piercing question - Page 4

Oskar · 16th October 2007, 12:56pm

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Originally Posted by Zippy

I've got a lump/scarring starting to appear on mine now, where can I get that cream you were talking about mate to take it down a bit?

Yours is a mingin' mess.
Ewww.

fracture4 · 16th October 2007, 1:07pm

you can buy it from boots mate. ask them for E45 hydrocortisone cream.

it might be an idea to get a wee bottle of tea tree oil too, because that definately helps clean it. i just put the cream on before i went to bed, then used the oil during the day to save me walking about work with white cream on my ear.

bikuki · 16th October 2007, 1:14pm

I really really wouldn't recommend putting E45 on a piercing - it clogs it up and could result in a worse 'bubble'. Tea Tree Oil is a bit too harsh, too, IMO. I rule of thumb I've read is that if you're not willing to put it in your eye, don't put it on a healing/irritated piercing.

Zippy · 16th October 2007, 1:15pm

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Originally Posted by bikuki

I really really wouldn't recommend putting E45 on a piercing - it clogs it up and could result in a worse 'bubble'. Tea Tree Oil is a bit too harsh, too, IMO. I rule of thumb I've read is that if you're not willing to put it in your eye, don't put it on a healing/irritated piercing.

Which helps me in no way at all then. I'll just batter about with a contact lens over it.

Fenntastic · 16th October 2007, 1:17pm

i suggest vitamin E oil

bikuki · 16th October 2007, 1:23pm

Aye, cos that's exactly what I meant

Healing tissue is very delicate and many chemcials are too harsh and destroy the tissue rather than promote healing. As the tissue in and around the eye is also very delicate and sensitive to chemicals then the 'eye' rule is pretty good to bear in mind.
The human body heals the peircing - any chemicals or aftercare are meant to aid this. If it's destroying or irritating the tissue then it kind of defeats the purpose of 'aftercare'.

fracture4 · 16th October 2007, 1:36pm

well it sorted mine out, nae bother.

tam, don't put tea tree oil in your eye!

Zippy · 16th October 2007, 3:44pm

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Originally Posted by bikuki

Aye, cos that's exactly what I meant

Healing tissue is very delicate and many chemcials are too harsh and destroy the tissue rather than promote healing. As the tissue in and around the eye is also very delicate and sensitive to chemicals then the 'eye' rule is pretty good to bear in mind.
The human body heals the peircing - any chemicals or aftercare are meant to aid this. If it's destroying or irritating the tissue then it kind of defeats the purpose of 'aftercare'.

Aye that's fair enough but it's a rule for idiots - I wouldn't put boiling salt water in my eye either but the leaflet I got after my last piercing told me to use boiling salt water.

Fenntastic · 16th October 2007, 4:08pm

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Originally Posted by Zippy

Aye that's fair enough but it's a rule for idiots - I wouldn't put boiling salt water in my eye either but the leaflet I got after my last piercing told me to use boiling salt water.

boiling? sure it didnt say boiled?

bikuki · 16th October 2007, 4:19pm

Erm, I'm with Fenn on that one. As for boiled salt water, yes, I'd put that in my eye. Cos, y'know, it's essentially what tears are. If you make it so strong that you wouldn't put it in your eye then it's too strong for a piercing.

It's a pretty good rule, really.

Hezabell · 19th October 2007, 11:08pm

Hey, this is nothing to do with tragus piercings, but I just got my conch done on Monday, it's been fine all week, then yesterday it stared to swell again and it's really sore to touch. Is it just a bad reaction? Cause I got my rook done and it didn't do that, was reaaaalllyyyy sore though at the time. Any advice on what to do? I really don't wanna have to take it out.
Would be grateful for any advice/comments.

xxxx