[header] How to put earrings in [title] Smudge a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol. [step] It's very important to sanitize an piece of jewelry before you put it into your body. Even if you think that the earring is clean, there is still a chance that it might have picked up bacteria. 
Better to spend a minute cleaning the earrings than to risk a painful infection! [substeps] If you don't have a cotton ball, you can use a tissue, toilet paper, or any clean piece of cotton. The cleaning fabric should be able to absorb the rubbing alcohol.