Care for your adornment

Piercing aftercare

Simple, consistent care supports a smoother healing process. Follow the instructions Kiersten gives you for your specific piercing.

Keep it clean

Wash your hands before touching or cleaning the piercing.
Rinse with packaged sterile wound-wash saline containing only 0.9% sodium chloride and water.
Rinse away residue in the shower and gently dry with clean disposable paper products.

Let it heal

Leave the initial jewelry in place unless Kiersten or a qualified medical professional advises otherwise.
Avoid unnecessary touching, twisting, rotating, pressure, friction, and sleeping directly on the piercing.
Keep cosmetics, lotions, sprays, and other personal-care products away from the healing site.

Avoid irritation

Do not use alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, harsh antibacterial cleansers, ointments, or homemade salt mixtures.
Avoid pools, hot tubs, lakes, and other bodies of water while healing when possible.
Protect the piercing from snagging, impact, and contaminated surfaces.

Know what is normal

Early tenderness, localized swelling, mild discoloration, and a small amount of pale crust can occur.
Healing happens from the outside inward; a piercing may appear healed before the channel is stable.
Return for recommended downsizing or follow-up instead of changing jewelry on your own.

Get help when needed

Concerned about your piercing?

Contact Kiersten for irritation or jewelry concerns. Seek prompt medical attention for severe or worsening redness, swelling or pain; red streaks; fever; or thick, foul-smelling green, yellow, or gray discharge. Do not remove jewelry when infection is suspected unless a qualified medical professional instructs you to do so.

This educational guidance is modeled on the Association of Professional Piercers’ published aftercare recommendations and does not imply APP membership. It is not a substitute for individualized medical advice.

Read the APP guidance