Belly button piercing infection??

Question

so i just got my belly button pierced on friday (the 23) and i have been doing sea salt soaks for 10 minutes twice a days so far and cleaning it in the showering with none scented aveno body wash and i don’t know if it’s infected or not?? like it’s still tender but it doesn’t hurt? but there is crust around it and i’m not sure if it’s dried blood or dark yellow or green pus? i’m just upset because i’ve been taking good care of it and wearing loose clothes and everything. what should i do or how should i get that crust off? i’m so upset :(

Answer

It doesn’t look infected to me, but it does look very irritated. The soap could be causing irritation or the sea salt soak could be too strong. I was using baby soap for my helix because it was the only soap I could find that steered clear of unrecommended  chemicals to use a a cleaning solution, but even then it still seemed to irritate my piercing, so I steer clear of soaps and just use saline solution. For sea salt soaks I use 1/4 tablespoon of salt to ever one cup of water. That is the recommended ratio to avoid irritation and drying of the skin. Also make sure you use a q tip somewhere in your cleaning routine to make sure you get all of the crusties off.

Answer

No just irritated

Answer

If it gets any worse and/or starts causing you actual pain, then you should probably be worried. Continue to clean it, try 3 times a day but don’t dry it out, and try using a qtip to get around the bar. don’t be upset, all piercings go through a healing process and most of the time that includes having crust and the occasional pus. It’s normal, just a better reason for the qtip, it really helps get the crust off!

Belly button piercing infection??

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