You can buy disposable gloves from your local drugstore.
Never use a pin or needle that someone else used to pierce their ears since boiling the pin can’t remove every contaminant and you could spread bacteria. Don’t use a pin or needle that hasn’t been sterilized since it’s more likely to cause infections.
You can also use hydrogen peroxide if you don’t have any rubbing alcohol.
You can also use hydrogen peroxide or a disinfectant wipe if you don’t have any rubbing alcohol available.
Avoid piercing any other places on your ear beside the lobe since the cartilage is thicker and it could be more difficult to pierce without causing an infection.
Keep the ice in a plastic bag if you don’t want it to melt and get things wet.
If you don’t have an eraser, you can also use a potato or an apple. Be wary of this due to the fact that potatoes and apples carry bacteria. Be sure to wash them before using them, and throw them away when you’re finished since you may get blood on them. You could try piercing your ear without holding anything behind it, but be cautious of the pin so you don’t accidentally stab yourself with it.
You may bleed a little when you’re piercing your ear so either work above a sink or protect the floor under where you’re working so you don’t leave any stains. If you can’t easily hold onto the eraser and the pin, ask a friend to help hold one of them for you.
The rubbing alcohol may sting when you apply it since your piercing is still fresh.
Leave the safety pin in your ear for up to 1 week to help your piercing heal better. It may hurt and you might bleed when you put in the earring.
Piercing holes can close even when they’re fully healed, but they seal faster after a fresh piercing.
Don’t touch your piercing unless you have to. Leaving your piercing alone will help it heal faster.
You can buy saline solution from your local drugstore. Don’t use any rubbing alcohol to clean your piercing since it could kill new skin cells that are forming and dry out your skin.
Keep your hair up when you can so it doesn’t touch your piercing or cause any irritation throughout the day.
If you don’t want to use a T-shirt over your pillow, then change your pillowcases every other day to keep them clean and contaminant-free. It may be painful to lie down on the side where you pierced your ear for a few days or weeks.
