Aftercare guide
Your piercing is an open wound that becomes jewelry-ready with the right care. Follow this guide, be patient, and it will heal beautifully. Every piercing we do comes with a free aftercare kit — this page is the manual.
The daily routine
Wash your hands before touching your piercing — always.
Clean twice a day (morning and night) with the saline solution from your aftercare kit. Spray or soak a clean gauze and hold it against the piercing for 1–2 minutes to soften any crust.
Gently pat dry with a clean paper towel — cloth towels harbor bacteria and snag jewelry.
Leave it alone in between. No twisting, no turning, no fidgeting. The 'turn it daily' advice is a myth that slows healing.
What's completely normal
- Slight redness and tenderness for the first few days
- Clear or pale-yellow fluid — this is lymph, not pus, and it's part of healing
- Light crusting around the jewelry — soften it with saline, never pick it
- Itching as it heals (don't scratch — saline helps)
- The piercing "waking up" sore again weeks later — healing isn't linear
Never do this
- Never use alcohol, hydrogen peroxide or antibiotic ointments — they damage healing tissue
- No swimming pools, hot tubs or baths for the first month (showers are fine)
- No touching except when cleaning — and only with washed hands
- No rotating or sliding the jewelry
- No removing the jewelry before it's fully healed, even overnight — a piercing can close in hours
- Avoid makeup, lotions and sprays directly on the piercing
Warning signs — contact us
Some redness and soreness is normal. But these are not — message us on WhatsApp (0809 139 4796) or come by the studio:
- Redness that spreads outward or gets worse after the first week
- Thick green or dark-yellow discharge with a bad smell
- Hot, hard, swollen tissue around the piercing that keeps getting worse
- Fever or feeling unwell alongside piercing irritation
- The jewelry becoming visibly embedded in the tissue
Don't remove the jewelry if you suspect infection — the hole can trap bacteria inside. Message us first; we'll guide you.
Healing times by piercing
Rough guides — your body sets the pace. Titanium (included with every piercing) gives you the best chance at the faster end.