Piercing irritates

There is nothing more annoying as a piercing that irritates or is infected. It is important to always take good care of your piercings, especially if a piercing has just been pierced.

The most important steps to prevent irritation are:

• Never touch your piercing with your hands
• Do not clean too much
• Make sure your hair doesn't get stuck in your piercing
• Avoid the swimming pool and/or sauna if you have just had your piercing done
• Give the piercing enough rest and don't change it too soon after piercing
• The quality or the material of your jewellery

To take the best possible care of a piercing it is recommended to clean it once a day. It is important not to use aggressive detergents, but a mild soap like unicare with water or a saline solution. Make sure that after cleaning all soap residue is rinsed away.

When changing your piercing, it is important that you clean them properly so that you change your piercings continuously with clean ones. We have listed some cleaning tips for gold and silver jewelry, click here to see them. Always make sure you change your piercings with clean hands. If you have sensitive ears that irritate easily, you can choose to only change the charm of the jewelry. This will make the process of changing your jewelry easier. However, it is advisable to completely remove your jewelry from time to time to clean them properly and prevent your piercing from starting to have a strange smell. Should this happen, remove the entire piercing and thoroughly clean both the piercing and your ear. To prevent this as much as possible, we advise you to dry your ears thoroughly every time after showering, so your piercings don't stay wet for too long.

A last; always make sure you go to a good piercer and if you're in doubt about your piercing, go back to your piercer. A good piercer always pierces with a needle, which is important. A piercing gun is difficult to sterilize which can cause irritations or infections straight away. These infections cause you to suffer longer from your new piercings. Look here for more information if you want to get a new piercing.