Happy April 1st! Today, we'll be talking about piercings. I personally think that piercings are a great way to express one's body, and one's beauty. People can really pull it off, and I just adore it when it happens. Unfortunatly, the work force that I want to go into doesn't approve of many piercings, but I do have some "hidden" ones that I enjoy all on my own. =)
First off are the products that I use with my piercings. Two of which, I cannot live out and has almost become a daily thing.
I use H2Ocean. I couldn't tell you who makes it, but most piercing shops carry it. If not, then you can find it on Amazon. =) They have small cans (like hairspray cans) for $7, and larger ones for $15? If I'm correct. I always order the larger one because per ounce, you save money. And I use it very often. It's a salt water solution that helps skin heal, idealy after a piercing. But don't get me wrong, this stuff is part of my first aid kit as well. Because it works AMAZING on cuts. My boyfriend gets burned all of the time, and spraying this solution on three times a day stimulates the healing process, moisturizes the wound, and promotes healthy skin growth. It's just a great thing over all, because cleaning a new piercing by hand can be very painful especially when it's fresh.
Another thing I often have is a sterilizing solution. Most piercings I get done at a piercing shop. It's the healthiest, safest way to have a piercing done. But sometimes I don't always wear my piercings and my piercings close up. I have a steriliazation kit, as well as various sizes of needles and proper hygenic needs to repuncture (mainly for my ears, because I hardly ever wear earings) the holes that close up. If you're not safe with it, you don't have to go through with it. But on my favorite website, which is Bodyartforms.com, they sell a needle kit for about $11 and the best thing is you can send in things to be sterilized for $5. I highly suggest getting the sterilization whenever buying piercings on sale or from a sale lot off of the site. You never know if they've been worn or not.
Bodyartforms.com has the most extravagant selection of piercings that I have ever seen, with reasonable shipping, and really fast shipping at that as well.
Some things to consider before getting pierced is...
1) What do you want to do as a career? Do piercings fit into the idea employee?
2) What would your family think? Are they excepting? Some piercings have a very long healing process, and it's always great to have that support from family.
IF you're looking into getting a piercing, it's best to go shop around before making any appointments. Some tattoo shops might look nice, but the piercers might not be educated. Some could be just starting. It's okay to ask just to talk with one of the piercers to see what their background is like. After all, it is your body. You have every right to know who and what is going through it.
If any of you have any questions or personal questions about piercings, I'm no expert, but I've had a ton of experience with piercings including stretching and plugs, belly rings, dermal piercings, and ear piercings. Leave a question in the comment box if you have a question. =)
