Our best advice for Tattoo, Piercing & Tooth Gem aftercare.
PIERCING AFTERCARE
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEW PIERCING
AVOID:
Touching your fresh piercing except when you're cleaning the area. Make sure to always wash your hands thoroughly beforehand
Any contact with foreign bodily fluids
Submerging the piercing for at least the first few weeks (pools, baths, hot tubs)
Twisting, rotating, playing with your jewellery or bumping the area
Sleeping on it, this can cause angle changes,
excessive swelling and delayed healing. If you're a side sleeper try using a travel pillow or piercing pillow to keep the area elevated
DO NOT APPLY:
Alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, iodine, antibacterial soap
BZK-containing products (like Bactine® or ear care solution)
Ointments, oils or Vaseline (they block air flow)
Makeup, lotion, perfume, or sprays near the piercing
Contact lens solution, homemade saline mix, eye drops or nasal spray
CLEAN:
Use sterile saline wound wash to spray the area twice a day for at least 8 weeks (do it as needed after this point)
Oral Piercings: Rinse mouth with non-alcoholic mouth wash every time after eating/drinking/smoking
DRY:
After spraying the area, dry with clean disposable products (Highly absorbent clean paper towels can be used to pat the area dry)
Avoid anything too "fluffy" around the area (cotton wool etc.) as it can get caught around the jewellery and accumulate bacteria
DOWNSIZE
After 6-9 weeks, most piercings will need to have a shorter bar installed to avoid healing complications like angle changes, piercing bumps and delayed healing
TATTOO AFTERCARE
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR TATTOO
Shopping list
Tattoo aftercare cream
Anti-bacterial liquid wash (no alcohol)
Kitchen towels
Care
(Skinix) Remove the wrap that your tattooist applied to your tattoo after 7 days, keeping it as dry as possible.
(Second Skin) Remove the wrap that your tattooist applied to your tattoo after 24-48 hours, keeping it as dry as possible.
(cling film) Remove the wrap that your tattooist applied to your tattoo after 4 hours
Do not re wrap your new tattoo
With clean hands, wash with liquid anti-bacterial soap and warm water using just your hand
Pad it dry with a kitchen towel
Leave it to air dry for 30 minutes then apply a very small amount of tattoo aftercare cream
Do not
Do not immerse your tattoo in water for at least two weeks, (showers/ clean running water is fine)
Do not expose it to uv light (direct sun light or sun-beds)
Do not pick or scratch your tattoo
Your tattoo should be fully healed in around two weeks
TOOTH GEM AFTERCARE
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEW TOOTH GEM
Avoid touching, picking at, or playing with your new tooth gem
For the first 2 hours after application, refrain from eating or drinking anything except water
The adhesive bond will fully cure within 48 to 72 hours
Do not consume hard foods or candies for at least the first 12 hours
Avoid alcohol for the first 12 hours following application
While the adhesive is curing, maintaining a less acidic pH in your mouth will help ensure a strong bond between the gem and the tooth (avoid citrus or sour foods)
Do not brush directly over the gem for the first 24 hours
Avoid using an electric toothbrush for at least first 48 hours
You may resume your normal oral hygiene routine after 48 hours
When brushing over the gem, always do so gently to avoid loosening or damaging it
If you’d like to remove the gem before it naturally falls off, you must do so with a professional dentist. Attempting to remove it yourself can cause permanent damage to the tooth