Should be fine: This soap should be fine to use on your new navel piercing. You do not need an antibacterial soap to wash this kind of site.
Answered 8/19/2013
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Yes: Anything that is gentle without additives like perfumes or lotions.
Answered 5/26/2013
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Ivory: Ivory is a good quality soap but sometimes may lead to dryness if overused. I have no problem with it for your purpose. Dove is another pleasant alternative. If you are looking for a soap that truly kills bacteria, you could use hibiclens for a week while healing but not for regular use all the time.
Answered 1/23/2015
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Might be too drying.: 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. Or you can buy pressurized saline solution at a drug store. An alternate way to clean navel piercings: rapidly turn over a cup of warm saline on to the piercing. This should create a small
Answered 10/31/2015
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