BlackStar Body Piercing

We went browsing to find information about Betadine and its uses.  This is what we have found:

Betadine Solution is used primarily for preoperative prepping of the operative site, as a general topical bactericide virucide for disinfection of wounds and as a prophylactic anti- infective agent in hospital and office procedures.

You claim that it stings when using this product and from the information gathered, you may be using one of these products:

Betadine Surgical Scrub and Betadine Skin Cleanser should be used externally and should not be used on mucous membranes, such as the vaginal area.

The company states that:

BETADINE® Solution is the aqueous solution of povidone-iodine 10%. It is indicated to kill germs in minor burns, cuts and scrapes.

Piercings are none of these types of injuries and therefore not useful for the aftercare.

We use this product in order to prepare the client for a piercing and follow the guidelines stipulated for hospital usage.

As for our aftercare, we recommend you stop using any product and continue to do your usual general hygiene before you received the piercing.  Do not move or clean the piercing.  Soap around the area and let warm water run over it and the body will do the rest.

Because the tissues are quite labile, it only takes 7 days to fully heal this piercing.

Hope we have helped.

Thank you soooo much......I emailed the piercer w the same question and he said it was normal for it to burn....thanks again......i'll take ur advice

When we received your email, we went looking for the solution because you should not be burning when cleaning any piercing, especially in the genital area.

Since you have been experiencing a burning sensation from the cleaning, take it easy when you decide to start having sex.

I just got mine done on Thursday and piercer told me not to use anything , just to make sure I kept the area clean . So I have been cleaning it twice a day with my normal soap and things are great I don't even feel it . So maybe your using something to harsh . He also told me not to use sea salts ?????

It will be good if you do not use any thing harsh,i think u should use your regular soap to just clean the area.

Do not move or clean the piercing. Soap around the area and let warm water run over it and the body will do the rest.

Really appreciate this post. It’s hard to sort the good from the bad sometimes, but I think you’ve nailed it!