Proper Care For Your Piercings 

• HEALING

Week 1- fresh, swelling, redness and bleeding is totally normal. Ice ice baby!

Week 2-4- Healing. Yellow “crusties” form, don’t pick em and no touchy!

Week 5- Matured. Redness should be nearly gone. Keep cleaning the piercing.

Week 8-12- Downsize time! Come say “HI”, we may need to change your jewelry! 

• ORAL PIERCINGS

-Use alcohol- free mouth rinse twice daily after eating. Don’t over do it!

-Cold Drinks are great during healing.

-Swelling is normal for 2 weeks.

-Eat soft/blended food while healing

-Do NOT play with jewelry at all

-Downsize jewelry in 4-6 weeks

-Rinse with cold water after every meal

-Stay hydrated! Drink lots of water. 

• FACIAL PIERCINGS

-Spray 4x daily with STERILE Saline. There is no need to rinse off spray.

-You can also rinse 2x a day with saline solution (preferably sterile)

-Do not turn/twist jewelry and DON’T pick at your damn crusties

-Avoid chlorinated pools or spas

-Be sure NOT to sleep on piercing!

• TORSO

-Follow Facial after

-Female nipples should be protected with fresh nursing pads for the first 2 months

-No bodily fluids on healing wounds

-Piercing can take up to 6 months to settle 

• GENITAL

-Follow FACIAL aftercare

-Bleeding is normal for a week

-NO unprotected sex during healing! 😊

-Sex can resume when comfortable (4-6weeks)

-Shower before/after sex during healing

-Jewelry downsize after 6 weeks

-Piercing can take up to 6 months to settle 

• DERMAL ANCHORS

-Ice 10 minutes on- 10 minutes off, 3 times a day for the first 2 days

-Hirudoid Around 2x a day for 4-5 days, or until redness is gone (not inside)

-Come in to let us change your tops

-Anchors heal in around 3 weeks

-Do NOT cover or bandage

• TROUBLES

-Sleeping on, or bumping piercing will slot healing and cause lumpy lumps to form.

-Hot chamomile tea bag compress soaks reduce bumps nd increases blood flow

-Low karat/quality gold or sterling silver

-Oral piercings that are constantly played with will rip and cause white, bumpy scar tissue. Saline rinses and Aspro Clear can help to get rid of the yucky bumps.

-Using alcohol wipes, Dettol, Betadine, Listerine or any harsh products will harm your piercing.   Don’t friggin’ use em!