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How to Care for Navel Piercings

Navel piercings, also known as belly button piercings, take approximately six weeks to heal completely. During the healing period, proper cleaning of your navel piercing is essential to prevent irritation or infection. While it is a common misconception that piercings should be cleaned with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, these substances can actually inhibit the proper formation of scar tissue inside a puncture wound. Saline soaks are the best way to ensure that your body piercing heals properly.

Things You'll Need

  • Unscented antibacterial or antimicrobial soap
  • Paper towels
  • Bottled water
  • 1/4 teaspoon non-iodized sea salt
  • Coffee mug
  • Microwave
  • Disposable plastic medicine cups or shot glass
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Instructions

    • 1

      Wash your hands with warm water and dry them with a paper towel.

    • 2

      Fill a clean coffee mug with bottled water and microwave it for 30 seconds or until it is warm to the touch.

    • 3

      Add 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt to the water and stir.

    • 4

      Fill a disposable plastic medicine cup or shot glass with the saline solution you have just mixed.

    • 5

      Lean forward and cover your piercing with the medicine cup or shot glass. Press firmly.

    • 6

      Lie back and allow your piercing to soak for 10 minutes.

    • 7

      Remove the saline solution from your piercing and dispose of the medicine cup. Wash your piercing immediately with antibacterial or antimicrobial soap. Dry gently with a paper towel.

    • 8

      Repeat steps one through seven twice a day, preferably in the morning before you shower and at night before you go to bed.

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