Piercing Aftercare

HANDS OFF! Touching your new piercing could lead to infection. Always wash your hands with anti-bacterial soap before touching your new piercing. DO NOT let anyone else touch or make contact with your new piercing.

Don't take it out. Piercings take months to heal fully.

Cleaning your piercing with "Sterile Saline Solution" is the most effective way to heal your piercing. Using this product at least three times per day promotes circulation and removes any dry matter from your piercing.

Avoid hot tubs and public pools during the healing process.

Avoid tight fitting clothes, lotion, and scented body washes that may irritate your new piercing.

Do not change your jewelry for at least 2 weeks after getting pierced. Your body piercer will assist you at the time of changing if needed.

Oral Piercing Aftercare

In addition to the above steps: after eating, drinking and/or smoking you should rinse your mouth with "biotene" mouthwash, or any other alcohol-free mouth-wash. Please consult your piercer for initial jewelry change.

Acceptable Healing Aids and Products

Saline Solution - Less expensive and more readily available than most other products, saline solution is very effective in soothing and healing a new piercing. It's also an acceptable substitution for sea salt soaks.

Tea Tree Oil - This soothing liquid cools and refreshes an irritated piercing. Use only high quality tea tree oil that has been diluted with distilled water.

Emu Oil - A universal healing product that has been discovered to also produce exceptional results when healing a piercing.

H2Ocean - Although some would call it "glorified saline solution", most do report excellent healing results with this product.

DO NOT USE

Hydrogen Peroxide - Hydrogen peroxide kills bacteria, but it also kills the white blood cells attempting to heal your piercing. It can cause irritation and lengthen overall healing time.

Rubbing Alcohol - Alcohol will dry the skin and irritate the raw piercing, which could lead to infection.

Glyoxide - This is a product that contains hydrogen peroxide and hinders healing rather than aiding it.

Ear Care Solution - Solutions that are provided by jewelry boutiques and department store piercers usually contain alcohol, hydrogen peroxide and other harmful chemicals that only aggravate a new piercing.