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What To Know Before Getting A Nose Piercing
What To Know Before Getting A Nose Piercing Everything you need to know about nostril piercings! A brief history, jewelry types, aftercare, and inspiration. Since (what seems like) the beginning of time, nose rings have adorned a global sea of colorful faces to signify a rite of passage, marital status, financial status, connections with religion, or simply to beautify.
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What Should I Know Before Getting My Belly Button Pierced?
What Should I Know Before Getting My Belly Button Pierced? It may be hard for you to think of the belly ring you got from back in the day as a modern-day adornment of choice. However, they have taken a turn after the last two decades for the better. Just like their wearers, they have matured and can be seen in elegant forms. The piercing is no longer limited to perfectly fit female model midriffs but rather people of every body type, gender, and color.
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Here's What People Say About Acrylic, Surgical Steel, & Silicone To Stretch Your Ears!
What Jewelry Material Is Best To Stretch Ears With? If you're starting your stretching journey (or continuing), you've probably come across a plethora of stretching kits made of different materials. It may be hard to find resources to learn which material for your lobe stretching would best suit your needs. But, worry not! We searched the web and did the hard work for you!
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Piercing Aftercare - How to / when to use sea salt wash, saline spray, soap, and tea tree oil on new and healed piercings.
Caring for a fresh piercing can be daunting with worries of uninvited pain and scares of infection. But not to fear, here is a pain-free aftercare guide for your new piercing!
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Piercing Infections | How To Treat and Tell If Your Piercing Is Infected
Why they happen and how to recognize them... There is a myriad of reasons to choose a body piercing. Personal expression, an appreciation of body art, potential health benefits, and aesthetics are only a few possible motivators. We personally believe any reason is a good reason and that it’s important to know the risks before you decide to get pierced. Any time you modify your body, you are opening the door for infection. While not everyone develops an infection, the Mayo Clinic does estimate that approximately 30% of piercing leads to localized infections—don’t worry, though, as those infections tend to be benign! To ensure you don’t develop a serious infection, you need to know why infections happen in the first place, how you can recognize them after receiving a piercing and how to treat them. Read on to learn the basics of body piercing-related infections and how you can deal with them! Why Infections OccurWhen you were a kid, and you scraped up your knee, what would your parents tell you? Probably something like "don’t pick at that" and "let it breathe." Well, turns out they were right! A healing piercing is a process that can take anywhere from a month to a year, depending on the location of the piercing—you should treat it like any other wound. That means leaving it alone, avoiding overly tight clothing, and correctly cleaning it. Infections are primarily caused by bacteria and irritation, so eliminating both to the best of your ability is your optimal route to a quick and easy healing process! Soaking your piercings sites with a saline solution can help cleanse the area and remove any buildup. How to cleanse your piercing sites! Saline baths are a great way to wash your piercing site from harmful bacteria and dead skin cells. When you do not cleanse your piercing sites, these things can lead to infections. When you first get pierced, we recommend doing a saline/salt soak around twice a day. Saline soaks and washes are an all-natural way to relieve your piercing site of common irritations like swelling, bleeding, reduce scarring, dehydrate bumps, and encourage healthy skin. Salt soak directions A salt soak comprises 1 cup of sterile or distilled water (warm). Mix 1/4 tsp. of sea salt into the water. You want the salt to dissolve, so the warmer the water, the better. (For extra power**) Add 2-3 drops of tea tree oil and stir well. Submerge your piercing site into the mix for 5-10 minutes. ** When you combine Tea Tree Oil with Saline Solution, it offers a hygienic healing process and gives your skin the treatment it craves. How to Spot an Infection No matter what your experience or tolerance is, the healing process for a body piercing is probably going to hurt a bit. If that pain sticks around for an extended time, though—maybe over two days—you may have an infection. Also, if the pain seems unusual or is accompanied by swelling, you should keep a close eye on it. Other, less subjective indicators of infection may be present, too. A dead giveaway is a foul-smelling discharge that is typically yellowish. Significant or prolonged bleeding is also a warning sign, as is excessive redness around the piercing site.If you have any of these signs, it’s important that you be willing to go to a medical / piercing professional if necessary. The cleaning and care methods listed above are the most you can do on your own, so visiting your local piercing professional is the best route if you have taken thorough care of your new piercing and still develop an infection. In conclusion we don’t wish to discourage anyone from expressing themselves and getting the body piercings they want. We do, however, want you to be informed of the risks and potential infections that can accompany such piercings. That way, you can not only enjoy your new piercing but do so in a healthy, safe way!
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What you should know before during and after getting your belly button pierced.
Belly Button Piercing A belly button piercing is arguably the most sought-after body modification piercing solution. People who do it say that its beautiful impact is so amazing that words alone cannot express it. You too won’t be making a wrong choice if you opt for it, but the piercing could take more time to heal. A number of things must be taken into consideration before you can go for it. But you have nothing to worry about because here are a few tips you need to know about belly button piercing. Find The Right Piercer You are at risk of severe bloodborne diseases like hepatitis C if you go for the wrong piercer. The standards of the place and the piercer should be considered before you take any decision at all. Check out the piercers Google reviews, Facebook reviews, and Yelp reviews...these can give you some insight as to what type of atmosphere the place offers. When you visit the piercing shop check whether they are clean, well-lit, and licensed. Don’t put your body in jeopardy just because you desired bodily modification. You have to look for the right piercer that’ll give you all you want, with no negative health effects too. Check The Piercers’ Sterilization Process Take your time to see the sterilization process or method that the piercer uses. The piercer should use an autoclave (a device that sterilizes the piercing jewelry and equipment) because it is a potent killer of bacteria and pathogens. Reusable tools like the closing pliers should be sterilized with this autoclave. Always insist for the best and don’t forget that all piercing needles must be sealed since they are not to be shared. Disposable gloves should be worn by your piercer at all times. Reject Piercing Guns Reject outrightly piercing guns if that’s what your piercer wants to use. Go ahead and cancel your appointment with the piercer. Piercing guns can transmit bodily fluids from one customer to the other since they are reusable tools. Also, many people have complained that piercing guns usually cause tissue damage in the course of running the piercing process. What To Expect After Getting Your Belly Button Pierced A few days after the piercing, you might see an off-white fluid in the piercing area but that’s normal. It is your body system telling you that it is working hand-in-hand with the object in your navel. Just clean the area with warm water...but that’s after you have washed your hands with soap and water. Just apply a little soap on the piercing area for just 30 seconds and rinse it carefully but thoroughly. Soak the area for 5 minutes daily with a sterile saline solution, and pat-dry the surface with soft disposable paper. Belly Button Piercing Aftercare You can use a packaged sterile saline as piercing aftercare but it must not contain any additives. Sterile saline is not readily available in every region but a salt solution mixture is an alternative. You can dissolve 1/8 tsp iodine-free sea salt into a cup of 8 oz bottled water, to make your own salt solution mixture. Make sure your solution is not too strong because it can cause the piercing to get irritated. Try and keep your piercing from rubbing on clothing. A simple way to do this is to look for a hard and vented eye patch to protect your navel from the threatening impact of the clothes you are putting on. These eye patches are sold in pharmacies or you can easily order one online. This will be added protection against restrictive clothing, excessive irritation, as well as the physical impact during sports and other physical activities. Cleaning Instruction For Belly Button Piercing Always wash your hands before you clean or touch the piercing.• Soak saline solution on the piercing area for at least 5 minutes daily. Apply the saline solution on the piercing area and allow it to form a vacuum before you clean it up with clean gauze or soft paper towels. If your piercer says you should use soap for the cleaning, use mild soaps only and rinse the piercing as directed. All traces of the soap must be carefully rinsed from the surface of the piercing. Use disposable paper products to pat-dry the piercing area. Don’t use cloth towels because they may harbor bacteria or cause injury to the body. At the initial stage, you might experience some bleeding, tenderness, or bruising, but you shouldn’t panic. In the course of healing, there’s bound to be some discoloration, itching, and secretion of whitish-yellow fluid in the piercing area. Yes, it is whitish-yellow, but not pus. Once you see these effects, you should remember that the healing phase is already in progress. Don’t assume that the jewelry would move freely in the piercing, even after it has healed. There could still be some difficulties but on no occasion must you force the jewelry to move. If you do, there is a possibility you’ll be injured, and this could be bad for your health. Always remember that failure to clean the piercing daily would lead to the accumulation of offensive body secretions in the area. The piercing could heal from the outside while the inside is still very fragile. That’s why you need a lot of patience during the healing period. What You Must Avoid Don’t move jewelry in piercing that is not completely healed. You must not pick dried discharge with your fingers because it can make you bleed.• Don’t clean your piercing with items such as Betadine, Hibiclens, alcohol, or soaps containing triclosan because these things can damage your cells. Avoid ointments too because they stop free circulation of air.• Don’t over-clean your piercing. If you do, it will hamper healing and irritate the piercing more.Above all, you should ensure you settle for the right piercer and abide by all the instructions you are given. Belly button piercing is quite amazing but that’s if you did it in the right place. What are you waiting for? Feel free, relax, check out the tips, and go for your coveted belly button piercing once and for all.
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Instagram Answers What You Need To Know About Nipple Piercings!
Let's talk about female and male body piercings....nipple piercings to be exact. We went to Instagram and asked "What was your nipple piercing experience like & are you happy with it?". Once we asked this question we received lots of great comments about individuals nipple piercing experience's, responses about nipple piercing healing times and after care, and those thinking about getting a nipple piercing done! With all the responses we received we want to share this valuable information with you! The purpose of this post is to share these experiences with you so you have an idea of what to expect when getting your nipples pierced. If you would like to add any suggestions or responses, please leave a comment on this post and we will add your response to the post. Responses from BodyJ4You's question "Are you happy with your nipple piercings? & What was your nipple piercing experience like?" z_o_e_morton: Yesss! I adore mine! Can't imagine not having it now and it gives me so much confidence and self love ❤️ smile_youre_beautiful_10 same here! And didn't hurt much either sdsaunders69 Thought about having it done. My g/f was totally wanting hers done. So we did it together!! I even went 1st. We love the increased sensitivity for both of us!! littleecoffeeebeann I used to hate my nipples being touched until I got mine done! lizard89 So SO worth it! I love my nipple rings so much 😊😊 big confidence booster @stonepark1989 it’s not for everyone. Everyone has their own style! oldschoolcustomsbe Had them pierced and thinking of doing it again! Because 1 was pulled out with a badminton racket 🤣 kinda an accident and the other one don't know 🤣 afangirlyoucantsweatout They’re rad as f*ck!! usuicid I have them. My piercer that I used to go to was the worse and had a horrible experience getting them pierced. He didn’t even tell me when he was putting the needle in and was super rude. Other than that I really like them haha kxmui I want them so bad 😩 issaqueena I Want Them... But I’m Afraid Of The Pain & Healing Process ☹️😥 jord.renae mine only hurt when i got them/for two days after and are healing BEAUTIFULLY! antibacterial soap is a MUST!! cinnamonpuppi mine didn’t hurt at all getting them pierced!! it was a couple sore for the days after but nothing crazy. just keep em clean april.kaye it doesn’t really hurt, it’s just really uncomfortable. But it’s over super fast and they’re really pretty. Just make sure to follow the healing advice and clean them twice a day with salt water (since they can get infected easily) but the healing time goes way faster than you’d think homicidal.bunni I don’t think I’d get them but they’re cute but I do want cute tattoos around them cause that seems less scary z_o_e_morton I got my right nipple pierced 3 months ago, after I turned 18. I absolutely love it. Since I was 12, I've had what seems like constant checkups for ovarian cysts, cysts and lumps on my breasts and lymph glands, so it's a massive boost of confidence for me! Even if no one else were to see it, it makes me feel sexy and happy. It's also hella hot! I was really lucky actually, as I have quite a high pain threshold, and it barely hurt at all! It just felt like I'd been bitten or something. My friend came with me when I got it done, and she held my foot and then got her eyebrow pierced. That was an awesome day, and it's healed beautifully!! donttjudgemee I literally got mine done today. I was so scared. It hurt but it’s fast @n3kochann_ you can get numbing cream that they used for tattoos. Let it set for an hour and then get them pierced. You feel nothing at all. Just got mines done. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are soley those of the Instagram users and other contributors. The views and opinions do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BodyJ4You.com. If you wish to voluntarily use any of this information displayed you assume the risk of any resulting injury.
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Relieve migraine, headaches, stress & anxiety from daith, shen men, & tragus ear piercings!
Body pain sucks! But what if I told you there was a way to get relief from that pain? Have you heard the buzz about how getting ear piercings may help with pain relief? The way it's supposed to work is that your ear has pressure points that acupuncturists poke with a needle to alleviate pain. These pressure points target certain nerves which trigger the rest of your body. So in theory getting a certain ear piercing will place constant pressure on that nerve which in turn will relieve the pain. We searched the inter-web for real anecdotal data from actual pierced individuals, who claim pain relief, claim lessened amount of pains occurring, and others say it does not work. But I will leave you with this information and let you make a decision. There haven't been any clinical research or studies we can report from so we are using the information from actual people who have reported on the theory. If a piercing has the potential to relieve pain, why not at least give it a try? Read more into this “piercing for pain relief” article to learn about the different piercings that may help relieve some pain. We will go over Daith Piercing and its alleged relief from migraine pain Shen Men Piercing and its alleged relief from anxiety relief Tragus Piercing linked to headache/migraine relief Daith piercing for migraine relief: Daith Piercing Location: innermost cartilage fold, the crus of the helix. It's kind of an awkward curvy fold. See photo for placement. There has been lots of speculation as to whether or not the daith piercing (located on the ears inner most cartilage fold) has the ability to actually relieve a migraine. The relief actually points to acupuncture for the answer. This is due to a daith piercing running through a pressure point that is linked to alleviate migraine pain. Acupuncture is a form of treatment that involves inserting very thin needles through a person's skin at specific points on the body, to various depths. Research suggests that it can help relieve pain, and it is used for a wide range of other complaints. Source We found a Facebook community group “Migraine Again” whose members give us real world experience about whether or not the daith piercing helped relieve their migraines. Lets see what they say... John M: “I been suffering from migraines for a long time now (over 20 years). taken pain killers, preventative medicines and now take triptans. Then I read an article about an ear piercing that people had that helped reduced and in some cases stopped migraines altogether. A couple of weeks ago I took the plunge I had the Daith piercing done on my right ear and since then my migraines have almost stopped but not completely, Doesn't work for everyone. Worked for me. so I thought i'd share my news with you all.” Grace R: “After 35 years of getting migraine i got this done i haven't had one for over a month” Nicola B: “Wanted to share this. Had a piercing in my ear on a pressure point. So far had the onset of 3 migraines since having it in. Twiddled the stud and voila its worked. I was about to take meds and thought i would twist it to see if it helped and it did. Best $18 i've spent. So happy. I have 170 botox injections a year, endless meds and rescue injections and facet joint injections...so glad i had this done!” 097Survivor113 (Reddit Response): “The daith helped me for about a year then the migraines came back stronger. I think it was more or less a placebo for me.” Oddlythesame (Reddit response): “So I got mine done back in December. I didn't get it with the intention of helping the migraines. I don't suffer from migraines but I do experience headaches daily. Some worse than others. Since December, I have not suffered from headaches every day. I have had around 6 headaches total since the 3rd week in December. I can't say it will help your migraines but it did wonders for my headaches.” Bshawed (Reddit response): “It can help- but it really depends on what type of migraines you are having. I got both of mine done (3 weeks apart) in May of 2016. Before that I was taking triptan drugs at least twice a week and was consistent getting migraines that were 8-9 on the pain scale. Since I had the 2nd piercing done I’ve had maybe 5 migraines and the worst was maybe a 4 or 5. It’s not eliminated them entirely, but it’s certainly allowed me to live life again!! The way I look at it is this: it looks cute, isn’t too “out there” and it’s relatively inexpensive when you compare it to the cost of medication and simply the pain. A couple seconds of pain is nothing to a migraine sufferer so it’s really worth a try. If it doesn’t work, take it out. My migraines were so bad I’d be willing to try a lot to get any relief at all.” Neurogirl0 (Reddit Response): “I got my daith pierced in December. Honestly, it didn't help me. I get 2-3 migraines a week with preventatives. I liked the look and would have kept it but it never quite healed so I took it out in April.” Pennspaper (Instagram Response): I got both of my daiths done in the spring and have noticed a major decrease of migraines. It could just be a coincidence, but I'm very happy with the results. Jwylie26 (Instagram Response): I got my daith done almost 6 weeks ago and haven’t gotten a migraine like I normally do each month. Still too early to tell if it’s just coincidence or if it is working. But hey, in the end I have a nice pretty new piercing :) blksongbird143 (Instagram Response) Got my right daith pierced on 3/24 and today is 1 of maybe 3 migraines since. I also had daily headaches for 25 yrs. Now my head is so "quiet" that I get seriously pissed off when I have a headache. Before, I simply accepted that it was a part of me. Shen Men Piercing linked with anxiety relief: Shen Men Piercing Location: the upper mid center of the ear, just above the opening canal. See photo for placement. We also took to Facebook about the Shen Men Piercing and have some real world responses for you. The Shen Men Piercing is also over an acupuncture pressure point known to relieve anxiety. Crystal M: “After years of anxiety. Probably about 15 I can say I am anxiety free thanks to the Shenmen piercing. Don't get me wrong I do get a little anxious but not where I used to be. I used to take anxiety pills multiple of times a day and now I've taken 2 in the past two weeks. Going into stores was so high anxiety for me and now I can go into the store and not even have to take an anxiety pill. Thank you Karen for introducing this to me. I am so excited to be anxiety free. I love you Karen!!! This was life changing!!!” Jonelle E: “My daughter and I got this piercing and it is amazing no more anxiousness or worrying about everything were both off our meds now.” Kari T: “I’ve had it a week. I’m not a good example of how bad it hurt, I have a high tolerance... it wasn’t bad at all. And yes it works, I’m no longer medicating to go to class and I participate. Before I was taking a Xanax before going to class and I sat in the back away from everybody and didn’t participant.” Kelly W: “Mine has been a godsend!! I no longer imagine myself throat punching people at the grocery store!!! Or annoyed that their breathing..lol” Jennifer M: “Well it's only been 2 days and today I took my 2 boys along with my sister, karissa, and granny to the zoo, battled Knoxville traffic, and not one panick attack. I usually have them every time I drive thru Knoxville! I'd day its helping already” Tori H: “I got the Shen men (anxiety) piercing in my ear last week and honestly couldn’t recommend these people more! So far so good! I have been a lot more relaxed since and have found myself more relaxed in situations that would have made me extremely nervous! Would definitely recommend it!” Tragus piercing for linked with headache and migraine relief: Tragus Piercing Location: the cartilage that partially covers your ear canal. It's also located below the daith piercing. See photo for placement. Rebecca J: “ I have the tragus and it didn’t help me. Honestly it was just a temporary relief.” Haley D: “When I asked about it, I was told the daith is a 50/50 shot. In order for it to even work, they need to hit that pressure point just right I guess? I'm not totally for sure. But I've had my daith for over a year now. I got it on the side I felt the migraines started on the most often. I don't seem to have as many daily headaches and I do have less migraines but I still get them, just not as often.” Emily G: “Yup! I don't know how to explain it - it was a weird feeling. As soon as she'd pierced me, it was almost like my headache melted away. I guess it depends on the person - I know some people don't get affected by getting their daith pierced, but for me, it definitely worked! I normally wake up with a slight headache, too. None this morning xx” Dark_Ascension (Reddit Response): “If there is anything linked to piercings I definitely can say anecdotally I've no experience with it helping or it making it work. I have both a tragus and a daith by the way. As well as several other piercings. I've had my tragus a year or so before my diagnosis of chronic migraines and chronic silent migraines without Aura, and my daith I got around the time of my diagnosis of silent migraines and shortly after started experiencing the headaches as well. All the actual evidence for daith piercings is anecdotal, you will not find any legitimate research on it... just like you won't find any legitimate scientific research on acupuncture or herbal remedies. It's all a placebo effect sorry to break it to you. If it works for you great! Likely a placebo, there is zero scientific evidence to back it up.” That concludes our article. If you have any anecdotes to share, please leave us a comment! We will add it to this post. Shop TRAGUS, DAITH and SHEN MEN piercings here: SHOP NOW
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