One way to help your new piercing stay healthy is to soak it in a sea salt or saline mixture. Doing this can keep your wound clean and promote healing. Some piercing experts tell their customers to consider a sea salt soak to help your piercing heal.

To make Saline Solution all you need is warm mineral water and fine grain sea salt (sodium chloride) we recommend to use iodized sea salt. It is the best type to use for it contain elements that makes it more compatible for healing wounds then other types.

The Recovery Aftercare Sea Salt helps the healing process of new piercings by soothing irritated skin, reduce swelling, minimize scaring and removing crust and bacteria. Cleaning new piercings, especially using a saline solution soak, is important in order for them to heal properly.

Sea salt soaks should be done daily on any healing piercing. Mix 1/8 teaspoon of sea salt with warm water, and soak the piercing for 5-15 minutes a day. This will help treat and prevent bumps, by drawing the pus and foreign particles out of the wound. Rinse your piercing after soaking to remove excess salt.

Do not use table salt, kosher salt, Epsom salts, or iodized sea salts: Non-iodized fine-grain sea salt is best for avoiding additives, as well as its ability to dissolve into a solution. Do not make the solution too salty: Too much salt can be irritating to the piercing and the skin.

Salt is a preservative and too much will burn and irritate your piercing. It’s important to clean a cartilage piercing every 2-3 days.

While sterile saline is usually better, sea salt solution is generally fine for most people when cleaning their piercings – if they keep it up. The solution is made by mixing a cup of boiling water with 1/4 teaspoon of non-iodized sea salt (not table salt).

Sea salt is considered to one of the most effective natural remedies for healing almost any type of wound. When it is used in combination with other similar natural products, it naturally helps in keeping the piercings healthy and infection free.

One of the best things you can do for all healing or irritated piercings is a saline soak. A warm, mild saltwater solution irrigates, cleanses, and allows the cells to rejuvenate. A fresh pierced are should be treated properly. Saline Solution is the most recommended medicament for piercing healing.