What is the best way to care for and clean a new lip piercing?

Soak in saline solution and/or wash with liquid antimicrobial or germicidal soap* as described below:





1) WASH your hands thoroughly prior to cleaning, or touching on or near your piercing for any reason.





2) SALINE soak at least two to three times daily. Simply soak directly in a cup of warm saline solution for a few minutes. The longer you soak, the better. For certain placements it may be easier to apply using fresh gauze or a cotton ball saturated with saline solution. A brief rinse will remove any residue


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3) SOAP no more than once or twice a day. While showering, lather up a pearl size drop of the soap to clean the jewelry and the piercing. Leave the cleanser on the piercing no more than thirty seconds, then rinse thoroughly to remove all traces of the soap from the piercing.





4) DRY with disposable paper products such as gauze or tissues, because cloth towels can harbor bacteria and catch on new piercings causing injury. Pat gently to avoid trauma.





- Avoid undue trauma; excessive talking or playing with the jewelry during healing can cause the formation of unsightly and uncomfortable scar tissue, migration, and other complications.


- Avoid any mouthwash containing alcohol. It can irritate the area and delay healing.


- Avoid chewing on gum, tobacco, fingernails, pencils, sunglasses, etc.


- Avoid sharing plates, cups, and eating utensils.


- Avoid smoking! It increases risks and lengthens healing time.


- Avoid stress and all recreational drug use.


- Avoid any aspirin or alcohol, and large amounts of caffeine.


- Avoid submerging in bodies of water such as lakes, pools, etc.


WHAT IS NORMAL?


- For the first three to five days: significant swelling, light bleeding, bruising, and/or tenderness.


- After that: Some swelling, light secretion of a whitish yellow fluid (not pus).


- A piercing may seem healed before healing is complete. This is because piercings heal from the outside in, and although it feels healed the tissue remains fragile on the inside. BE PATIENT, and Keep cleaning throughout the entire healing period.


- Even healed piercings can shrink or close in minutes after having been there for years! This varies from person to person; if you like your piercing, leave the jewelry in place.





hope this helps:)








What is the best way to care for and clean a new lip piercing?
i got my lip pierced 2 weeks ago///I have to constantly rinse with none alchohol mouth wash (after every meal or snack etc..) and use wound wash or a natural sea salt or even an antibactirial solution...just go to rite aid and ask,,,,,also///MAKE SURE NOTHING CONTAINS ALCHOHOL!!!What is the best way to care for and clean a new lip piercing?
Occasionally spray it with bactine, turn it occasionally, don't pick off the crusties, sometimes soak it in salt water, but mostly leave it alone.