Twice a day:

• Wash your hands thoroughly with soap

• Allow water to run, spray or soak (if using a non spray saline or bottled water) your piercing's entrance and exit wounds and let it sit for a few minutes

• Gently wipe away any crusty formations around the piercing with saline soaked gauze, or clean tissue. Pat the piercing dry with clean tissue.

  • Do not use cotton based products such as swabs as this leaves fibers around the jewelry

• As crusties reduce, reduce the frequency of cleaning

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The golden rules:

• Outside of cleaning, keep your piercing dry

• Wash your hands before touching your piercing

• Using a sterile .09% sodium chloride solution or warm drinkable quality running water

• Avoid knocking or rubbing the piercing. E.g. friction from clothing, excessive motion of the area, playing with the jewelry, or vigorous cleaning

• Sleep with jewelry in for the first year

Notable things to avoid:

• Cleaning with your own sea salt solution, contact lens solution, "piercing aftercare solutions" or any harsh  products such as alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, antibacterial soaps etc.

• Using ointments, beauty, and personal care products on or around the piercing. E.g. makeup, lotions, and hair sprays, etc.

• Rotating or playing with the jewelry

• Scratching or picking crusties

• Sleeping directly on a healing piercing, as it can cause it to heal wonky

• Submerging the piercing in unclean water such as lakes, pools, etc.

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What to expect:

• For the first few days there may be some redness and slight bleeding

• Swelling can occur straight away, after a few weeks, or after piercing is knocked

• Clear/whitish fluid that dries into a crustie

• Bruising around the piercing

Twice a day:

• Wash your hands thoroughly with soap

• Allow water to run, spray or soak (if using a non spray saline or bottled water) your piercing's entrance and exit wounds and let it sit for a few minutes

• Gently wipe away any crusty formations around the piercing with saline soaked gauze, or clean tissue. Pat the piercing dry with clean tissue.

  • Do not use cotton based products such as swabs as this leaves fibers around the jewelry

• Use a hair dryer on the cool and low speed setting to dry around the jewelry within the navel

• As crusties reduce, reduce the frequency of cleaning
   

The golden rules:

• Outside of cleaning, keep your piercing dry

• Wash your hands before touching your piercing

• Using a sterile .09% sodium chloride solution or warm drinkable quality running water

• Avoid knocking or rubbing the piercing. E.g. friction from clothing, excessive motion of the area, playing with the jewelry, or vigorous cleaning

• Sleep with jewelry in for the first year

Notable things to avoid:

• Cleaning with your own sea salt solution, contact lens solution, "piercing aftercare solutions" or any harsh  products such as alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, antibacterial soaps etc.

• Using ointments, beauty, and personal care products on or around the piercing. E.g. makeup, lotions, and hair sprays, etc.

• Rotating or playing with the jewelry

• Scratching or picking crusties

• Sleeping directly on a healing piercing, as it can cause it to heal wonky

• Submerging the piercing in unclean water such as lakes, pools, etc.

What to expect:

• For the first few days there may be some redness and slight bleeding

• Swelling can occur straight away, after a few weeks, or after piercing is knocked

• Clear/whitish fluid that dries into a crustie

• Bruising around the piercing

Piercing part that sits outside the mouth

Twice a day:

• Wash your hands thoroughly with soap

• Allow water to run, spray or soak (if using a non spray saline or bottled water) your piercing's exit wound and let it sit for a few minutes

• Gently wipe away any crusty formations around the piercing with saline soaked gauze, or clean tissue. Pat the piercing dry with clean tissue.

  • Do not use cotton based products such as swabs as this leaves fibers around the jewelry

• As crusties reduce, reduce the frequency of cleaning

Piercing side that sits inside the mouth

• Rinse piercing with fresh, preferably bottled water, after eating and drinking anything other than water

• Avoid smoking, alcohol, hot food/drinks, spicy or acidic food/drinks, kissing or oral sex

• Maintain good oral hygiene. Brush, floss, and use alcohol free mouthwash at least twice a day

• Skin within the mouth is quick to heal. This means the hole can be quick to shrink or even close entirely. Do not go for an extended period of time without jewelry in.

Do’s:

• Outside of cleaning, keep the outside of your piercing dry

• Wash your hands before touching your piercing

• Using a sterile .09% sodium chloride solution or warm drinkable quality running water

• Avoid knocking or rubbing the piercing. E.g. Playing with the jewelry, or vigorous cleaning

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Don’ts:

• Cleaning with your own sea salt solution, contact lens solution, "piercing aftercare solutions" or any harsh  products such as alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, antibacterial soaps etc.

• Using ointments, beauty, and personal care products on or around the piercing. E.g. makeup, lotions, and hair sprays, etc.

• Scratching or picking crusties

• Sleeping directly on a healing piercing, as it can cause it to heal wonky

• Submerge the piercing in unclean water such as lakes, pools, etc.

​

What to expect:

• For the first few days there may be some redness and slight bleeding

• Swelling can occur straight away, after a few weeks, or after piercing is knocked

• Clear/whitish fluid that dries into a crustie on external exit of piercing

• Bruising around the piercing

• Rinse piercing with fresh, preferably bottled water, after eating and drinking anything other than water

• Avoid smoking, alcohol, hot food/drinks, spicy or acidic food/drinks, kissing or oral sex

• Maintain good oral hygiene. Brush, floss, and use alcohol free mouthwash at least twice a day

• Tissue within the mouth, such as the tongue, is quick to heal. This means the hole can be quick to shrink or even close entirely. Do not go for an extended period of time without jewelry in.

• Suck on slivers of ice to help reduce swelling

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What to expect:

• For the first few days there may be some redness and slight bleeding

• Swelling can occur straight away, after a few weeks, or after piercing is knocked

• Clear/whitish fluid that dries into a crustie on external exit of piercing

• Bruising around the piercing