Why does my helix piercing stink?

Infected ear piercings sometimes smell bad. Pus, dead skin, and other drainage from the infection can stick to earring posts and backs. This can cause a bad smell to linger. Cleaning the ears and earring posts with either rubbing alcohol or a special ear piercing solution might help.

Can tragus piercings be used for helix?

Helix/ Cartilage piercing Both the ball closure ring and the barbell are suitable, suitable barbells can be found on the Piercing Mania site through the Tragus piercing category. All piercings in this category are tragus piercings and can be placed in helix cavity.

Which is more painful helix or tragus?

The tragus gets more painful because it is a smaller and ever more dense area than the forward helix. Since it’s thicker you do feel it a lot more.

What are the signs of an infected helix piercing?

An infected ear piercing may be red, swollen, sore, warm, itchy or tender. Sometimes the piercing oozes blood or white, yellow or greenish pus. A new piercing is an open wound that can take several weeks to fully heal. During that time, any bacteria (germs) that enter the wound can lead to infection.

How do I stop my piercing from smelling?

Clean your piercings

  1. Cleaning your piercings regularly with warm water and soap can help prevent these buildups and keep your piercings fresh and clean.
  2. If you are already suffering from a case of nasty smelling ear piercing then you can wash your earlobe under warm running water, using an anti-bacterial cleanser.

Why does my piercing smell like fish?

Cause of the Smell Sebum is secreted by the sebaceous glands in the skin. It’s an oily secretion meant to lubricate the skin and make it waterproof. Mix sebum with some dead skin cells and a little bit of bacteria, and you get some really potent smelling piercings!

What’s the most painful ear piercing?

The snug piercing is known to be the most painful ear piercing for the majority of people to receive. On the pain scale, it ranks at around a 9/10 compared to other piercings. However, keep in mind that even the most painful piercings will likely hurt less than getting a paper cut.

What are the benefits of a tragus piercing?

The theory is that ear cartilage piercings work similar to acupuncture and relieve pain by stimulating pressure points and nerve endings. In this case, that would be the vagus nerve, which extends from the base of your brain to the rest of your body.

What is the most painful piercing you can get?

Here is how much each type of piercing may hurt in order of most painful to least painful.

  • Genital piercing. Your genitals are among the most nerve-dense areas on your body.
  • Nipple piercing pain level. The nipple is another commonly pierced area that’s pretty sensitive.
  • Nose piercing pain level.
  • Dermal piercing pain.