Always wash your hands before touching your piercing!

• Clean your piercing 1-2 times daily with either a sterile saline solution OR a gentle, unscented soap
• With the soap or saline, use clean fingertips or a cotton swab to gently remove any buildup
• Rinse thoroughly with clean water after cleaning 

• Check your jewelry regularly to ensure the ends are tight
• At an absolute minimum, you should check after waking up, before going to sleep, and before & after eating

It's completely normal to experience:

• Swelling
• Some discoloration
• Mild redness
• Dryness
• Clear, pale yellow, or pale brown discharge ("crusties")

Clean away any discharge during your regular cleanings. Don't let it build up!

To help with swelling:

• Apply a cold compress
• Take Ibuprofen regularly (if you are able)

• Rinse with alcohol-free mouthwash at least twice a day. Regular mouthwas is also fine but you may want to dilute it with some water.
• Clean the outside of lip piercings with saline or gentle soap
• Expect lots of swelling in the first week. Treating the swelling is a mandatory steop of oral piercing aftercare

• Clean only with gentle, fragrance-free soap or sterile saline
• Rinse thoroughly after cleaning
• Avoid sexual activity (of any kind!) for at least 6 weeks
• After healing enough to resume sexual activity, clean the piercing after each time.

During healing, do NOT:

• Use alcohol, peroxide, Bactine, essential oils, ointments, or creams
• Cover your piercing with bandages or gauze
• Change your jewelry before your piercer says it's ready
• Remove and reinsert your jewelry for cleaning or sleeping
• Twist, spin, or play with your piercing/jewelry
• Put unnecessary pressure on the piercing (tight clothing, headphones, sleeping directly on it, etc.). This will lead to rejection or migration (piercing healing crooked)!

❗️Do NOT apply vaseline, A&D ointment, aloe vera, or essential oils to your tattoo.