I just got my septum pierced and am confused about aftercare.



The sheet that my piercer gave me says to use a mild soap to clean it twice daily. The thing that makes me skeptical is that this list includes Dial anti-bacterial, which seems like an awfully strong soap for a piercing... and is scented, which i imagine could irritate it. It mentions sea salt soaks as a secondary measure to speed healing, but not required.



BUT, I googled "septum piercing aftercare" and found the BMEZine You must register in order to see the links guide, which ONLY mentions salt water and no soap. I also found You must register in order to see the links ask mefi thread which also mentions only salt water.



I have always been one to follow the piercer/tattooer/whateverer's advice on aftercare, but after finding more information, all of which supports using only sea salt soaks, I'm confused about what I should do. For tonight I soaked it with cotton balls soaked in sea salt water, but I'm unsure what to do tomorrow. Soap, or just sea salt from now on? Which one is less likely to irritate and more likely to heal my fresh piercing?

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