ALL new piercings will secrete a gooey, sticky fluid called lymph. This will dry up and form a ring of crust on the jewelry at the piercing's holes, making moving the jewelry painful. Don't remove the jewelry until well after the piercing is completely healed. Once healed, a piercing is permanent, although when the jewelry is removed, the displacement will cause the hole to shrink, making jewelry re-insurtion difficult without first gently stretching the hole back up to size. New piercings heal the best when the aftercare products do not interfere with the cell regeneration process.
Salt water is by far the least-reactive and most effective cleaning solution.
Bacitracin Zinc is one of the best antibiotic ointments. Some people have also successfully used Bactine, Betadine, Hibiclens, Benzalkonium Chloride, Campho Phenique, and D-Alpha Vitamin E oil as part of their cleaning regimen. No product is universally good for all types of skin, except salt water. If an irritation persists despite eliminating product types, a metal allergy may be the culprit. Try changing the jewelry with the help of a piercing professional.