How to Care for Your Body Piercing Video Lecture | Tattoos, Piercings and Other Body Art: Basic Knowledge - Professional Skills

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how to care for your body piercing
prevent infection by keeping your ear
nose lip tongue navel eyebrow and other
body piercings clean you will need a
reputable piercer a safe piece of
jewelry antimicrobial soap an additive
free sterile saline solution or
non-iodized sea salt and distilled water
gauze or cotton balls paper towels and
clean bed linens optional a soft
bristled toothbrush a heart vented
eyepatch and an elastic bandage step 1
when you're ready to get a piercing be
sure to consult the Association of
Professional piercers for a trained and
licensed body artist step 2 use jewelry
that is less likely to contribute to an
infection like implant grade surgical
steel surgical titanium solid gold and
platinum many piercers require you to
buy the starter jewelry from them to
ensure quality control don't let a
technician use a piercing gun on any
body part other than your earlobes all
other areas should be pierced with a
sterilized needle step 3
touch the piercing as infrequently as
possible and never without washing your
hands with antimicrobial soap first step
4 saturate the piercing site twice a day
for six weeks in sterile saline solution
or 1/8 of a teaspoon of non-iodized sea
salts dissolved in one cup of distilled
water dab with gauze or a cotton ball
and gently rinse to remove residue for a
time piercing switch the solution around
your mouth five times a day for about a
minute especially after meals and before
bed and gently brush your tongue and
jewelry with a soft toothbrush reserve
this purpose avoid French kissing and
oral sex until the piercing is healed
step 5 don't use hydrogen peroxide
rubbing alcohol antiseptics appointments
or mouthwash that contains alcohol they
can interfere with healing
step 6 avoid swimming hot tubs and even
baths chlorine can irritate the piercing
and bacteria thrive in these
environments while showering apply a
little of your regular soap lather to
the piercing and rinse thoroughly pat
dry with a paper towel not your bath
towel keep lotions sprays creams and
perfumes away from the piercing change
your sheets every few days a hard vented
eyepatch available at pharmacies can
protect a navel piercing while it heals
secure it by wrapping a length of
elastic bandage around it step 7
be on the lookout for signs of infection
like the pus swelling redness or pain of
the piercing site consult a doctor if
you notice any of these symptoms step 8
keep the jewelry in place for as long as
the piercer recommends did you know
besides the ear the most popular
piercing among women is the navel while
men opt most often to pierce their
nipples
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