Wash your hands thoroughly with antimicrobial soap before touching your piercing or jewelry.

The piercing should be cleaned twice a day while it is healing. Over-cleaning can irritate the piercing; do not clean more often unless the piercing has been exposed to dirt sweat, or bodily fluids. Saline solution may be used to remove dried discharge between cleanings.

We highly recommend the use of SATIN ANTIMICROBIAL SOAPä. The shower provides the best place to adequately lather and rinse piercing. Remove any dried discharge from the jewelry using a cotton swab and hot water before rotating the jewelry; do not use your fingernails. Apply the soap around the piercing and work it into a lather while rotating the jewelry for at least 15 seconds. Rinse the piercing, jewelry, and the surrounding area thoroughly under running water. While rinsing rotate the jewelry several times.

Use a clean cotton swab each time you apply soap to prevent contaminating the bottle.

Do not use a washcloth or sponge to clean your piercing. Cloths and sponges trap and collect bacteria and mildew.

Dry the piercing using a tissue or cotton swabs. The inside of the navel should be dried thoroughly using a cotton swab.

Rinse your piercing and jewelry thoroughly with water after showering or bathing to remove soap residues.

Soaking the piercing in warm salt water or using a warm saltwater compress helps remove dried discharge and lymph secretions, relieve itching, and increase circulation to the piercing. Use ¼ teaspoon sea salt or table salt per 8 ounces of water. Table salt and sea salt are both sodium chloride and essentially the same; table salt simply contains ingredients to alter the taste and improve the flow in cooking. Soaking 10-15 minutes once or twice a day is suggested. There is no need to clean your piercing after soaking in salt water; however, soaking should not replace cleaning.

Do not use bath additives or bubble baths while the piercing is healing.

Do not allow your piercing to come into contact with another person's body fluids.

The most frequent causes of infection are touching the piercing or the jewelry with unwashed hands or contact with unclean items such as clothing and bedding.

Laundry detergents containing stain-fighting enzymes should not be used to wash clothing, which is in direct contact with the piercing. The enzymes can impede healing.

After the healing process is complete you should continue to clean your piercing once a day as part of your bathing or showering routine to prevent accumulation of dirt and dead skin cells.

And finally, should you have any questions throughout the life of your piercing, please call us. No question is a "dumb" one if you don't know the answer.

(570) 748-0411
Blue Rose Piercing