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Labret piercing smelling awful!

  • 18-11-2009 10:26AM
    #1
    Monkey61
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭


    Just a quick one guys...

    I've had my labret piercing for 7 years now and suddenly it has started to smell awful - both the ring and the piercing itself. Is there anything in particular I should be cleaning it with? I had just been using normal soap when I'm in the shower, but the smell seems to return pretty rapidly.


Comments

  • #2
    Will
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,183 ✭✭✭✭Will


    oral hygiene, brushing and moutwashing. also maybe remove the post every now and again and clean the gunk off it.


  • #3
    LD 50
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    What does it smell of? If its a strong ammonia type smell, there could be an infection.


  • #4
    Monkey61
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    No definitely not ammonia like...I can't really describe it because it doesn't smell like anything I could liken it to.

    Also, my oral hygiene is perfect! And I clean the ring itself all the time and there never seems to be any gunk on it at all.


  • #5
    Star Lord
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    What are you using to clean it?


  • #6
    Monkey61
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    Just normal soap.


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  • #7
    Star Lord
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    Well there's most likely your problem. You just wanna soak/rinse it in a mild saline solution. Check out the "Guidelines for Healing your Piercings" thread.


  • #8
    jenizzle
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 6,817 ✭✭✭jenizzle


    it could also be the jewellery, I find that poorer quality jewellery tends to stink a bit! Get yourself a high-quality ring or stud and try that :)


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