Caring for Your New Piercing

Torso Piercings

Gently wash piercing and surrounding area with antibacterial soap. Carefully remove all crusty formations from the piercing and jewelry. Rotate jewelry. Rinse off soap and rotate jewelry again, making sure all soap residue is gone. Warm salt water soaks remove crusty deposits and secretions during healing.
General healing times are: Nipple, men: 2-3 months Nipple, women: 3-4 months Naval: 3-9 months

Facial Piercings

These are best cleaned with a mild sea salt solution or saline solution twice per day. Apply and rotate the cleaning agent through the piercing. Avoid heavy lotions, make-up, foundations or powders during the healing process. Cover piercing with hand or tissue when using hair spray.
General healing times are: Ear lobe: 4 weeks Eyebrow: 4-8 weeks Nostril: 6-12 weeks Ear Cartilage: 8-12 weeks Septum: 6-12 weeks 

Genital Piercings

Genital piercings should be cleaned following the instructions for torso piercings. However, the cleaning products may irritate the urethra in both men and women. For piercings that pass through the urethra (Prince Albert, Apadravya, Appallang), Drink a lot of water and urinate often, especially after cleaning, to flush out any residues in the urethral opening. Your urine is sterile to your own body. Women should take care not to let any cleaning agent enter the vagina, as yeast infections may result from the depletion of bacteria.Genital piercings should be cleaned as well after intercourse.Use of a condom is necessary during the healing period, and oral contact should be avoided. Also, certain lubricants and spermicides may irritate piercings.
General healing times are: PA, Clitoral Hood, Labia Minora, Clitoris: 6 weeks Ampallang: 6-12 months Labia Majora, Fenem, Scrotal: 2-3 months Dydoe, Apadravya: 4-6 months 

Oral Piercings (Tongue, Labret, Lip, Monroe)

General healing time: Tongue: 1 week for your tongue to become “mostly functional” again and 4-6 weeks for total healing. Lip, Labret, Cheek should be cleaned on the inside as described for the tongue piercing, and on the outside as described for facial piercings. Occasional warm salt water rinses can be used. General healing time: 6-8 weeks

Swelling
To minimize the amount of swelling you may use Tylenol or ibuprofen. Ice works well also - simply place it in your mouth and let it melt. Crushed ice is better – large pieces can increase swelling. Reducing the amount of talking you do will help reduce the swelling. Cut down on the intake of warm beverages, spicy and acidic foods, tobacco and alcohol for the first week. Eat only soft foods for the first week or as long as the piercing is swollen. Avoid drinking carbonated beverages for 3-4 days. They can break the seal that is forming at the piercing site. Avoid drinking through straws while your piercing is healing. Call the shop if you have any concerns with the piercing. There are a few normal things that happen while you are healing such as redness, swelling and some minor discomfort. Do not over clean, this can cause irritation and slow the healing process.
We are not physicians: Any suggestions we make are based upon our experience and on that of other Professionals in the industry.