Body Jewelry Safety

I recently got my nose pierced, and was surprised about how the jewelry worked. I have my ears pierced at age ten, and have not really had to worry too much about them since then. The piercings have healed and my earrings go in and out without worry. I have no infections, and things are as if they were supposed to be that way naturally. I found that I had to learn to clean and take care of a new piercing all over again. I learned a few things about body jewelry safety, even though the nose ring is not really considered to be of the body.

When you are cleaning a piercing for body jewelry, you don’t want to use rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide. This is because the body will think of the jewelry in that spot as something it has to get rid of and will push it the body jewelry out as it tries to heal. You have to talk with the person who is doing your piercing about what you should use so that this does not happen to you. Some types of jewelry can’t be pushed out, but you want to use the right stuff anyway.

You also have to worry about moving your body jewelry around at the wrong times. Though you may have been told to turn your lobe earrings a few times a day to be sure the skin does not attach to the earring, that is not always true with all piercings. If you turn a nose ring while the skin is dry, you can damage the skin. If you ever take it out, it will look funny. To stop that from happening, some body jewelry items should only be moved, turned, or replaced when they are wet. If you are not sure, go back to where you got your piercing. If they are a good place, they can help you with all of those things when you are in doubt about touching or changing your body jewelry for any reason.

Another thing you should consider about body jewelry safety is the practicality of what you want to have done. If you have your belly button pierced, but have to wear pants that are going to rub it all of the time, you are not going to be happy. Piercings in the private areas can be fun, but they can also mean you are more susceptible to things like STDS. Think hard about what you are doing, and remember that most can be removed if you find you are not happy. Safety and well being should always be more important than the body jewelry that you would like to wear.