PIERCING AFTERCARE ADVICE

1. ALWAYS THOROUGHLY WASH AND DRY YOUR HANDS BEFORE HANDLING AND CLEANING A NEW PIERCING.

2. YOU SHOULD CLEAN YOUR NEW PIERCING WITH A STERILE SALINE SOLUTION AND CLEAN COTTON BUDS/ Q TIPS, USING BOTH ENDS AND NEVER THE SAME END TWICE. -   DO NOT USE ANYTHING THAT WILL DISINTERGRATE SUCH AS TOILET PAPER, COTTON PADS AND COTTON BALLS! THEY SHED TOO MUCH FIBRE WHICH CAN TANGLE UP AROUND THE JEWELLERY WHCIH CAN BE PAINFUL AND DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM A HEALING PIERCING.

3. CLEAN AND DRY THE PIERCING AT LEAST TWICE DAILY, INCREASING THE FREQUENCY IF THERE'S A BUILD UP OF BLOOD,DRY SKIN, RESIDUES ETC.

4. CLEAN BOTH SIDES OF THE PIERCING OR THE FRONT AND BACK BUT NEVER REMOVE THE JEWELLERY TO DO SO. CLEAN AROUND THE PIERCING JEWELLERY AND DRY WITH A CLEAN DRY COTTON BUD/Q TIP AFTERWARDS.

5. FOR ORAL PIERCINGS SUCH AS TONGUE, LIP AND SMILEY PIERCINGS - YOU SHOULD USE PLAIN BOTTLED MINERAL WATER TO RINSE THE MOUTH OUT AFTER EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING AND VAPING. MOUTHWASH IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING THE HEALING PROCESS UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO , AS IT OFTENS KILLS GOOD BACTERIA NEEDED TO HELP HEAL THE PIERCING AND FIGHT BAD BACTERIA IN THE MOUTH! 

6. TRY NOT TO WEAR TIGHT CLOTHING AND FABRICS THAT MAY IRRITATE THE PIERCING AREA OR LEAVE FIBRES EMBEDDED IN OR STUCK AROUND THE JEWELLERY. THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR NIPPLE, BELLY BUTTON AND EAR PIERCINGS.

7. THERE IS NO SET TIME FRAME FOR ANY PIERCING TO HEAL! EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT AND EVERY BODY IS DIFFERENT. MOST PIERCINGS WILL TAKE A MINIMUM OF 3 MONTHS TO SETTLE IN BUT MAY TAKE LONGER TO ACTUALLY HEAL COMPLETELY.
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I WILL USUALLY HAVE PIERCING AFTERCARE CLEANING SOLUTIONS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE IN THE STUDIO WHICH IS £5 FOR MY PIERCING CLIENTS AND £7 FOR GENERAL PURCHASE. 

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ALTERNATIVELY YOU CAN MAKE A HOMEMADE SEA SALT WATER SOLUTION BY BOILING 25MLS OF WATER (ROUGHLY 1 CUP), ALLOWING IT TO COOL TO A WARM TEMPERATURE BEFORE ADDING AND MIXING IN 2 TEASPOONS OF SEA SALT .

THEN POUR THE SOLUTION IN TO A CLEAN CONTAINER.

THIS CAN BE KEPT IN THE FRIDGE FOR 3-5 DAYS BEFORE IT WILL NEED TO BE DISCARDED AND RE-MADE. IT CAN ALSO BE HEATED IN SMALL AMOUNTS IN THE MICROWAVE IF YOU PREFER TO USE WARM WATER TO CLEAN YOUR PIERCINGS.