Cause of the Smell
Sebum is secreted by the sebaceous glands in the skin. It’s an oily secretion meant to lubricate the skin and make it waterproof. Mix sebum with some dead skin cells and a little bit of bacteria, and you get some really potent smelling piercings!
In respect to this, what is the gunk in my earrings?
It’s a build up of dead skin cells, sebum (oil), and any hair and beauty products that land in your lobe area. It builds up into a greenish-brownish-grayish paste, and starts to get stinky as bacteria builds up, giving it its distinctive cheesy whiff.
Just so, why is black stuff coming out of my earring hole?
It’s actually just dead skin cells. When a piercing hole is made and the earring is put it, the ear will be trying to heal itself for a long time. … When the earring is put in the hole it blocks the growth of these cells so they die. The black stuff is just these cells.
