Piercing

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The Healing time for the Nipple Piercing varies greatly from person to person but is usually around 3-6 months. Make sure your piercer gives you detailed "Aftercare" instructions on how exactly to care for your new piercings.

Jewellery that is appropriate for the Nipple piercing includes Bead rings, Continuous rings, Barbells or Circular Barbells. Bead rings are a popular choice of jewellery for the initial piercing as they are cheaper and make it much easier to clean the piercing.


Labrets are used for labret and lip piercings as well as some ear piercings

Vassel Rings are a creative and versatile piece of jewelry often warn in place of a barbell or a captive bead ring. For example, put the barbell through your tongue, or put the ring through your nipple letting the barbell dangle.



Earlets & Plugs are more often used in the ears but can be warn in a variety of large gauge holes.


General Piercing Care Information

1. NEVER handle a new piercing with dirty hands! Wash hands and fingertips well.
2. Avoid any introduction of foreign bodily fluid to the area (sweat, blood, saliva, etc.).
3. Do not harass the piercing's healing process by wearing constrictive clothing or allowing repeated bumping and knocking around the jewelry.
4. Use caution when swimming during healing; poor water quality and high bacteria presence will infect your new piercing. Some people will run Vaseline or Neosporin liberally through the hole prior to a swim in order to seal off the exposed tissue temporarily. In this case, soak well with salt water and clean immediately afterwards.
5. Listen to your body's reactions to various products. Some ingredients commonly found in skincare products can irritate the vulnerable tissue in new piercings. Eliminating variables in product exposure will often solve occasional irritation.
6. ALL new piercings will secrete a gooey, sticky fluid called lymph. This will dry up and form a ring of crust...