Earrings are a great way of expressing your personal style, but they also accumulate oils, grime, and bacteria in the long term. The question then becomes—do you clean your earrings every night? It will be based on how often you wear your earrings, how sensitive your skin is, and what type of earrings you have.
Why Clean Your Earrings
Earrings, especially studs and hoops sitting on the skin, accumulate sweat, dead skin cells, and bacteria. Not washing them causes irritation, infection, or dirty jewelry. Regular cleaning avoids:
✅ Redness and infection
✅ Dull earrings and newly appearing earrings
✅ Clogged piercings
How Often to Clean Earrings?
Nightly: (For Sensitive Skin & New Piercings)
If your ears are sensitive or are newly pierced, it’s best to wash your earrings at night. Clean them with a gentle alcohol-free antiseptic or with a saline solution, and be sure not to have infections.
Weekly: (Excellent for Everyday Piercings)
For daily wear earrings, it’s okay if you don’t deep clean weekly with oils and bacteria removed. Soak them in warm soapy water for about a couple of minutes, and then softly brush or clothe clean them.
Occasionally: (Best for Special Occasion Wear Earrings)
Clean the special occasion earrings before wearing and after wearing. Store them tidily so they don’t get dusty.
Cleaning Your Earrings Correctly
Daily Maintenance: Clean with soft cloth or alcohol swab at bedtime.
Weekly Cleaning: Soak in warm soap water, gently scrub, rinse, and dry.
Deep Cleaning: For metal earrings, rub gently with rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide; for sensitive surfaces like pearls, just wet them with damp cloth.
Thoughts to Finish
Even though you don’t have to wash your earrings nightly, it keeps them clean and beautiful. If you do have sensitive skin or recently got piercings, daily washing may keep you infection-free. Otherwise, a week’s deep cleaning should be enough in keeping your earrings shining and your ears happy!
