Body Piercing

1. DO NOT USE: Isopropyl Alcohol, Hydrogen Peroxide, Bacitracin, Mycitracin, Neosporin, Betadine,  Bactine, or Hibiclens.

2. DO NOT touch your piercing with dirty hands. Prior to cleaning, wash your hands thoroughly with an   antimicrobial or antibacterial soap and hot water.

3. Properly cleanse the pierced area using a liquid alcohol and fragrance free antimicrobial  or antibacterial soap such as Satin or Provon. With clean hands or cotton swab, apply the soap directly to  the surrounding area, working in a circular motion away from the piercing. After the soap has been on the  piercing for 30 seconds, flush the piercing thoroughly with clean water. If you do not clean all the solution  away, your piercing may become irritated.

4. DO NOT let any one else touch your piercing. Unwashed hands will spread bacteria.

5. Remove any crust or discharge by soaking. Use only Sea Salt for soaking your piercing. To  make this solution add 1/4 tsp of sea salt to 1 cup of warm water. Soak the piercing for 5-10 minutes. Do  not pick at any dry matter remaining on piercing after soaking, so as not to rip away any new forming skin tissue.

6. Do not move or rotate your jewelry. Check your jewelry daily to make sure closures are secure and  beads are screwed on tightly.

7. To aid in proper healing it is important to maintain good health and hygiene. A combination of regular  exercise and a balanced diet can often be secret to fast healing. Also, sleep deprivation and stress  can greatly depress your immune system, so take it easy.

8. Abstain from submerging your piercing in fresh, salt, or chlorinated water, until fully healed. This  includes: lakes, rivers, streams, hot tubs, bathtubs, pools, and oceans.

9. Minimize exposure to direct sunlight or artificial sunlight such as tanning beds, for at least the first two to  six weeks. Cover your piercing with a sterile bandage if you must be in the sun.

10. Use sterile bandages or other sterile dressings when necessary.

11. Avoid rough play and contact with other's bodily fluids until fully healed.

12. If you have a genital piercing, you must use latex barriers (condoms, dental dams) to prevent contact  with other's bodily fluids during healing. This applies even if you are in a monogamous relationship.

13. If an infection does occur, the jewelry should be left in to allow for drainage. Removal of the jewelry  may result in an abscess.

14. Consult a health care practitioner at the first sign of infection or an allergic reaction, and report any  diagnosed infection, allergic reaction, or adverse reaction resulting from the body piercing to the artist  and the Texas Department of Health, Drugs, and Medical Devices Division, at 1-888-839-666. They  can also be contacted at the following address: 1100 East 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756-3199.

15. If any problems occur or if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us at 512-453-8287.