Piercing Care Guide

Aftercare in 9 Easy Steps

Here’s everything you need to know to keep your new piercing happy, healthy, and hella cute.

1

Clean in the shower

Use clean, running water and unscented soap or our custom-made Sea Salt Soap to gently dab & clean the area (front and back) twice daily for the first week. After that, less is more.
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2

Pat it dry

Use a clean paper towel or tissue to dab dry. No bath towels – they’re full of germs and bacteria and threads can hook on your piercing.

3

Spray & dab

Spritz our Piercery Healing Spray onto the front and back. Gently dab away the excess with a paper towel and let it air dry.

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4

Keep the bump at bay

Got a bump? Try a soak using our SOS Spray – it works wonders! Drench some cotton wool with SOS Spray and apply to your affected area. Leave for 10 mins, twice a day. You can also come in-store for a No Pull Piercing Disc!
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5

What’s totally normal

Yellowish-white discharge
Dry crustiness
Some bruising or bleeding
Tightness or swelling
Itching and tenderness

6

Don’t overdo it

Balance is key. Clean enough to remove build-up, but not so much that you irritate the piercing.
Don’t pick at it… it’s not a scab, it’s healing tissue babe!

7

Stay dry-ish

Showering? Great. Baths, pools, ocean waves? Not just yet. And if you do, be sure to rinse and spray your ear immediately after a swim with Healing Spray.

8

Doughnut Pillow to the rescue!

Use our Doughnut Pillow to avoid sleeping on your piercing.
Also avoid bumping your piercing as this trauma will cause flare-ups, swelling and even piercing bumps.
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9

Healing takes time

Healing is not a linear journey. It’s an individual experience and depends on how well YOU look after your piercing. Lobes take approx. 2 months and everything else is approx 3 to 12 months.
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Piercing Do’s

  • Wash your hands before touching your piercing. Always.
  • Spray with Piercery Healing Spray
  • Feel yourself. You look amazing.
  • Channel main character energy.
  • Pressure = problem. Hands off, heads up, and defs no side sleeping. Don’t forget your Doughnut Pillow!
Pop in for a free check-up if you’re ever unsure. We’re alaways here to help.

Piercing Dont’s

  • Don’t touch it. Like, seriously. Unless you’re cleaning it DO NOT TOUCH.
  • Don’t twist, turn, or fiddle.
  • Don’t pick at crusties (gross and dangerous).
  • Don’t use alcohol, peroxide, pure tea tree oil, or harsh products.
  • Don’t sleep on it (get a Doughnut Pillow).
  • Don’t ghost us. Come see us when it’s time to downsize.
  • And again for the people in the back: DON’T TOUCH.

Downsizing 101

You were pierced with a longer post to give your piercing room to breathe and swell while it healed. If the swelling’s down and there’s no more redness, pain, or discharge, it might be time to downsize.
Pop in and we’ll check it for you – free of charge.
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Common Aftercare Questions

  • 5 years and older: Lobes
  • 13 years and older: Other Lobes
  • 15 years and older: Helix
  • 16 years and older: Conch, Daith, Forward Helix, Flat Helix, Tragus, Rook, Belly, Nose, Septum
  • 18 years and older: Industrial, Surface Bars, Dermal, Nipples, Genital (female only), Facial Piercings, Oral Piercings.
  • 5 years and older: Lobes
  • 13 years and older: Other Lobes
  • 15 years and older: Helix
  • 16 years and older: Conch, Daith, Forward Helix, Flat Helix, Tragus, Rook, Belly, Nose, Septum
  • 18 years and older: Industrial, Surface Bars, Dermal, Nipples, Genital (female only), Facial Piercings, Oral Piercings.
  • 5 years and older: Lobes
  • 13 years and older: Other Lobes
  • 15 years and older: Helix
  • 16 years and older: Conch, Daith, Forward Helix, Flat Helix, Tragus, Rook, Belly, Nose, Septum
  • 18 years and older: Industrial, Surface Bars, Dermal, Nipples, Genital (female only), Facial Piercings, Oral Piercings.