How do you take care of nipple piercings?

Answer 1

For the most part with nipples, you simply want to keep on a good cleaning regiment for the somewhat lengthy healing time that is involved with this piercing. Nipples for the most part take at least 6 months to heal fully from the time that you got them pierced to where they will no longer be sensitive to the touch and won't be seeping lymphatic fluid profusely.

You will get yourself some non-iodized sea salt as well as some distilled water and disposable cups, which you can get at virtually any grocery store. You will microwave about 8oz of the distilled water as comfortably hot as you can stand it inside of a disposable cup of regular size, and you will then stir a 1/4 teaspoon of the salt into this water. When thoroughly mixed, you will then cup the cup over your nipple creating a seal and you will then hold the cup in place for upwards of around 5 minutes per side, using a fresh cup of the mixture per nipple as well. When you are done with this, you will then take a clean Q-Tip and will gently break up the hardened fluid around the rod with the swab, and only use one side of the swab per nipple ensuring that you are not transporting any needless bacteria or irritants from side to side. When done, rinse your nipples in distilled water and pat dry with a clean paper towel.

Do this twice a day for the first initial few weeks of healing, and then as needed. If you find that this is not quite doing the trick, do the same salt mixture as instructed above, but make the water much hotter and when done, steep a bag of chamomile tea within the salt water. When it has a proper amount of water soaked, you can then lay the hot tea bag directly on your nipple. The salt mixture absorbed into the bag in conjunction with the natural ingredients of the chamomile will act as a very effective hot compress and the chamomile will reduce swelling and redness.