General guidance — always follow your artist's specific instructions, and see a medical professional for any health concern.
- Wash your hands before you touch it — every time.
- Clean with sterile saline (not alcohol or peroxide) as directed — usually about twice a day.
- Pat dry gently with clean gauze or a paper towel — not a shared cloth towel.
- Leave the jewelry in and don't rotate or spin it.
For oral piercings, follow the specific rinse routine your piercer gave you, and go easy on smoking, alcohol, and spicy or hot foods early on.
- Hands off — don't twist, spin, or play with it.
- No pools, hot tubs, oceans, or anyone else's bodily fluids while it heals.
- Keep makeup, lotions, sprays, and hair products off the area.
- Mind clothing, phones, earbuds, and bedding around the piercing.
Mild redness, tenderness, and light crusting are normal early on, and healing time varies a lot by placement — weeks for some, months for others. Call the studio — or our after-hours care line at 833-327-5287 — or see a doctor if you notice spreading redness or heat, worsening swelling, thick or colored discharge, or fever.
[REAL DATA NEEDED] · Downsizing & jewelry-change policy
Jewelry has moving parts, and moving parts loosen. Threaded ends can back off, balls can drop, and gem tops can work themselves free — it happens even with quality jewelry, and it's not an emergency if you act fast. The moment anything feels loose, spins too freely, or falls off, reach out to your studio right away. Coming by in person is the best option, but a quick call or DM works too — we'll walk you through exactly how to keep the jewelry in place until we can see you.
Here's why speed matters: if the jewelry comes all the way out, a healing piercing can begin closing within hours, and a closed piercing means getting repierced — new needle, new healing clock, all the way back to day one. A thirty-second phone call beats that every time.
It's also why we recommend picking up a spare top or extra piece of jewelry when you get pierced. Having a backup on hand means a lost ball at 9 p.m. is a minor swap instead of a race against your own skin. Ask your piercer to match a spare to your jewelry before you leave — future you will be grateful.
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