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not just another piercings thread!
ok, well it is kind of. but i thought this could be a definitive piercings thread, seeing as they pop up all the time. maybe people could share thoughts/ feelings or any tips, especially on aftercare? and if people have any questions on pain etc they could be directed this way. what do you guys think?
i have my ears pierced 4 times and my lip done, the best tip i can offer is to use savlon antiseptic spray to help prevent infection - http://www.boots.com/shop/product_details.jsp?productid=1023257
always go to a reputable piercing/ tatoo parlour and a great contact is the European Professional Piercers' Association
hugs and kisses, pheebs xxx
i have my ears pierced 4 times and my lip done, the best tip i can offer is to use savlon antiseptic spray to help prevent infection - http://www.boots.com/shop/product_details.jsp?productid=1023257
always go to a reputable piercing/ tatoo parlour and a great contact is the European Professional Piercers' Association
hugs and kisses, pheebs xxx
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SlyPie
I've gotten my belly button pierced (and my ears, which don't really count). Just use the solution they give you to keep it clean, or try rubbing alcohol.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
That is the worst advice anyone could ever give. Do not use alcohol on piercings!
Use salt water for the first few days unless told otherwise and you have a good piercer. Then, either stay with the salt solution or you can change to Savlon Spray on things like navels if you want to.
Juno
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
That is the worst advice anyone could ever give. Do not use alcohol on piercings!
Use salt water for the first few days unless told otherwise and you have a good piercer. Then, either stay with the salt solution or you can change to Savlon Spray on things like navels if you want to.
That is the worst advice anyone could ever give. Do not use alcohol on piercings!
Use salt water for the first few days unless told otherwise and you have a good piercer. Then, either stay with the salt solution or you can change to Savlon Spray on things like navels if you want to.
i was told use the solution i was given, but if i didnt have it with me to use salt water. alcohol wld HURT!
Juno
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
That is the worst advice anyone could ever give. Do not use alcohol on piercings!
Use salt water for the first few days unless told otherwise and you have a good piercer. Then, either stay with the salt solution or you can change to Savlon Spray on things like navels if you want to.
That is the worst advice anyone could ever give. Do not use alcohol on piercings!
Use salt water for the first few days unless told otherwise and you have a good piercer. Then, either stay with the salt solution or you can change to Savlon Spray on things like navels if you want to.
I swear by the salt water. It really does work!
I've got 4 in one ear, one in the other and my nose. Lol that sounds weird.
i ant either my lip or my labrette done, but I'm not sure - also need some kind of mother de-inflator coz she will blow up!
I use diluted TCP to clean em, coz I used to date a piercer and thats what he said was cheapest and most effective!
i ant either my lip or my labrette done, but I'm not sure - also need some kind of mother de-inflator coz she will blow up!
I use diluted TCP to clean em, coz I used to date a piercer and thats what he said was cheapest and most effective!
it doesnt matter if you use alcohol or salt water. both are disinfectants and thats the whole point. i've had a piercer telling me not to go into the ocean with a freshly pierced navel, and another telling me to especially go into the ocean after i had the second belly button piercing done in another place.
the whole point is that it disinfects. piercers have different opinions, they have personal preferences.
the whole point is that it disinfects. piercers have different opinions, they have personal preferences.
You guys are over-reacting to the whole cleaning issue.
I've had my ears pierced 6 times and my nose pierced once and I only ever used salt water for my nose and cartilage. I didn't use anything else for the rest and they healed perfectly. I had no problems at all.
Sitting in the sun (for those of you who do it) and the rest is a little too extreme. Just use some disinfectant to clean it everyday and you should be fine.
I've had my ears pierced 6 times and my nose pierced once and I only ever used salt water for my nose and cartilage. I didn't use anything else for the rest and they healed perfectly. I had no problems at all.
Sitting in the sun (for those of you who do it) and the rest is a little too extreme. Just use some disinfectant to clean it everyday and you should be fine.
I agree with saltwater, its the bets thing for piercings. I hvae my ears done 3 in one (used to be 4), and 5 in the other (usedto be six) and i did have my eyebrow pierced. but it went away lol - stupid school! 
Always check what your school policy is about piercings, and even what they think of retainers, beacuse some schools are stupid - like mine 
Also even if it does become infected go back to your piercer and ake advice from them, dont automatically take the piercing out. Oooo try not to buy scabby earrings, like form claires accesories, because they make your ears go green
Always check what your school policy is about piercings, and even what they think of retainers, beacuse some schools are stupid - like mine Also even if it does become infected go back to your piercer and ake advice from them, dont automatically take the piercing out. Oooo try not to buy scabby earrings, like form claires accesories, because they make your ears go green 
rainy_skye
Oooo try not to buy scabby earrings, like form claires accesories, because they make your ears go green
Haha, I always end up defending the place by default.. But not everyone's ears go green with cheap earrings! I can wear cheap studs for days on end, only changing them out of boredom, not because they hurt or I've changed colour...
Though allergies to metals such as nickel can develop at anytime. So even if you've normally been fine with any crap in your ears but they're hurting, try swapping for something like sterling silver, see if that shows an improvement.
I guess that was in defense of cheap ass earrings rather than Claire's, wasn't it?
Oh, except for the fact that Claire's sells sterling silver earrings as well as the cheaper stuff.
Juno
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
That is the worst advice anyone could ever give. Do not use alcohol on piercings!
Use salt water for the first few days unless told otherwise and you have a good piercer. Then, either stay with the salt solution or you can change to Savlon Spray on things like navels if you want to.
That is the worst advice anyone could ever give. Do not use alcohol on piercings!
Use salt water for the first few days unless told otherwise and you have a good piercer. Then, either stay with the salt solution or you can change to Savlon Spray on things like navels if you want to.
Hmmmm are you sure you can't use rubbing alcohol? It still kills germs...
I don't know. I just used their solution and then soon afterwards I just stopped and it was okay...The only thing is with your navel pierced, if you keep moving it about it gets irritated and then it can pus.
I just have ears and tongue.
For tongue with the whole mouthwash thing, make sure its alcohol free. Listerene is not necessarily going to be your best friend! Also with painkillers if you need them, use ibuprofen as its blood thinning (apparently) and so will help with the swelling.
For tongue with the whole mouthwash thing, make sure its alcohol free. Listerene is not necessarily going to be your best friend! Also with painkillers if you need them, use ibuprofen as its blood thinning (apparently) and so will help with the swelling.
SlyPie
Hmmmm are you sure you can't use rubbing alcohol? It still kills germs...
Juno is TSR's resident piercing expert (and helped me fix my baby sister
).Alcohol is bad for your skin since it dries it out. Have you ever noticed that if you wear too much perfume and wear it all the time, the skin on your neck goes dry and painful? This is what happens around the piercing and it makes it feel awful.
I guess people have to remember that piercings aren't meant to be there, the body doesn't like them.
Argh my sister noticed my tongue today...now my parents will find out soon and hang, draw and quarter me.
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