FAQ

Post-Piercing Advice

  • Moving or rotating your jewellery where possible.
  • Over-cleaning. Only clean your piercing as direted by your piercer.
  • Oral contact from others. (For oral piercings)
  • No pools or spas as chlorine an cause irritation.
  • Changing your jewellery before your piercing has healed.
  • Shampoo, conditioner and soap residue on your piercing. Be sure to rinse the area at the end of each shower.
  • Unwashed clothing and linen.
  • Restricting the piercing by covering it too tightly with clothing or accessories.
  • Illicit drugs and alcohol consumption.
  • Maintain a healthy lifestyle.
  • Change bedding and towels regularly.
  • Contact your piercer if you have any questions or queries.​

Maintain following the aftercare instructions given. Some redness and swelling can be expected! If you think you are experiencing too much redness, swelling or you are just not sure… Please head into your local Punktured Studio so we can check up on you. Regardless of where you were pierced, we are here to help!

  • Eating & drinking before a piercing and ensuring your body is well fuelled is great!
  • Maintaining your regular diet after your new piercing is also great!
  • Unless you get any oral piercings, in that case please avoid the following while healing:
  • Alcohol Consumption (can cause excessive swelling & slow down the healing process)
  • Dairy Products (can cause thrush due to bacteria content & slow down the healing process)
For information on looking after your piercing, please click the link below for our body care form:

Piercing Aftercare

Healing advice by piercing location

Healing duration: 2 - 4 months

  • Use the aftercare product your piercer recommends.
  • Use the aftercare product on a cotton tip to clean the piercing at both entry points, twice a day. This should be done for the duration of the healing time.

Healing duration: 2 - 4 months

  • Use the aftercare product your piercer recommends.
  • Use the aftercare product on a cotton tip to clean the piercing at both entry points, twice a day. This should be done for the duration of the healing time.

Healing duration: 4 - 6 weeks

  • Use the aftercare product your piercer recommends.
  • Use the aftercare product on a cotton tip to clean the piercing at both entry points, twice a day. This should be done for the duration of the healing time.

Healing duration: 3 - 5 months

  • Use the aftercare product your piercer recommends.
  • Use oral aftercare spray to wash internally three times per day & always after food.
  • Also use external aftercare spray to clean the outside of the piercing three times per day.
    This should be done for the duration of the healing time.

Healing duration: 1 month

  • Use the aftercare product your piercer recommends.
  • Use oral aftercare spray to wash internally three times per day & always after food.

Healing duration: 2 - 4 months

Snake Bite / Spider Bite / Labret / Philtrum / Beauty Spot / Smiley / Frowny / Dahlia

  • Use the aftercare product your piercer recommends.
  • Use oral aftercare spray to wash internally three times per day & always after food.
  • Also use external aftercare spray to clean the outside of the piercing three times per day.
    This should be done for the duration of the healing time.

Healing duration: 4 - 8 weeks

  • Use the aftercare product your piercer recommends.
  • Use the aftercare product and a cotton tip to clean the piercing at both entry points twice a day. This should be done for the duration of the healing time.

Healing duration: 4-6 months

Ear Cartilage / Tragus / Daith / Rook / Industrial / Conch / Vertical Tragus

  • Use the aftercare product your piercer recommends.
  • Use the aftercare product and a cotton tip to clean the piercing at both entry points twice a day. This should be done for the duration of the healing time.

Healing duration: 3-6 months

  • Use the aftercare product your piercer recommends.
  • Use the aftercare product and a cotton tip to clean the piercing at both entry points twice a day. This should be done for the first 3-4 months and then only as is needed until healed.

Healing duration: 3-6 months

  • Use the aftercare product your piercer recommends.
  • Use the aftercare product and a cotton tip to clean the piercing at both entry points twice a day. This should be done for the first 3-4 months and then only as is needed until healed.

Healing duration: 3-6 months

  • Use the aftercare product your piercer recommends.
  • Use the aftercare product and a cotton tip to clean the piercing at both entry points twice a day. This should be done for the first 3-4 months and then only as is needed until healed.

Healing duration: 2 - 4 months

  • Use the aftercare product your piercer recommends.
  • Use the aftercare product and a cotton tip to clean the piercing at both entry points twice a day.
  • Do not immerse your piercing in water and do not move the jewellery in any way for the duration of healing.

Healing duration: 4 - 8 weeks

  • Use the recommended aftercare product (anti-bacterial liquid soap & saline solution).
  • During showering, rinse the piercing site with anti-bacterial liquid soap. After showering, bathe the piercing with saline solution.
  • Repeat twice per day, making sure to use a cotton tip to remove any excess secretion.
    These procedures should be done for the duration of the healing time.