Wash your hair at an angle
Throughout healing, you’ll need to adjust your hair washing routine in order to keep your piercing safe. One of the best ways to keep products away from your cartilage piercing is to tilt your head away from the piercing to keep it free from suds and water.
In this regard, how do you wash your hair with a piercing?
Flip Your Hair To The Side: Being careful to ensure that your hair isn’t snagged on your piercing before doing so, use momentum to flip your hair to the side opposite of your piercing. This should allow you to wash your hair without getting any water or product on your ear.
Similarly, can I shower after piercing my ear?
Yes, you should be fine, just try not to submerge your ears. If they do get wet, make sure you clean the piercing and dry it thoroughly afterwards.
Can I shower with a fresh piercing?
When taking a shower with a new cartilage piercing, you will do it as you always have done. Only this time you will remove any potential pain hazards around your piercing first before jumping into the shower. These hazards are such like your hair and any chemical products like a harsh anti-bacterial soap.
Should you twist new piercings?
Don’t touch a new piercing or twist the jewelry unless you‘re cleaning it. Keep clothing away from the piercing, too. Excessive rubbing or friction can irritate your skin and delay healing. Keep the jewelry in place.
Should I clean my piercing before or after I shower?
The first cleaning should be done after shower but the last thing you do before you leave the bathroom. This will clean any hair/body products, or makeup that might have migrated to your piercing. Clean one more time during the day, and before you go to bed.
Can I wash my hair after ear piercing?
Don’t get any hair or body products in the piercing area.
Be careful when you use shampoo, soap, gel, pomade, hairspray, or other products that can get near the piercing and irritate the tissue.
How do you sleep with a new piercing?
To decrease this risk, ask your piercer to use flat studs, as opposed to those with jewels and other jagged edges. New piercings can also be difficult to sleep in, especially for side sleepers. While your piercing heals, you can help minimize discomfort by sleeping on your back instead of your side.
