If you wear your earrings for a long time, you may already have noticed that the ear hole smells. This is unpleasant, but harmless. The reason for the smell we explain to you, in our guide to prevent ear piercing infections.
If the ear hole smells, it is because of the ‘ear cheese’ — Ear cheese not only sounds unappetizing, it is too. As ear cheese, the greyish goo is called, which can be behind and on earholes and consequently attach to the earrings.
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The ear cheese consists of dead cells, sebum and some of the remnants of cosmetic products such as creams or shampoo. Bacteria are responsible for the foul, foul smell, which decomposes these components.
The bacteria mixture forms when you wear your earrings for a long period of time. This is especially common in freshly pierced ear holes. This is because many new skin cells are formed here.
Prevent ear piercing infections
Ear cheese and the associated smell are quite easy to get rid of.
Give your ear holes a break by removing the earrings. Important: However, if your ears are just recently taken, this is not an option. The holes would grow again.
After removing the earrings, thoroughly clean the earlobes with water and mild soap.
Heavy scrubbing is not necessary and rather harmful. This would only irritate the skin and encourage it to form more skin cells. This would also give more dead skin cells.
Not only your earlobes, but also the ear plugs, should be cleaned. Here is the best way to use a mild soap suds.
After your ears can breathe a bit, you can use your earrings again. However, to avoid ear-cheeks in the future, they pull the earrings off from time to time.
Not only ear hygiene avoids ear cheese. Even with the pillow your ears come in contact for many hours. For this reason, hygiene is also required here. Change the cover at least once a week to prevent ear piercing infections.
