Aftercare (Piercing)

External Piercings

• Always wash your hands before touching your new piercing.
• Clean the piercing 3 times a day for 5-10 minutes per soak in saline solution (1/2 tsp. non-iodized sea salt per cup, or 8 tsp. per gallon of distilled water). After soaking, gently clean the jewelry and pierced area with a clean Q-tip.
• Change bedding and towels at least once a week. Do not let pets sleep in bed with you unless you cover the piercing with a bandage.
• Regularly disinfect any objects that may come into contact with your new piercing.
• Avoid bodily fluid exchange, even with a monogamous partner.

No oral or sexual contact of any kind without a barrier of protection

• Keep personal care products such as sprays, lotions, and makeup applicators away from your new piercing during the healing period.
• No swimming in pools, lakes, or taking baths during the healing period.
• Do not change original jewelry for at least a month.

Oral Piercings

• Use Listerine or other mouthwash twice daily with your normal oral care routine. If mouthwash is irritating your piercing, dilute it with water.
• Rinse your mouth out with clean water after eating, drinking, or smoking.
• Avoid bodily fluid exchange, even with a monogamous partner.

No oral or sexual contact of any kind without a barrier of protection.

• Do not change original jewelry for at least a month.