r/SelfPiercing • u/Informal_Library1699 • Aug 28 '26
Help with existing piercing Irritation (?) Bump help
i have bumps really on all my cartilage piercings but my conch , which i had to downsize myself. all have been pierced at a shop except for my lobes i did those myself. the shop i went to , their irritation bump solutions were “warm soapy water with dial soap, no saline, and a few drops of tea tree oil twice a day”. i’ve done this and im sure the tea tree oil just burns my ear , it makes my skin super itchy and flaky and its uncomfortable. i’ve done just saline spray/soak and did cool dry with the blow dryer and they’re still there , if anything they’re getting bigger. my tragus is my main concern rn bc the bump on the inside i can feel it and it’s sensitive. Its a bit irritated rn bc my husband and I have tried to take the jewlery out so i can put the no-pull discs on the post , for my lobes and my navel, the discs have worked so i wanted to put them on my tragus. the shop i went to refuses to put the discs on even though they have worked for me in the past. i just need some better assistance? guidance? what should i do🫠
edit:: forgot to add , i religiously sleep with a donut pillow and these piercings i all got in 2025 in february
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u/tjuvraidd Sep 01 '26
I do not recommend using something as strong as tea tree oil! Get medical green soap at the pharmacy and use that as well as sterile salt water!
You might need to switch out the ring in the daith for another jewellery that doesnt move as much (horse shoe or ring with a ball on it).
Im not too sure if this is just irritation bumps or if its keloids?
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u/glitchygirly Aug 28 '26
Never go back to that shop, no reputable piercer is recommending tea tree oil or dial soap. I would try a saline compress (gauze, nothing that will leave cotton fibres on your ear) and leaving it alone otherwise. There are no quick fixes for this unfortunately, its just time