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Hi there, it is me again Carla. Welcome to my Essential Tips. Here I am going to give you tips and tricks for the best healing and aftercare. The best care with your jewellery and body always....
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SHOULD I ADJUST MY PIERCING?
A question I always get from clients who’ve just got a new piercing is whether not they should adjust it, they worry that it’ll get...
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Aug 14, 20211 min read
WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW IN ORDER TO GET MY FIRST PIERCING?
First of all, how old are you? In Ireland, you must be 16 or over with valid ID and accompanied by a legal guardian (once you turn 18,...
chpiercingandjewel
Aug 14, 20212 min read
HOW TO GO ABOUT CLEANING YOUR NEW PIERCING
1) When bathing, be sure to use a glycerine liquid soap – due to its pH being closer to the natural pH balance of our skin, it doesn’t...
chpiercingandjewel
Aug 14, 20213 min read
HOW TO IDENTIFY AND COMBAT INFLAMMATION
In this post, we’re going to talk about post-piercing inflammation and how to prevent it. After a piercing is performed, the skin is...
chpiercingandjewel
Aug 14, 20212 min read
YOUR MOBILE PHONE IS A POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION RISK FOR YOUR PIERCING – FIND OUT HOW.
Did you know that your bare hands and mobile phone could potentially contaminate your piercing? That’s right, your mobile phone is...
chpiercingandjewel
Aug 14, 20211 min read
HOW TO IDENTIFY AN INFECTION
In this post I will walk you through some sure signs that can help you to tell identify an infection at the site of your piercing. 1)...
chpiercingandjewel
Aug 14, 20212 min read
CAN I USE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE OR RUBBING ALCOHOL TO CLEAN MY PIERCING?
Many people come to me asking if they can use rubbing alcohol to clean their piercing, which isn’t a strange question at all when you...
chpiercingandjewel
Aug 14, 20211 min read
PIERCINGS AND SMOKING – SHOULD I AVOID SMOKING AFTER GETTING MY PIERCING?
According to the WHO (World Health Organization), in Brazil approximately 80 thousand people die each year from smoking-related diseases....
chpiercingandjewel
Aug 14, 20211 min read
PIERCINGS AND ALCOHOL – A COMBINATION TO BE AVOIDED
Be aware that this is a very serious topic – alcohol is a highly harmful substance to have present in our system during the healing phase...
chpiercingandjewel
Aug 14, 20211 min read
CHOCOLATE –IS IT OKAY TO EAT CHOCOLATE AFTER GETTING A PIERCING?
Breathe easy because any scare-mongering out there about it not being okay to eat chocolate after getting a piercing is just an urban...
chpiercingandjewel
Aug 14, 20211 min read
PREGNANCY AND PIERCINGS
“I’M PREGNANT, WHAT DO I NEED TO ABOUT MY CURRENT PIERCINGS AND SHOULD I CONSIDER GETTING A NEW ONE?” This text is especially for those...
chpiercingandjewel
Aug 12, 20211 min read
KELOIDS – WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW CAN THEY BE TREATED?
Another common question I get from clients is as regards to keloids, so let’s look first at what a keloid actually is. Keloids are an...
chpiercingandjewel
Aug 12, 20211 min read
DO YOU KNOW WHAT TITANIUM ANODIZING IS?
Anodizing is the process that changes the way the surface of the metal refracts light, resulting in different colours. An electrical...
chpiercingandjewel
Aug 12, 20211 min read
GRANULOMA – ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCE OF IMPROPER PIERCING HYGIENE?
Granulomas – “what are they and how can they be treated?” Without doubt, one of the most common concerns I hear from clients is related...
chpiercingandjewel
Aug 11, 20212 min read
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