could be placed in a shot glass and held to the piercing for about 10 minutes, no more than 2 times a day. The solution could also be soaked into a cotton ball and used to gently cleanse the piercing morning and night. Overcleaning is a common cause of irritation and redness in a piercing, as well as inappropriate cleansing agents. Table salt Sodium Chloride is considered to be less natural than sea salt but in equal concentrations table salt may be less irritating than sea salt because table salt may be purer than sea salt. Another technique is sometimes practiced in which a new piercing is left to heal completely on its own without any cleansing, under the philosophy that the body will treat it as any other minor wound. This is commonly called the KIS method, which stands for "Keep It Simple." Piercers who use this method compare the healing process to getting stitches to heal up surgical wounds. Since one wants the body to accept the jewelry and create a clean, firm fistula, piercers who use this method advise that any solution or chemical could irritate the piercing and cause rejection and promote scarring and keloids. Companies and stores such as Hot Topic and Claires market rinses used in ear and body piercing aftercare; some piercers consider these suitable, however, others feel that they have excess chemicals that only hinder the process. For the most part, piercers agree that hydrogen peroxide and isopropyl alcohol are effective in sanitation but too strong for fresh piercings and often result in irritated piercings or excess scar tissue. Changing of initial body piercing jewelry to allow for swelling For some piercings (in particular tongue piercings) changing the initial body jewelry is an essential step. In the case of tongue piercing this is because the initial body jewelry is significantly longer than the jewelry for a healed piercing, to allow for swelling. The debate over what constitutes proper aftercare in body piercing is belied by the simple fact that a healthy clean piercing that isnt made to become irritated through harsh treatment (of any kind) will almost always heal perfectly; but personal preferences will vary. For more information about of several topics of Body Jewelry please visit our web site. http://www.bodyjewelrysupply.com/
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