For the first month you will need to clean your piercing twice daily with salt water.

• Simply add a 1/4 teaspoon of Sea or Rock salt to a mug of boiled water. Let the salted water cool a little. Use a cotton bud soaked in the water to clean away any crusting which has formed at both entry and exit point of the piercing.
• DO NOT pick at the crust. Carefully dry the piercing with a clean cotton bud.

(Drying the piercing is just as important as cleaning it)

• ALWAYS wash your hands with antibacterial soap before touching the piercing.

• After the first month you only need to clean your piercing once a day until it is fully healed. This can take up to a year  depending on you and your individual piercing .

Please speak to the piercer if you need advice on whether your piercing is healed yet, or if it is OK to change your jewellery

Tongue piercings

• Every time you eat or drink anything other than water, or smoke you need to rinse your mouth with diluted Listerine  – one part water to one part Listerine
• You can come back to have the bar changed to a shorter one after 4 WEEKS
• DO NOT clean your piercings with surgical spirits, teatree oil or similar. This is too strong and will actually delay the healing process.
• DO NOT fiddle with your piercing while it is healing. This is the most common cause of infection.

If you experience any problems or have any questions about your piercing please call Meg on  020 8801 1936.

MOST IMPORTANTLY

ENJOY YOUR NEW PIERCING AND HAPPY HEALING