Ask Anything on Sidechat | So I just got my helix pierced and the guy gave me tea tree oil but everything online is saying that it’ll do more harm than good. So now I don’t know what to do? How do I clean it?

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So I just got my helix pierced and the guy gave me tea tree oil but everything online is saying that it’ll do more harm than good. So now I don’t know what to do? How do I clean it?

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Anonymous 1w

ngl what i do is use saline to wash and clean it for the first 1-2 weeks and just let it do its own thing BUT NEVER sleep on it sleeping on it is what fucks me over

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Anonymous 1w

i only used it when i started getting an irritation bump. if u do use it, dilute it in some other oil like jojoba

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Anonymous 1w

lowk tea tree also helped my acne a bit if i added a drop to my moisterizer

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#1 1w

NO - you ABSOLUTELY need to clean it with a salt water solution ESPECIALLY in the first two weeks

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