How To Keep Earrings From Getting Infected. Apply rubbing alcohol andor antibiotic ointment to the area twice daily. Use sterile saline you can find some online or combine 14 tsp.
To care for minor infections a person can take these steps. Rubbing it on either side of earlobes twice a day will be a good home remedy that can actually treat this infection. Furthermore you are expected to remove posts as well as jewelry to clean them using rubbing alcohol three times a day.
Wash the hands before touching cleaning or handling the earring.
When you are allowed to remove the earring clean the healed hole on the earlobe with either saline solution or peroxide to get rid of left dirt and debris. Whether it is an adult or toddler you are treating rubbing alcohol is good for keeping infection at bay. After you take off the earring or whatever accessory you stick on your earlobe wash the exposed open wound thoroughly with preferably hot water. Alcohol goes a long way in drying off the pus in earlobe brought about by the infection.