Clitoral Piercing Care

1. What is the best way to clean your new clitoral piercing?
To clean thoroughly showering or soaking in a saline bath each day is ideal for a clitoral piercing. Soften a heaping tablespoon of sea salt or saline solution in 3 inches of warm bath water, after sitting in the bath for about 10 minutes gently move water around your clitoral piercing. Let your piercing dry by itself. Never use alcohol swabs, beta dine, or hydrogen peroxide. Cotton underwear should be worn during the healing phase to minimize the risk of infection and thrush. Thrush is a contagious disease caused by a fungus called Candida albicans.


2. How to care of your clitoral piercing without soaking in a bath?
Do not touch your clitoral piercing unless you are cleaning it because unwashed hands carry bacteria. Wash your hands with soap then wet your clitoral piercing with water. Putting a few drops of antibacterial soap on your piercing, work it into lather with cotton ball. Loosen and remove any dried discharge off your body jewelry and your skin. Leave the antibacterial soap on your clitoral piercing for about 3 minutes, rotate your body jewelry back and forth allowing the disinfectant to go through your piercing. Rinse with water, pat dry with paper towel or let air dry.


3. How long will your clitoral piercing take to heal?
Healing time can take up to 6 months to a year depending on your level of care for your clitoral piercing.


4. Can you be sexually active during the healing stages of your clitoral piercing?
The risk of sexually transmitted diseases and mechanical damage during intercourse is likely in an unhealed clitoral piercing. It is advised to wait at least 4-6 weeks before penetrative sex. Please practice safe sex!


5. What about sexually transmittable diseases and your clitoral piercing?
Viruses can penetrate a piercing that has not healed. Hepatitis A, B, and C and HIV (Aids virus) may be present in the blood, saliva, semen, sweat and ******* secretions of infected people. Until completely healed avoid contact of bodily fluids on or near your clitoral piercing.


6. What are some risks of getting a clitoral piercing?
Some of the risks associated with a clitoral piercing are getting a sexually transmitted disease, damaging your clitoral ring and piercing during intercourse, or permanent damage to the nerves of the clitoris with a loss of all pleasant sensation as a possibility. Avoid using soap when cleaning your clitoral piercing this can increase your chances of a urinary tract infection.


7. What are some cleaning solutions to use on your clitoral piercing?
Three recommended cleaning solutions for your clitoral piercing are saline solution, diluted sea salt solution and H2ocean.


8. How to tell if you have an infection to your clitoral piercing?
If there is pain, redness, swelling, yellow-green pus like discharge, and a sensitivity to touch these can all be signs of an infection. Consult your piercer or physician for further care.


9. What types of supplements will aid in the healing stages of your clitoral piercing?
Multi-vitamins and minerals along with vitamin C and Zinc will help promote healing. And the use of diluted lavender Oil can reduce scar tissue and reduce tightening of the skin around your clitoral piercing. Consult your physician for any contraindications before using any of these.


10. Can you go swimming during the healing stages of your clitoral piercing?
Swimming is not prohibited but you should only swim for short periods of time in pools that are chlorine or ozone treated. Keep your piercing covered (bandaged) when swimming if possible.


11. Should you remove your clitoral piercing during childbirth?
Before childbirth it is imperative to temporarily remove your clitoral body jewelry to avoid tearing. Consult your doctor or piercer for further advice.


12. Will a clitoral piercing enhance your sexual pleasure?
Sexual pleasure from your piercing will depend on the type of clitoral piercing you have. The triangle piercing provides effective clitoral stimulation during intercourse and the vertical hood piercing provides direct stimulation of the clitoris.


13. Can you change your clitoral body jewelry yourself?
Changing your clitoral jewelry after four months is possible but is best done by your professioanal piercer. Once your clitoral piercing is healed completely you can change the jewelry yourself.