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make your own saline
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Has anybody ever made their own saline spray? I know its just salt and water, but is there a certian ratio? Also, can you use just regular filtered tap water or would you use distilled water?
And I've heard sea salt is the best, but is there a real difference between sea salt and regular table salt? The only sea salt I have is in a grinder and its a pain in the ass to use, I have a freakishly weak upper body.
And I've heard sea salt is the best, but is there a real difference between sea salt and regular table salt? The only sea salt I have is in a grinder and its a pain in the ass to use, I have a freakishly weak upper body.
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If it is, I used to just pour some salt into a cup and pour some warm water over the top so it would dissolve and keep stirring.
I had no mathematical ratio or what not, but then I live life on the edge!
Re: you being a bit weak. Get a big strong man (or Ed if you cant find one! - just kidding!) to grind some into a bowl for you so you can add it to the water. But tbh I never used posh salt, I had boring and ordinary plain salt and my ears havent fallen off!
ETA: and the warm water should be cooled boiled water rather than warm water out of the tap, which is full of nasties.
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Think I could make a big batch of it, all boiled and what not, stick it in a tupperware, then just pop some in the microwave when I need it? Or would that get the nasties back it.
I didn't realise it was so technical haha, when I clean my new piercings I just use boiled water in a cup, (warm-ish not hot) and put about half a teaspoon of salt in it, swirl it round then use a cotton bud/cotton wool to clean. am i doing it wrong? always works for me. hehe.
ps my_name what did you have done? :]
I had the rook done a couple weeks ago and the conch on both sides a couple days ago
What have you got?
yeah i suppose it'd be easier to put it in a spray bottle, is a bit of a pain getting it ready every day.
oooh nice, you're brave having the conch done on both sides at once! i bet you cant sleep on either side now?! i want my rook doing next. in my ears i have tragus, anti tragus, 2 cartilege at the top and 2 lobe piercings. they're all in my left ear and in the right i just have two lobe piercings. anti tragus is my newest.
Its not too bad to sleep on, the first 2 nights it was hard to sleep and I must have kept waking muself up, but pain from laying on it went away alot quicker than others.
iv got studs in the both at the moment but i think im gonna change my tragus one to a ring when i get chance.
my anti tragus still hurts a bit when i lie on that side, sometimes i just take the pain or most of the time i turn over!
i did try, but it wasnt really happening! its harder than it sounds to take a pic of your own ear! haha. i'll try again tomorrow when im not so tired.
It sounds good enough to use, opinions?