:: Care of Piercings
The area around the new piercing must be kept clean
to allow the body to heal around the jewelry. Pierced
areas that are covered by clothes such as nipples, navels,
or genital piercings may become infected because of
perspiration and rubbing of clothing. Piercers stress
the importance of not ‘fingering’ the jewelry
to prevent infection. The only time one needs to touch
a piercing, is when you clean your piercing.
:: Guidelines for Care of New Piercing Sites
Clean the piercing area with an antibacterial soap
twice a day. This is enough to keep the piercing clean
and the body to heal. Gently wash the area surrounding
and including the piercing with the soap. Remove all
crusty formations from the piercing and jewelry. Rinse
with soap, making sure that all the soap and crust formations
are gone.
Soaking with salt water is a good way to loosen up
crusty formations. You can make salt water by adding
¼ teaspoon to salt to one cup of clean water.
You do not use strong cleaning agents if the area is
infection-free. Do not use alcohol or peroxide to clean
the area at any time. These substances will dry out
your skin. Beta dine is great for healing, but will
destroy gold jewelry. Wash your hands with soap before
touching or cleaning the pierced area during the healing
process. Don’t let anyone else touch the pierced
area during the healing period. Avoid contact with other
people’s body fluids.
Cover the pierced part with a tissue when using hair
spray. No tight clothes for navel piercing. Don’t
wear large belts, stockings, body suits, and do not
sleep on your stomach. Good air circulation is important
for healing. Be careful when you swim. Avoid public
pools and hot tubs until the piercing has healed. For
mouth care following a tongue or lip piercing, choose
an antiseptic mouthwash and rinse your mouth after all
meals, snacks, and smoking. If you have bad breathe
and an off-colored tongue the mouth wash may have killed
the mouth’s own bacteria. If this happens, dilute
with water or switch to salt water rinses instead of
mouthwash.
:: Concise Aftercare for Navel, Ear, Eyebrow, Nose,
Nipple, Labret
1. No Alcohol, Peroxide, Vaseline,
or Neosporin
2. Wash hands before touching the piercing
3. Clean dry matter on jewelry and surface with Dr.
Piercing's Kit
4. Rinse with Anti-bacterial Soap 3 times a day, rotating
jewelry back and forth
5. No Pool, No Hot tub, No Chlorine for 2 weeks
6. Minimum time required to change any jewelry: 4 weeks
or when it is not tender or irritated
:: Concise Aftercare for Tongue
1. Rinse with Listerine after you eat,
drink or smoke
2. Suck on ice for the 1st three days
3. Take an anti-inflammatory (Ibuprofen)
4. Eat Soft Foods & Avoid Oral Sex
5. Avoid heavy abuse of all new piercings
6. Any Questions – Call (386) 253-5857
7. Wait 30 days to change jewelry
:: Dr. Piercing's Kit: Cleans, Soothes, Protects
FDA Registered antiseptic and anesthetic for the care
and cleaning of piercings. To use:
1. Hold swab with the color-ring end
up.
2. Bend the color-ring tip until it “snaps”.
3. Liquid flows down into the white tip.
4. Apply medicated tip to piercing. Dispose. Warnings: For external use only. Keep
out of reach of children. If redness, irritation, infection
or swelling occurs, discontinue use and consult a physician.
Keep out of eyes. Do not insert in ear canal. Store
at room temperature. Active Ingredients:
Benzalkonium Chloride 0.11%. Made in U.S.A. |
