How Do You Care For A New Navel Piercing?
So you have just gotten your navel pierced. For some people it hurts, others don’t feel a thing. But once you have it done, you need to know how to care for it to prevent infection, migration (The piercing moving in your skin) or it growing out. • When you first get home, do NOT touch or move your piercing at all. It may still be a little sore because your body is getting used to the metal object in your skin. Just leave it under your top. • ‘Steam clean’ your belly button. After a few hours of having it done, you can get some salt (rock salt is best) and boiling water in a small glass. Allow the water to cool slightly and then lean forward and put the glass on your stomach, then lean back. If you do it right, you will get a seal between your skin and the cup so nothing will leak. It can be tricky at first but after a while you will get the hang of it. Now with it on, wait 10 minutes, and the salt will clean it. • After you have cleaned it with the salty water, you need to dry it. Don’
