by corazon_de_oro » Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:58 pm
It depends. If your ear is sore and crusty (which it really shouldn't be if you took your time with stretching), don't take the plugs out because they could get irritated. If not, you should be fine to take the plugs out. Honestly I've never done sea salt soaks or anything on my stretches; if you stretch slowly you won't have any open wounds to heal. Sometimes at smaller sizes when I got a lot more "ear cheese" I'd take them out and wash my ears and the plugs with unscented antibacterial soap but then I'd do an oil massage so they wouldn't get dried out.
I'm Lindsay.
I have 1/2" lobes and 11 piercings: left helix x2, both conches, both nostrils, septum, navel, and VCH.
My lobes are small but I know a lot about stretching and how to do it safely, so message me if you have any questions!