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Wait until you have some money, go have it done by a professional.
Even that isn't guaranteed to keep it clean and infection-free, but unless you feel like a trip to the hospital (which, in Canada, would probably be cheaper than the piercing), it's best to wait.
It's not like your eyebrow is going to fall off between now and when you've got some cash.
If you have enough money to get your "eyebrow stabbed", you have enough money to buy stuff to keep your piercing clean.
Typically, antibacterical soap and warm water should suffice. Hydrogen Peroxide or alcohol should not be used, as they're too strong and can end up doing more harm than good. Antibiotic gels, creams and stuff aren't supposed to be good either because they can trap dirt in the piercing.
If you ask your piercer, they will probably recommend something you can use to keep your stab wound clean, and may even have a container of solution you can use (you may or may not recieve this for free - it depends).
I don't understand why people get pierced or tattoo-ed when they don't have any money...
My friend told me "Dude, no... I know this guy, he'll do your tat for like $5.00 and some beer"... cause you know.. if you're going to have something the rest of your life, it's a good idea to cut corners and get it done as cheaply as possible.
not knocking you or anything ... just saying, if your going to be shoving peices of metal into your skin it would be a good idea to make sure you do it right and have the money for dis-infections AND back up money and/or insurance in case it goes bad. Nothing is sexier then a huge festering sore on your eye, but would be good to have some backup moneys for keeping it clean AND in case it gets all sickly on you.
Just saying, my general rules of thumb for body modifications:
Do it right.
Do it clean.
Keep it clean.
Fix it if it goes bad.
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ShogunHair long; money long; me and broke wizards we don't get alongRegistered Userregular
If you have enough money to get your "eyebrow stabbed", you have enough money to buy stuff to keep your piercing clean.
Typically, antibacterical soap and warm water should suffice. Hydrogen Peroxide or alcohol should not be used, as they're too strong and can end up doing more harm than good. Antibiotic gels, creams and stuff aren't supposed to be good either because they can trap dirt in the piercing.
If you ask your piercer, they will probably recommend something you can use to keep your stab wound clean, and may even have a container of solution you can use (you may or may not recieve this for free - it depends).
Please, explain how Hydrogen Peroxide does more harm than good.
If you have enough money to get your "eyebrow stabbed", you have enough money to buy stuff to keep your piercing clean.
Typically, antibacterical soap and warm water should suffice. Hydrogen Peroxide or alcohol should not be used, as they're too strong and can end up doing more harm than good. Antibiotic gels, creams and stuff aren't supposed to be good either because they can trap dirt in the piercing.
If you ask your piercer, they will probably recommend something you can use to keep your stab wound clean, and may even have a container of solution you can use (you may or may not recieve this for free - it depends).
Please, explain how Hydrogen Peroxide does more harm than good.
Hydrogen peroxide is sometimes helpful in draining pus and debriding an
infected piercing. Hydrogen peroxide should not be used for daily piercing aftercare.
Some people have successfully treated hypertrophic scar tissue using
hydrogen peroxide gel or solution. However, hydrogen peroxide can impede
healing with prolonged use.
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ShogunHair long; money long; me and broke wizards we don't get alongRegistered Userregular
If you have enough money to get your "eyebrow stabbed", you have enough money to buy stuff to keep your piercing clean.
Typically, antibacterical soap and warm water should suffice. Hydrogen Peroxide or alcohol should not be used, as they're too strong and can end up doing more harm than good. Antibiotic gels, creams and stuff aren't supposed to be good either because they can trap dirt in the piercing.
If you ask your piercer, they will probably recommend something you can use to keep your stab wound clean, and may even have a container of solution you can use (you may or may not recieve this for free - it depends).
Please, explain how Hydrogen Peroxide does more harm than good.
Peroxide dries it out.
I would feel better knowing it wasn't going to get infected. The only reason I bring it up is because I'm getting my ears pierced tomorrow.
Ok yes I shouldn't have said absolutely no money but it doesn't go much further than 30 dollars. And it only needs to hold me off until friday when I get paid. Just looking for some tips and specific products that'll help. The cost of the actual piercing is covered by friends who don't think my "I'm gonna get my eyebrow done" words are true.
If you have enough money to get your "eyebrow stabbed", you have enough money to buy stuff to keep your piercing clean.
Typically, antibacterical soap and warm water should suffice. Hydrogen Peroxide or alcohol should not be used, as they're too strong and can end up doing more harm than good. Antibiotic gels, creams and stuff aren't supposed to be good either because they can trap dirt in the piercing.
If you ask your piercer, they will probably recommend something you can use to keep your stab wound clean, and may even have a container of solution you can use (you may or may not recieve this for free - it depends).
Please, explain how Hydrogen Peroxide does more harm than good.
Peroxide dries it out.
I would feel better knowing it wasn't going to get infected. The only reason I bring it up is because I'm getting my ears pierced tomorrow.
Peroxide can eat away at healthy tissue, which will not only make the healing process take much, much longer, but it's also possible that the damage done can leave you open to infection. Yes, peroxide isn't really bad if you use it on a scrape on your knee...but for repeated use on a piercing, it is not recommended.
Sea Breeze astringent is really gentle on a piercing and keeps it really clean. The downside is that it burns a little, but so will anything else, aside from Neosporin.
My friend said Sea Salt. I tend to trust her cause she has about 20 things stuck in her face... I would check that info out first though.... cause it sounds like it would burn... ?? Check that FAQ I posted, it should have ALL your answers.
Not only will hydrogen peroxide dry it out, but it will slow the healing process, and it will leave you with dried out, damaged skin around the hole. As it heals you'll keep damaging and drying it out. How badly do you want scar tissue? Because this is a good way to guarantee you develop it. On top of that, you're in the healing process longer, so you're increasing the odds that you'll infect it.
Peroxide is really only appropriate for specific types of injuries, like cuts and scrapes.
You're best off using the mildest anti-bacterial hand soap you can get. It's cheaper than anything else you could ever use, and it's the safest bet by far for a whole variety of reasons. And if you can't afford the $3 bottle of hand soap, you don't need the piercing. Especially not on the face where infection, scarring and rejection will be extremely visible.
Sea salt, for the record, is good for soaking the piercing in to get the crusties off prior to a proper cleaning, and it's a great way to handle an infection (soaking, I mean).
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IT'S GOT ME REACHING IN MY POCKET IT'S GOT ME FORKING OVER CASH
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
Hydrogen Peroxide can kill healthy white blood cells that are trying to heal your wound. Don't use it. It retards the healing process, and over time can lead to infection.
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Even that isn't guaranteed to keep it clean and infection-free, but unless you feel like a trip to the hospital (which, in Canada, would probably be cheaper than the piercing), it's best to wait.
It's not like your eyebrow is going to fall off between now and when you've got some cash.
Typically, antibacterical soap and warm water should suffice. Hydrogen Peroxide or alcohol should not be used, as they're too strong and can end up doing more harm than good. Antibiotic gels, creams and stuff aren't supposed to be good either because they can trap dirt in the piercing.
If you ask your piercer, they will probably recommend something you can use to keep your stab wound clean, and may even have a container of solution you can use (you may or may not recieve this for free - it depends).
My friend told me "Dude, no... I know this guy, he'll do your tat for like $5.00 and some beer"... cause you know.. if you're going to have something the rest of your life, it's a good idea to cut corners and get it done as cheaply as possible.
not knocking you or anything ... just saying, if your going to be shoving peices of metal into your skin it would be a good idea to make sure you do it right and have the money for dis-infections AND back up money and/or insurance in case it goes bad. Nothing is sexier then a huge festering sore on your eye, but would be good to have some backup moneys for keeping it clean AND in case it gets all sickly on you.
Just saying, my general rules of thumb for body modifications:
Do it right.
Do it clean.
Keep it clean.
Fix it if it goes bad.
Please, explain how Hydrogen Peroxide does more harm than good.
Shogun Streams Vidya
Peroxide dries it out.
Generally most people think it's ok to use, just not to use it as your "Primary" cleaning method.
From here (good read if your going to get jewelry put in): http://www.faqs.org/faqs/bodyart/piercing-faq/healing-process-problems/
I would feel better knowing it wasn't going to get infected. The only reason I bring it up is because I'm getting my ears pierced tomorrow.
Shogun Streams Vidya
Steam | Live
Peroxide can eat away at healthy tissue, which will not only make the healing process take much, much longer, but it's also possible that the damage done can leave you open to infection. Yes, peroxide isn't really bad if you use it on a scrape on your knee...but for repeated use on a piercing, it is not recommended.
Also here talks about Sea Salt:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070319200636AALkeJW
Seriously though... won't that burn and sting like a SOB?
Also talk to the professional that pokes you... they usually have an "after care" hand out that they give to the clients.
Steam | Live
Peroxide is really only appropriate for specific types of injuries, like cuts and scrapes.
You're best off using the mildest anti-bacterial hand soap you can get. It's cheaper than anything else you could ever use, and it's the safest bet by far for a whole variety of reasons. And if you can't afford the $3 bottle of hand soap, you don't need the piercing. Especially not on the face where infection, scarring and rejection will be extremely visible.
Sea salt, for the record, is good for soaking the piercing in to get the crusties off prior to a proper cleaning, and it's a great way to handle an infection (soaking, I mean).
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
You'll want:
This.
And this.
Hydrogen Peroxide can kill healthy white blood cells that are trying to heal your wound. Don't use it. It retards the healing process, and over time can lead to infection.