Is Aspirin paste safe for piercings?

  Does Aspirin paste work on a nose piercing bump? If you've recently pierced your nose, you want it to heal as quickly as possible.

Your body piercer may have told you to clean your piercing regularly. However, you may have noticed that you're developing a bump around the piercing.

H2Ocean can be used to treat a nose piercing.  To use H2Ocean for nose piercing aftercare, apply it at least two times daily, ensuring that the area around the piercing is gently cleaned.

Most piercers do not recommend using a stick Aspirin paste or a thin Aspirin paste around a piercing. This is because aspirin may cause irritation to the skin. It's safer to use H2Ocean to clean your piercing.

Aspirin paste alternative - clean your piercing with H2Ocean

Using cortisone on piercings

 Cortisone cream for nose piercing bumps

Cortisone cream can be applied to a nose piercing that's a little bit swollen, in order to help reduce the swelling. If there is just a small swelling around your piercing and there's no foul odor, the swelling could just be caused by trauma such as your piercing getting snagged on clothing. Sometimes your body can also react this way because the jewelry is irritating it.

Using cortisone cream for nose piercing bumps and other types of piercings can help in some cases. Ensure that you follow your  body piercer's instructions and clean your fresh piercing regularly, in order to help prevent infections. 

What are the signs of an infected nose piercing?

If your nose piercing has become infected it will often look red and feel painful. The area around the piercing will also be swollen.

You may notice blood or pus coming out of the piercing if it's infected. Infected piercings can also cause you to feel feverish or just have a general feeling of not being well.

Does using cortisone cream for a nose piercing bump work all the time?

Using cortisone cream for a nose piercing bump will not always work. In fact, it can work against you if it's gotten infected. If you've already tried a saline solution such as H2Ocean and it hasn't worked, you should see your doctor. You don't want the infection to become so bad that it causes more painful damage to the tissues in your nose.

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