly, like your piercer should have instructed you, then there shouldn't be too many problems. Try not to clean them excessively though, since it's bad for the surrounding skin.
Can you clean hard contacts with soft contact solution?
Yes of course you can
How can body piercings help your child be responsibly?
They will have to take care of the piercings as they will have to keep the piercings clean and free of infection.
Can you use germex to clean piercings?
No
What are you supposed to do after you get a nipple piercing?
Clean it & let it heal.
How does one clean Acuvue contact lenss?
Acuvue contact lenses need cleaning before put back in your eye because you may feel an extreme pain if you don't clean them. Place the contact lense on the tip of your finger, put a few drops of solution in the contact and with your clean finger make back and forth motions to clean anything that is on the lense off.
Is it safe to clean contact lenses in the dishwasher?
You must wash your contact lenses in approved cleaning solution. If you want to lose your contact lenses forever, you can put them in the dishwasher and try it out.
Had my nipple pierced 3 years ago and recently I had some pus coming out the top of my nipple I have been cleaning it but now instead of pus there is a hole what can I do?
OK first relax, this isn't anything to worry about. Lymphatic discharge (the whitish shumutz that comes out of the piercing) is common and that is why rinsing the piercings while moving the jewellery daily during showers and bathing is important. This matter is normal and rinsing just helps move it along, as for the sudden appearance this is matter that was collecting deep in the nipple an finally discharged through a milk duct. No worries just make sure when you clean your piercings, you rinse and move the jewellery under running water daily. As for the hole in the nipple it will close and shrink back to normal over time.
What do with your contacts you if you have no contact solution?
Put them in clean water, but be sure to soak them in solution before putting them in your eyes again. This is important because the solution kills germs but water does not. It is very important to have contact solution always. If you run out and too broke to buy another bottle, then go to your optometrist. He/she will be glad to give you a trial bottle.
Can I clean soft contacts with hard contact solution?
Yeah I just did it and it worked fine. Make sure you rinse your contact off with cold water after using the hard contact solution, because it is thick almost like a gel and I don't know that it would feel great in your eye.
