How to Clean Your Ear Piercing

Intermediate 20 min 14 steps 24164 views Rating: 4.3/5 Published: 2026-03-18

Clean your hands thoroughly with antibacterial soap.. Dip a cotton ball or swab in the cleaning solution.. Swab the ear lobe with the cotton ball or swab.

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1

Clean your hands thoroughly with antibacterial soap.

Step 1

Clean your hands thoroughly with antibacterial soap.

2

Dip a cotton ball or swab in the cleaning solution.

Step 2

Dip a cotton ball or swab in the cleaning solution.

3

Swab the ear lobe with the cotton ball or swab.

Step 3

Swab the ear lobe with the cotton ball or swab.

4

Turn the earring posts.

Step 4

Turn the earring posts.

5

Apply an antibiotic ointment.

Step 5

Apply an antibiotic ointment.

6

Clean your piercing daily.

Step 6

Clean your piercing daily.

7

Keep your earrings in.

Step 7

Keep your earrings in.

8

Take your earrings out every night.

Step 8

Take your earrings out every night.

9

Clean your earrings with rubbing alcohol.

Step 9

Clean your earrings with rubbing alcohol.

10

Swab your ears with a cotton swab and alcohol and apply antibiotic ointment.

Step 10

Swab your ears with a cotton swab and alcohol and apply antibiotic ointment.

11

Take the posts out and clean them with rubbing alcohol.

Step 11

Take the posts out and clean them with rubbing alcohol.

12

Dab rubbing alcohol on the piercing holes.

Step 12

Dab rubbing alcohol on the piercing holes.

13

Cover the post with antibiotic ointment.

Step 13

Cover the post with antibiotic ointment.

14

Contact a dermatologist if symptoms persist.

Step 14

Contact a dermatologist if symptoms persist.

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