Body Piercing Aftercare

For Particular Areas:

Navel Piercing Care

• During healing, protect your navel piercing from being snagged on clothing, irritated from friction, or injured during physical sports and activities with this simple tip:
  • Get a vented eye patch of hard plastic (found at most pharmacies), and secure it over your piercing using an elastic bandage like an ankle wrap.

Face and Ear Piercing Care (including ear cartilage also know as a Helix Piercing)

• A facial or ear piercing requires a fresh, clean sleeping surface each night, and your piercing may bleed a little, so you don’t want to stain all your pillow cases. Here’s a simple solution:
  • Get an old t-shirt you don’t want anymore and wash it well. Use it as a pillow case and you can get 4 clean uses out of it by rotating it each night – front, back, inside out front, inside out back.
• Clean anything that regularly touches the area of your piercing like your phone (especially cell phones), headphones, glasses, sun glasses and hats.
• If you use styling products for your hair, avoid getting them in your piercing. If you can, cover it with a band-aid while styling your hair.
  

Nipple Piercing Care

• A tight, breathable cotton t-shirt or sports bra can make sleeping more comfortable.
• For sports or other activity that could cause injury to your piercing, consider the eye patch tip for navel piercings.
  

Genital Piercing Care

• Sexual activity is usually okay as soon as you feel ready.
  • Always use barriers such as condoms and dental dams to avoid contact with bodily fluids.
  • Use barriers on sex toys as well to reduce the risk of infection.
  • Decrease the risk of injury or irritation by soaking in warm saline solution beforehand. This will remove any crusted areas, and soften the piercing.
  • Do not use saliva as a lubricant as it carries a lot of bacteria. Instead, use water based lubricant, preferably a new bottle.
  • After sex, soak in saline solution again to avoid infection.
• Always wash your hands thoroughly before touching the piercing, and wear clean undergarments.
• If your piercing is near the urethra, and you’re cleaning your piercing with soap, urinate afterwards to get rid of excess soap in the area.
• If you have a Prince Albert or Apadrayya piercing, do not be alarmed. They can bleed freely for the first few days of healing.
  

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