well, i've had piercing apprenticeships a few times, though i never stuck with it, but i always have friends come and ask me how to nurse their infected piercings back to health. i've always given them methods that shops would suggest and methods that i've found worked for me, i've had over 70 piercings so far (still subtracting and adding), have my lobes stretched to 5/8ths, started the process when i was 13, and still sometimes pierce friends for trades of beer and cigs.
some of the methods of care i tell people are;
- never touch or play with your piercings without washing your hands prior.
- sea salt & warm water = best friend, but 2-3 times daily would be enough, anymore than that and it irritates the piercing.
- never use rubbing alcohol! dries the skin out, irritates the hell out of piercings.
- betadine [sp] is one of the best solutions to cleanse with.
- if you have an oral piercing, a combo of 1/2 water 1/2 mouthwash rinse after smoking, eatting,kissing.
- dont fidgit around with the jewlery in a surface piercing,(pinching the skin to see the barbells, or feel the feet of a dermal anchor) keep them covered with clean guaze while sleeping to prevent touching of your bed sheets.
- ear piercings, use a clean pillow case every night, or cover pillow with a clean t shirt every night.
- oh yeah, fingers OFF. stop playing with your new oral piercings also.
now my question to you is, are there any methods of keeping a piercing happy while out on the road? my septum is probably the most annoying piercing to keep happy, especially when its cold out and im a snot machine.
some of the methods of care i tell people are;
- never touch or play with your piercings without washing your hands prior.
- sea salt & warm water = best friend, but 2-3 times daily would be enough, anymore than that and it irritates the piercing.
- never use rubbing alcohol! dries the skin out, irritates the hell out of piercings.
- betadine [sp] is one of the best solutions to cleanse with.
- if you have an oral piercing, a combo of 1/2 water 1/2 mouthwash rinse after smoking, eatting,kissing.
- dont fidgit around with the jewlery in a surface piercing,(pinching the skin to see the barbells, or feel the feet of a dermal anchor) keep them covered with clean guaze while sleeping to prevent touching of your bed sheets.
- ear piercings, use a clean pillow case every night, or cover pillow with a clean t shirt every night.
- oh yeah, fingers OFF. stop playing with your new oral piercings also.
now my question to you is, are there any methods of keeping a piercing happy while out on the road? my septum is probably the most annoying piercing to keep happy, especially when its cold out and im a snot machine.