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How to care for your piercings
Piercing Aftercare
To make sure your piercings heal properly, you’ll need to give them some love and care along the way. The healing time will depend on your piercing placement, age and overall health, but here are our top tips for a smooth aftercare process.
How to care for your piercings
Piercing Aftercare
To make sure your piercings heal properly, you’ll need to give them some love and care along the way. The healing time will depend on your piercing placement, age and overall health, but here are our top tips for a smooth aftercare process.
What to expect after getting your piercing?
Initially: Some bleeding, localised swelling, tenderness & bruising.
During healing: Some discolouration, itching, secretion of a whitish fluid (not pus) that will form some crusts around the jewellery.
Piercing Aftercare
4 Tips for Cleaning your Piercings
The first step to healed piercings? A solid cleaning routine. Find out our four non-negotiables when it comes to cleaning.
Clean your piercing with the A&M Aftercare Solution twice a day until it is fully healed. You should do this for a minimum of 2-3 months for lobes, and a minimum of 6-12 months for cartilage, and whenever your piercing is irritated.
Before touching or cleaning your piercing, make sure you wash your hands to avoid any risk of infection.
Make sure you spray the A&M Aftercare Solution to the front and back of your piercing.
After showering or cleaning your piercing, make sure you dry the area with a clean paper towel or a hair dryer on the cold setting.
1. Clean twice a day
Clean your piercing with the A&M Aftercare Solution twice a day until it is fully healed. You should do this for a minimum of 2-3 months for lobes, and a minimum of 6-12 months for cartilage, and whenever your piercing is irritated.
2. Always wash your hands
Before touching or cleaning your piercing, make sure you wash your hands to avoid any risk of infection.
3. Spray front & back
Make sure you spray the A&M Aftercare Solution to the front and back of your piercing.
4. Keep it dry
After showering or cleaning your piercing, make sure you dry the area with a clean paper towel or a hair dryer on the cold setting.
Piercing Aftercare
Things to avoid
Here are some extra tips from us with things to avoid after getting your piercing with us.
Try not to swim for four weeks after your piercing. Avoid swimming in public baths or the sea too, as this could prolong the healing.
Where possible avoid sleeping on your piercing while it's healing, as it can cause irritation.
Wait until your piercing has fully healed before changing the jewellery. You can book a jewellery change by contacting your nearest A&M store.
Other than cleaning, try not to touch your piercings. When you do have to touch them, always make sure you wash your hands!
Avoid swimming for 4 weeks
Try not to swim for four weeks after your piercing. Avoid swimming in public baths or the sea too, as this could prolong the healing.
Try not to sleep on your piercings
Where possible avoid sleeping on your piercing while it's healing, as it can cause irritation.
Don't change the jewellery too soon
Wait until your piercing has fully healed before changing the jewellery. You can book a jewellery change by contacting your nearest A&M store.
Try not to touch your piercings
Other than cleaning, try not to touch your piercings. When you do have to touch them, always make sure you wash your hands!
A&M Piercing Aftercare Solution
Introducing the A&M Piercing Aftercare Solution ~ here to keep your piercings sparkling. Specifically formulated to clean and care for your piercing, it combines highly effective antimicrobial properties with a skin neutral pH to give protection without irritation.
Some important things to note
Care of the piercing is your responsibility. Following the above advice will ensure safe and proper healing of your new piercing.
In case of infection or if you have any concerns, check in with us and consult your doctor. Do not remove piercing until medically advised to do so to avoid trapping infection in piercing channel.
Contact our customer service team at customercare@astridandmiyu.com if you have any questions about caring for your piercing.
