Barbell Piercings are the type of piercings that can fit just about anywhere on your body. Also, it comes in different designs such as straight, curved, circular and even twisted! While you have the variety of barbell piercings (that you purchased from wholesale-bodyjewelry.com), you have to ensure that you know how to care for them. The key is to keep your piercing and the jewelry clean at all times. If not, the area can become affected by excess dirt and oil and risking infection for the area. And, who wants that?
THREE WAYS TO CARE FOR YOUR DIFFERENT BARBELL PIERCINGS:
Don’t play with or remove the jewelry:
Depending on the stage that you are at with your piercing, this may apply to you. If you just for your piercing done, do not play with the jewelry. Playing with it can cause unwanted side effects such as irritation, swelling, introducing bacteria into the hole(s), etc. Therefore, do not play with it unnecessarily that can cause these unwanted issues.
As the area gets used to the piercing, then you can play or remove it. You would have to remove it in order to the second way.
Clean it daily:
Some piercers recommend taking out the piercing on a daily basis to clean it. Cleaning it daily allows bacteria to be removed in order to prevent irritation. There are various ways that you can clean your piercing by using a:
A] Pre-Made Saline Solution –
There is an OTC cleansing solution that you can purchase at your piercer’s shop or your pharmacy.
Warm Water –
Warm water aids in killing bacteria that are sitting outside the body and on the skin.
C] DIY Salt Solution –
You can mix warm water with sea or Himalayan salt. The combination of salt and warm water aids in removing or preventing bacteria from building up in the applied area.
You should be clean it a cloth, cotton swab, rag or a cotton towel. Ensure to wipe all over the piercing especially the crevices of it where dirt usually gets stuck.
Store it in a clean and cool space:
After you’ve cleaned the jewelry, it has to be stored in a clean space. You can purchase an earring or jewelry holder/retainer where you can place it at nights. These containers are tightly closed and sometimes in the shape of the jewelry. Therefore, it keeps the dirt and debris out of it as there is not much space in it for it to grow.
So don’t put it on your dresser or vanity where different skin, face, and hair products will come into contact with it and contaminate. And, if you put in before cleaning it, then you are risking the health of your skin.
Caring for your piercings overall should be done consistently.
If you want your piercings to last a very long time without harming your body, especially your skin, you have to.
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