It depends on the type:

• Earlobe: 6–8 weeks

• Cartilage: 3–12 months

• Nose: 2–6 months

• Navel: 6–12 months

• Lip/Oral: 6–8 weeks

Use sterile saline solution or UNSCENTED and GENTLE soap

Avoid alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, or harsh soaps.

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Typically 2–3 times a day during the initial healing phase.

If a jewelry change is necessary please consult your piercer. Otherwise, wait until it’s fully healed. Changing it early can cause irritation or infection.

• Touching it with dirty hands

• Swimming in pools, lakes, hot tubs, or the ocean

• Sleeping on the piercing

• Tight clothing over the area

• Using ointments or creams that trap bacteria

• Mild redness, swelling, and tenderness are normal for the first few days. If it worsens or doesn’t improve, please contact your piercer immediately.

Watch for:

• Intense redness/swelling

• Warmth around the area

• Pus (yellow/green discharge)

• Pain that’s getting worse

• Fever (in severe cases)

Clean with saline, avoid removing jewelry (to prevent abscesses), and see a piercer or doctor if symptoms escalate.

It could be:

• A keloid (raised scar)

• A hypertrophic scar (common, harmless swelling)

• A piercing pimple or fluid-filled bump
  Usually treatable with warm compresses and proper cleaning.

ONLY use saline and unscented soap! they are the only piercer approved cleaners!

Do not use alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, Bactine, contact lens saline solution, or ointments (Aquaphor, A&D, Neosporin, Vaseline, ect.)—they can irritate or trap bacteria., diluted tea tree oil helps with bumps, but it can also irritate skin. Only use if advised by a professional.

• No moving! Twisting or moving the jewelry can tear healing tissue and cause irritation or bumps.

• Is it normal for it to hurt when I bump it months later?
  Yeah, kinda. Even semi-healed piercings can be sensitive to trauma. Just clean it and keep an eye on it.

• Can I wear makeup around my nose?
  Be careful! Avoid foundation or powders near the piercing. they can clog or infect it.

• What if a crust forms around the piercing?
  Totally normal! It’s just dried lymph fluid. Gently clean it with saline and don’t pick at it.

• Use precaution when using hair products or fragrances around facial and ear piercings

• Avoid earbuds, hats, helmets
  Anything that touches or squeezes your ear can irritate it.

• Avoid sleeping on it
  Try a travel pillow or sleep on the opposite side. pressure = irritation = bumps.

• Don’t twist or rotate the jewelry. Clean it with a clean gauze or cotton pad.

• Pat dry with a paper towel
  No washcloths or bathroom towels (bacteria-central).

• Avoid makeup & skincare near the piercing
  Especially foundations, sunscreens, moisturizers. they can clog or irritate the piercing site.

• Stick with high-quality jewelry
  Implant-grade titanium, niobium, or solid gold are ideal to prevent reactions.

• Watch for Migration: If the piercing seems to be getting shallower or jewelry is hanging funny, check in with a piercer.

• Eyebrow piercings! Avoid: Plucking around the area or using brow makeup.

• Bridge piercings! Avoid: Glasses or anything that presses directly on it. Also no pressure from sleeping masks or goggles.

• NO makeup or face wash with fragrance, alcohol, or harsh chemicals

• NO picking off “crusties” soak and dab instead

• Use precaution when using hair products or fragrances around facial and ear piercings

Rinse with alcohol-free mouthwash

• After everything you eat, drink (except water), smoke, or kiss 😘

• Brush 2x a day with a soft-bristle brush.

• Floss once a day

• Cold stuff is your friend (for tongue/lip)

  • Ice water, cold drinks, and popsicles reduce swelling

  • Avoid super spicy, acidic, alcoholic foods & drinks early on

  • Hands off the jewelry

    No playing, flipping, twisting, or chewing the jewelry. It’s a fast way to irritate or tear tissue.

  • Eating adjustments soft foods early on help.

  • Pro tip: You’ll start with a long bar to accommodate swelling. get it downsized after healing to avoid chipping teeth or gum damage.

• Clean both inside and outside:

  • Outside: Use saline 2–3 times a day

  • Inside: Rinse with alcohol-free mouthwash after eating

Avoid:

• Lip balm near the piercing

• Kissing or oral contact early on

• Smoking — it irritates and slows healing

• Vertical labret tip: Since both ends are external, clean both sides like a surface piercing.

• Brush 2x a day with a soft-bristle brush

• Cold stuff is your friend (for tongue/lip)

  • Ice water, cold drinks, and popsicles reduce swelling

  • Avoid super spicy or acidic foods early on.

• No playing, flipping, twisting, or chewing the jewelry — it’s a fast way to irritate or tear tissue

1. Clean 2x daily with sterile saline (spray or soak).

   • You can also do a warm saline compress (5–10 min with soaked gauze).

   • Do not twist or rotate jewelry.

2. Avoid tight clothing

   • Friction is your enemy — opt for breathable, loose clothes while healing.

3. Hands off unless you’re cleaning it

   • Always wash hands before any contact.

4. Showering > bathing

   • Avoid soaking in tubs, pools, or hot tubs for the first 6–8 weeks.

• In the shower, let warm water rinse over the area, then clean afterward.

• Navel piercing tip: Use a breathable bandage over it during sleep or activity (like yoga or tight jeans days) but stick with lose pants as much as possible in the beginning.

• Nipple Piercings

• Expect swelling, itching, and occasional crusting

• Avoid: Tight bras, friction from fabric, and sleeping on your chest

• Wear a cotton bralette or sports bra for support, especially at night

• Clean with saline only, and skip soaps or lotions near the area.

• Face your shower head and let the water in the shower take the crusties off. No picking!