In today’s video we’re going to talk about if you really have to turn your earrings after first being pierced.

You’re probably watching this video because you may have heard some conflicting piercing aftercare advice. Depending on where you were pierced, who you were pierced by, you may have been told to turn your earrings or may have been told not to and now your just like WHAT DO I DO!

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If you are one of those who are confused on whether to turn your earrings or not.. smash the like button.

SO this is one of the most asked questions here on my channel. I HEARD you. so here we are.

Back in the day turning your earrings when you first got pierced was something that was told to everyone who got their ears pierced was told to do.. turn your earrings. No matter who pierced you.

It’s actually still being told but NOW there’s more professional piercers who actually suggest NOT to turn your earrings which is causing some confusion.

Why was turning your earrings recommended in the past?
Keep the earring from “sticking” or adhering to your skin
Keeps the skin from “growing” over

But piercings now recommend NOT turn your earrings because of

Increases the risk of bacterial infection
It’s ripping the healing skin or reopening the piercing which just delays the healing time
Over turning your earrings can lead to inflammation

So which one is it?
My personal opinion.. I think turning your earrings was a way of checking on your ears to make sure they aren’t becoming too tight, and the skin not growing over your earring. That’s usually the cause of your skin growing over earring.. not from not turning them but if you do go to turn them and you’ll notice them before it actually happens.

As for as for NOT turning them, I would have to agree more. It does increase the risk of bacterial infection because you are touching there things and then touching your ears which is an open would.

You can feel when you first get pierced and you go to turn your earrings and it kinda feels like you are ripping your skin when its getting stuck.

And I have seen time and time again people over turning their earrings out of boredom or obsession and them just become inflamed

Do the reasons for not turning them outweigh the reasons to turn them?

This is something that is actually not specially mentioned on the Association of Professional Piercers website. It doesn’t say to turn them and it doesn’t say not to turn them.

What do you think? Leave a comment below.

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