Proper Body Piercing Aftercare

Piercing aftercare should be taken just as seriously as tattoo aftercare. Your piercing is going to need some commitment, if you slack on your aftercare, you can cause serious infection, and the need to remove the jewelry. Most piercers, like tattoo artists will give an aftercare-kit or offer several products for you to purchase.

Most piercers now offer a product called H2Ocean, it is sterile and environmentally safe.
It comes in paste form for tattoo aftercare, and spray form for piercing. The items you will need are as follows:

*H2ocean, or other approved antimicrobial, anti-bacterial liquid soap (Again, do not use Dial, or Neosporin as they can be too harsh)

*Cotton balls, or cotton swabs

*Small disposable cups

*paper towels, or clean towel

When cleaning your piercing, you first should wash your hands thoroughly (2 minutes), NEVER touch your piercing or the jewelry with dirty hands. You then should saturate the piercing area with H2ocean, if you are using soap you should saturate the cotton swab, or ball with warm water. Gently wipe away any dry blood, or plasma that has gathered around the piercing. You should then gently move the piercing in and out to make sure that it is thoroughly cleaned. Rinse the area of any soap, then pat dry with paper towel or a soft, clean towel.

Often times your piercer will tell you to soak your piercing in Sea salt. Place a small amount of sea salt in the bottom of a disposable cup. About ½ a teaspoon. Then, add hot water, as hot as you can possibly stand to the salt. You will want to fill it just over half-full in a 5 oz cup. You will want to invert the cup right over the piercing, and hold it there for five- to six minutes. This procedure usually works well for piercing such as nipple, and navel. If you can't seem to get a good seal around the skin, soak a cotton ball with the H2ocean and hold it there for 5 minutes. Rinse the piercing with warm water, and pat dry. DO NOT USE TABLE SALT!

From needles, ink and tattoo machines to body piercing jewelry and equipment, we can provide you with all the info as well as current industy news and new products. Beginning with tattoo guns, it's important to research the types of equipment that are out there and the pros and cons to using each type. Tattoo power supply, needles, tubes, tattoo starter kits, machines, and inks are all key to starting a studio, shop, parlor or business. The guns and machines are usually hand crafted or homemade. As for the inks, it is crucial to carry a wide variety of colors so you as the artists can create rich and unique designs. More information: Body piercing aftercare.

Basic Body Piercing Equipment Needs

This is a brief guide to the supplies that you will need to preform proper, and sterile piercing.

Autoclave: By far one of the most important items in piercing. The autoclave provides a way for the needles and clamps to be sterilized. Autoclaves are a device that exposes items to steam at high pressure in order to decontaminate the materials and render them sterile. All of the items will need to be wrapped individually and un-wrapped in front of the client.

Needles: A piercing needle is a hollow needle, specifically designed to cut a round, or oval hole through the skin. This provides a subsequent passage for the jewelry.

Slotted navel clamp: The clamp provides a way of stretching the skin, allowing the piercer easier access to the area to be pierced.

Forceps: This instrument is used for grasping, and holding the skin out from the body to allow ease of piercing.

H2Ocean: Is a cleaning solution, used in the sterilization of the surrounding area of the piercing, it is also used in the after-care of the new piercing.

Ring closing pliers: These are used on captive rings, it can be difficult to close the rings on the tiny ball. This item will aid in your piercing. You can find them in large, medium, and small sizes.

Ring opener: Much like the closing of captive rings, it can be difficult to open them the first time they are removed from the sterile pouch. These will aid in opening the captives.

Receiving cork: The cork will help prevent cross-contamination from your client, to you. Placing the cork on the opposite side of the piercing, it will receive the tip of the needle allowing it to be safely handled by the piercer.

Septum forceps: These are forceps specifically designed to aid in nose piercing. It guides the needle away from the skin that is not to be pierced.

H2Ocean Mouthwash: This item is to be used prior to oral piercing, and throughout the healing process.

Jewelry: Of course, this is one of the most important items on a piercers list. It is important to stock a variety of jewelry for your clients to choose from. Chances are, if their experience has been a good one, they will return to get more jewelry and piercing from you at a later date.

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