There are 6 main points to remember when you are trying to heal your pierced ears that also suffer from ACD Eczema: Keep in mind that while your piercings are not healed, they are essentially an open wound. Caring for an open wound in addition to Eczema is different than caring for these 2 conditions separately. So follow these instructions without adding or deleting from the process, until you have achieved healing.
1. Put nothing on your ears that you would not allow into your eyes. If soap, shampoo, hairspray, perfume, hair dye, perm solutions, or any other product comes in contact with your open wound, rinse it off and dry your ears right away. Do not put rubbing alcohol, peroxide, antiseptic cleaners on your ears .... this includes retail products that are designed to heal the general population's newly pierced ears, as these products cause eczema. Do not use cortisone or anti-bacterial creams or ointments, whether they are over the counter or prescribed ... ironically, these products also cause eczema when applied to an open wound of one who suffers with ACD Eczema. Don't touch your ears unless you are tending to the care of them. While they are sensitive, even a touch can irritate. Children should be encouraged to go look in the mirror, but don't touch.
2. Clean your ears, front and back, twice a day with clean fresh water and a soft cotton cloth which has been laundered with a soap that you are not allergic to. Fragrance free all natural products are the best. Do not use paper towels, tissues, cotton balls, etc. on your ears, these products also contain known allergens. See "How To Non-Toxic Tips" if you would like recipe's for "make it yourself" all natural Non-Allergenic laundry soaps and cleaning tips. I've got 13 years experience owning and operating a Non-Toxic/Non-Allergenic Cleaning Business.
3. If you experience itching, or want to prevent it, you can dilute a teaspoon of Natural Sea Salt in some warm water that you clean your ears with. This really works!!! If itching does occur, it will subside by the third day. Pure & Natural Sea Salt is available at the health food store, or sample packets are available on my starter and sleeper earring page. Sea Salt Water is safe to use on any itchy skin anywhere, whether there is an open wound present or not, and for as long and as often as you like!
3.a) Put some Sea Salt (available atWal-Mart and Health Food Stores) water in a small empty spray bottle (available for pennies at Wal-Mart) and take it with you for the day.
4. Dry your ears, front and back, each time they get wet. Never allow your ears to "air dry". THIS IS KEY. Air-drying ultimately dries out the skin further which makes it more difficult to heal, and more prone to infection.
5. Use a lubricant you are not allergic to, such as Vaseline, A&D Ointment, or Pure Coconut Oil, if your ears are chapped, dry, cracked, seeping, bleeding or scabbing, . A tiny dab on the front and back of the piercing is all you need to keep your wound (piercing) from sticking to the earring and causing further irritation or infection. Use a lubricant for as long as your ears seem dry, and discontinue when not needed as it is best to allow airflow around a healing wound.
6. Keep a positive attitude. Although at first, you will likely experience some itching, but you should notice almost immediately that it is not the severe symptoms you had when alloys were in your ears. Keep this fact in mind ... a little better at first, a lot better with some time and proper care, usually by the third day you will have complete relief.
How to wear earrings again for the first time.
1. When you get your healing earrings, rinse them with water, then dry them with a clean cotton cloth, then lubricate the posts with a Veseline, A&D Ointment, or pure oil, so that insertion is easier and kinder to your ears.
2. Put them into your piercings (do not push the clutch back on too tightly) and do not remove them until your piercings have healed (grown a layer of protective skin inside the piercing) this could take days or weeks. Sleep and shower with your earrings in place during the healing period.
3. Twice a day, clean your ears with the earrings in place, with fresh clean water and a cotton cloth. Move the earring around to get as much of it clean as possible, front and back (push the earring forward from the back, and backward from the front to get to the post and piercing). Soak the area with a dripping wet cloth several times, rather than rubbing.
4. Itching can get quite intense during the first three days, but I promise it will subside. You can add some sea salt to the water (makes a saline solution) that you clean with. It really works. Here's how:
Fill a mug with clean water and add a half teaspoon or so, of Sea Salt. Microwave on high for 30 to 45 seconds, just to dissolve the salts (caution: do not put hot water on your ears ~ allow the water to become luke warm). Soak a fresh clean cotton cloth with the sea salt water and drizzle it onto your ears/earrings, front and back. Re-apply for a few moments.
5. Then dry gently, front and back, dabbing with a new dry clean fresh cotton cloth.
6. Finally, lubricate, to keep the earring from sticking to the open wound. Discontinue this step when it is no longer needed. It's best to allow the air to flow around your piercing, so this step is no longer needed when your ears are no longer chapped, cracked, itching or seeping.
7. You can consider your piercings healed when all tenderness has gone, and you don't even feel your
earrings in place any longer. At this point you can remove your earrings to clean them. Close the
drain in the sink (so the earrings don't accidentally slide down). Fill a small cup half way with fresh
water, and place your earrings in. Swish the water around a moment, and remove earrings to a clean
towel.
7a. If you still suffer from burning, itching, redness, swelling, rash, or irritation after 1 week, contact me and we
will even exchange your healing earrings for the other element. I guarantee that one of my elements will work for you, so if neither work for you, go get a patch test confirming that you are allergic to Niobium and Titanium, and you will get your money back. Keep in mind, the older we are, the longer it takes to heal any wound, and also more time is needed to heal very severe cases of Eczema.
8. Dry them off as well as possible. Gently wash your ears with fresh water too & pat dry with a soft clean
towel. Place the earrings back into the piercings. Do this now at least once a week. If there is any tenderness or discomfort at all while taking out or putting in your
earrings, they are not yet healed, so go back to the above care.
If you need to be pierced or re-pierced first please check out the information on THIS PAGE ~ for information on the very best piercing proceedures for children and adult ears.
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1 packet of All Natural 100% Sea Salt from the Dead Sea AND your choice of either of: 1 vial 100% Coconut Oil -OR- 1 foil pack of Vitamins A&D Ointment (Petroleum Jelly).
These are the only products that I recommend for healing pierced ears. Sea Salt Water soothes itching, and cleanses the skin. Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline, A&D Ointment) is a perfect protectant for sensitive skin. Coconut Oil (actually a liquid wax) is a light weight lubricant. These products can be purchased in health food stores -or- trial sized packages are available here.
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