You want to avoid pools, lakes, hot tubs, and other bodies of water during your piercing's healing process or at least try to keep the piercing out of the water when you go. Keeping excess moisture from your piercing is essential to the healing process. Additionally, chlorinated water has a tendency to dry your skin out and may overly dry your piercing as well and non-chlorinated water is more likely to carry harmful bacteria which can lead to infection. If you must swim, clean well and thoroughly afterward, keep the piercing out of the water and dry as much of the time as possible, and try emu oil if the piercing ends up getting too dry from the chlorine and you're unable to stay away from the pools.
