lip care question

[LittleGreenGirl]

I just got my vertical labret done yesterday, and as I was applying chapstick in the car (my lips were sooo chapped due to the freak winter weather!), I suddenly wondered... "should I be doing this?"

I've looked at care instructions all over the place, and I don't see anything about whether or not it's okay to use chapstick or lip gloss while the piercing is healing. Anybody know?

Just after chapstick application:

 

[popcornsharingbox]

I don't know exactly... but I'd assume that as long as you used something that wasn't one of those flavorful/perfume-atic types, you'd be fine. Stick with carmex or even just vaseline. But that's just my 2 cents, considering I don't really know.  

[apanda999]

No!! You can not only trap your germs and smudge it in to your new hole, but remember.... Piercings need to breath.

 

[LittleGreenGirl]

jadedxkitty999

No!! You can not only trap your germs and smudge it in to your new hole, but remember.... Piercings need to breath.

mer, I was afraid of that. Do you by any chance know what I could use instead? My lips are horribly chapped from the sudden relapse of winter...  

[popcornsharingbox]

jadedxkitty999

No!! You can not only trap your germs and smudge it in to your new hole, but remember.... Piercings need to breath.

Couldn't you do it relatively carefully, though?  

[apanda999]

A&D ointment would work well. If you don't use that, at the very least, don't use anything with flavor and sick with petroleum based products.

 

[StrawberryGumiho]

Dont use A&D near the piercing. It shouldnt be used with deep wounds / lacerations.

Use vaseline, apply a small amount to a q-tip, apply to your lips, but avoid getting it all over the piercing.

Same concept with putting ointment or lotion on a tattoo (for those who do) not enough to smother it, just enough to moisturize.

Or even better:

beeswax chapstick with no additives, colors, flavors, fragrances ect.  

[LittleGreenGirl]

yeah, I ended up using a beeswax chapstick with tea tree oil in it. Turned out fine as long as I kept it clean. Now it's healed up, and I'm not so worried about it anymore.  

[[NUTs]]

my lips got soooo dry when i got my lip done that my friends were like ewww your lips are so dry, so one of them gave me beaswax, it was good. after a few months i went back to lipgloss. ohh the wonders of a quick healing mouth pericing. i can smuther you in greasy gloss and you don't care anymore <333  

[babies-in-a-cage]

I use vegan, hemp chapstic and it's all natural, guarenteed not to clog pores, or damage your lips...good stuff.