PIERCING AFTERCARE

A new piercing is a wound. Do not touch or play with it. Rest and staying hydrated are helpful for healing. The new piercing(s) should be cleaned twice daily, with a sterile saline solution/wound wash, not contact or nasal solution. Wash hands thoroughly with anti bacterial soap before cleaning or touching your new piercing(s). Spray or soak piercing(s) directly (just enough to flush out the piercing of any debris and to get the “crusties “off ) for the duration of the suggested healing time. Clean after any heaving sweating activity.

For oral piercing(s), Rinse with an alcohol free mouthwash twice daily for 60 seconds to loosen and flush away any food debris. The outside can be treated as a regular piercing , and cleaned with the sterile saline solution. Purchase a new toothbrush and clean well after meals.

• Never use Alcohol or Peroxide to clean your new piercing(s)

• Do not touch, pick or play with your new piercing(s) or jewelry

• Avoid sleeping on your  new piercing(s) during the suggested healing time. Make sure to sleep with clean bedding

• Do not allow your new piercing(s) to come in contact with harsh facial cleansers, lotions, moisturizers, hair products, hair spray, or makeup

• Do not allow oral or bodily fluids to come in contact with your piercing(s)

• If your new piercing(s) come in contact with shampoo, conditioner or body wash during bathing, make sure to thoroughly rinse with water and not let sit on the piercing(s)

• Do not submerge your piercing(s) in any body of water including ocean, lakes, rivers, pools, hot tubs or bathtubs during healing

• Keep pets and debris away from fresh piercing(s)

• Wear loose comfortable clothing over the area of your new piercing to allow it to breathe

• Rest and staying hydrated are helpful for healing!

  What’s normal: redness, swelling, itchiness, mild spot-bleeding, produce a fluid that forms a gold or yellow colored crust

  Human bodies differ, so healing times will vary person to person