Essential Tips | Carlahorranapiercing

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....

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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....

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...