Why piercings smell/is it an infection and what you can do!!

The MAIN reason piercings smell is a buildup of dead skin cells around the piercing and jewellery. The dead skin cells mix with oil naturally produced by the body and form a semisolid discharge. This happens with either mature or healed piercings, and is not usually a sign of infection. Stretched piercings and other large jewellery can add to the problem, because there is more surface area for the oil and skins cells to build up. It is important to be able to recognize the difference between this discharge and signs of a bigger problem. If your piercing is red, showing signs of irrataion and is oozing a white/yellow liquid. It is likely it is in infected. I would contact your piercer to get some info and tips on what to do next .

So, to help with the smell. Treat any piercing less than a year old as a new piercing.

Handle your piercing gently, especially when changing jewellery 

Clean your piercing daily.

Do not remove your jewellery, especially in the first four to eight weeks after piercing. Use saline or warm water and sea salt so clean the area. If possible, remove the jewellery from your piercings every time you shower. This will allow you to clean your piercings properly. Wash them under the warm water after you have washed the rest of your body. Cleaning your piercings regularly will prevent discharge buildup. It is not always possible to remove the jewellery from body piercings. Instead, use a saline solution to soak the area for five min or so.