# My piercing is stinging. How can I lubricate it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 15, 2011, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-piercing-is-stinging-how-can-i-lubricate-it/571422 "2011-02-15T05:35:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Jay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@The\_Jay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Jay)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-piercing-is-stinging-how-can-i-lubricate-it/571422/1 "2011-02-15T05:35:44Z")
I’ll cut straight to the point, I have a piercing in my scrotum and it’s starting to sting a little bit. I think it is doing this because it is getting a bit dry in there. Washing it a few times a day, and giving it a salt bath help temporarily but I really think I need to lubricate it. What would be appropriate to apply to it to keep it lubricated? ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-piercing-is-stinging-how-can-i-lubricate-it/571422/2 "2011-02-15T05:48:29Z")
> [@The\_Jay](#): > > I’ll cut straight to the point, I have a piercing in my scrotum and it’s starting to sting a little bit. > I think it is doing this because it is getting a bit dry in there. > > Washing it a few times a day, and giving it a salt bath help temporarily but I really think I need to lubricate it. > > What would be appropriate to apply to it to keep it lubricated? Oo, those are tricky. How many times a day are you washing your piercing, and with what? If you use a really strong soap it’ll irritate the skin and piercing. You might want to call your piercer and see what they say. I was told with piercings you don’t want to put anything like A&D Ointment on them, just keep the area clean. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-piercing-is-stinging-how-can-i-lubricate-it/571422/3 "2011-02-15T05:48:43Z")
Well, I’d offer to share some of the Brain Bleach I’m going to use, but it probably wouldn’t help… ---
**Author:** ![Kamrusepas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@Kamrusepas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamrusepas)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-piercing-is-stinging-how-can-i-lubricate-it/571422/4 "2011-02-15T06:56:18Z")
How about vaseline? I’ve never had that problem with any of my piercings, but I would imagine that could help if it doesn’t block the skin from breathing and thus hurt the healing process. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-piercing-is-stinging-how-can-i-lubricate-it/571422/5 "2011-02-15T07:20:10Z")
Stinging in a hole in your body helped by a salt bath? Sounds like infection to me. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-piercing-is-stinging-how-can-i-lubricate-it/571422/6 "2011-02-15T07:30:31Z")
I don’t have any advice myself, but try the forums over at [BodyMod.Org](http://www.bodymod.org). They’ve been a big help to me when I was having some problems with my nose ring. ---
**Author:** ![Naxos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@Naxos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naxos)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-piercing-is-stinging-how-can-i-lubricate-it/571422/7 "2011-02-15T07:32:42Z")
Go to a doctor. Or use Clorox bleach. Your choice. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-piercing-is-stinging-how-can-i-lubricate-it/571422/8 "2011-02-15T13:25:37Z")
ianad or modifier. go see a doctor. vaseline is unsterile grease, probably not good in a wound. good luck with your nutsack. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-piercing-is-stinging-how-can-i-lubricate-it/571422/9 "2011-02-15T13:39:07Z")
When Popeye the Sailor had the same problem he rubbed Olive Oyl on it. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-piercing-is-stinging-how-can-i-lubricate-it/571422/10 "2011-02-15T22:06:19Z")
Yeah you need help from a piercer. If you can’t/won’t talk to the shop that did yours, check out the forum. If not the forum, make a visit to some other local shop. ---
**Author:** ![heavyarms553](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/779978/32.png) [@heavyarms553](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heavyarms553)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-piercing-is-stinging-how-can-i-lubricate-it/571422/11 "2011-02-17T15:25:23Z")
Why do people do these things…