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It's okay to use kosher sea salt to clean my piercings right?
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Yes: New piercings are usually cleaned twice a day. Do not twist jewelry / post. Saturate gauze w saline solution (pinch of sea salt in warm water), place on piercing & allow it to gently drip into the piercing.
Answered 1/6/2019
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