- Check what materials your earrings are made of to decide what’s safe to use.
- Soak or rub-down the earrings using rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide.
- Pay particular attention to any part that passes through your ear.
- Use saltwater on fresh piercings.
- Earrings are beautiful, but they can cause infections if they’re not kept clean, especially if you’ve recently got pierced. After all, about 35% experience complications like infections from this procedure. Luckily, there are some simple and easy steps to help keep your piercings clean. Once you’ve got the hang of how to disinfect earrings, it’s easy to build it into your routine.
- One study found that without proper cleaning, earrings can carry Staphylococcus aureus, a germ that can cause respiratory and skin infections.
