If you have worn the same pair of earrings without cleaning them for a few days, you may have noticed that an odor develops.
If this has happened to you, you are not alone.
It also isn't something that should cause you to worry.
It is totally normal, but it does not mean that you have an infected ear piercing or that you are reacting to your earrings.
The smell comes from naturally occurring oil, bacteria, and dead skin cells.
Your ear-piercing sites are the perfect breeding ground for this mixture.
Oil, sweat, bacteria, and dead skin cells can all easily be trapped there and quickly start to smell.
