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Daily Cleanings
We recommend Provon or Satin anti-microbial soap for the cleaning of your piercing.
Wash your hands with an antibacterial soap before any contact with your fresh
piercing. Cleaning your piercing is most conveniently done in the shower. Clean
around your piercing and the openings. Do not rotate your ring. If you ring
does not want to move, don't force it. Simply clean the piercing thoroughly,
disturbing the piercing and jewelry as little as possible.
Below, you will
find instructions for sea salt use if it suits you.
Note: Thorough cleanings with soap need only be done once daily, twice under
extremely dirty circumstances. Over cleaning is probably the single most cause
of irritation and delayed healing to new piercings.
Oral Piercing
For the rinsing
of oral piercings we recommend a diluted mixture of Tech 2000, as well as the
sea salt solution described above.
Dilute the mouthwash
by mixing 1 capful to 4ozs of distilled water. The suggested method is to mix
5 capfuls to a 20-oz. bottle of distilled water. This should be used to rinse
after any time anything goes in your mouth besides distilled water. Rinse for
approximately 30 seconds. Some people prefer to use the sea salt mixture below
Keep up with your
regular brushings to avoid a plaque build up. It is a very good idea to purchase
a new toothbrush, because old ones are notorious breeding grounds for bacteria.
The swelling should
subside in 10-14 days. At this point we highly recommend you get a shorter barbell.
It will help you avoid tearing up your fresh piercing and could very well save
your teeth.
Sea Salt Soaks
Some people find
sea salts helpful. Others reserve them for an unhappy or irritated piercin.
Wash your hands with an antibacterial soap before any contact with your fresh
piercing. You can do sea salt soaks 2-3 times daily during your healing period.
The mixture should be 1/8 teaspoon of sea salt to 8ozs of distilled water. You
may wish to mix up a large batch of this by mixing 2 teaspoons of the salt to
1 gallon of distilled water. Before using, warm the amount of the solution you
will need. Then you will soak your piercing in one of three ways. Where feasible,
put the mixture in a cup and use the cup to form a vacuum seal, with the edge
of the glass against the skin surrounding the piercing. The other two options
are to put the mixture into a container and drop the piercing into it, or soaking
cotton buds in the mixture and then place these around the piercing.
Recommended
Products for Aftercare
Salt Water Solution
Mix 10 parts
water to 1 part salt in a container. Clean piercing with solution using a cotton
wool bud. Salt Water is suitable for use on all parts of the body.
Isopropyl
70%
System 2000
is useful for ears as are mediswabs, however both of these should be diluted
for use on other parts of the body, as they can burn. (Buy at boots).
Savlon Dry
and Dressing
Savlon dry
contains iodine, and is useful on navels and nipples for the 1st two weeks.
Adhesive wound dressings are also useful on nipples/navels both products from
boots.
Alternative
Products
Contact lens
solution can be used on all piercings, (if diluted) as can tea tree oil or cream
from health shops. Mouth wash is great for tongues and labrets or lips.
Do's and Don'ts
Do check threaded
jewelry daily to make sure it is on tight.
Don't play with it, or ever, touch it with unwashed hands.
Don't rotate your jewelry while cleaning it or otherwise!
Do be conscious of your clothes they should be clean and they should not be
putting any pressure on your new piercing.
Do be wary of your health. Avoid drug usage, get plenty of sleep and take vitamin
supplements (Vitamin C, Zinc and Iron are all good).
Don't swim. Pools, lakes oceans etc. are all breeding grounds for bad things.
Do use a waterproof bandage, such as Tegaderm, if you must subject your piercing
to getting wet.
Do, feel free to use ice or Ibuprofen to help alleviate swelling and pain.
Don't have unprotected sex with a fresh genital piercing, not even in a monogamous
relationship.
Do avoid contact with others bodily fluids near your piercing until it is fully
healed.
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