Care Guide

💎 Body Piercing Guide

Explore detailed answers, videos, and real experiences for every type of piercing.
Click each topic to read the full blog post.

🔹 Belly (Navel) Piercings

• Common Problems with Navel Piercings

• What Does It Feel Like to Get a Belly Button Piercing?

• How to Adjust a Pregnancy Belly Ring Safely

🔹 Nipple Piercings

• What Does It Feel Like to Get Your Nipples Pierced?

• Watch: Emily’s Nipple Piercing Experience

• Watch: Sarah’s Nipple Piercing Experience

🔹 Nose Piercings

Nostril

• What Is a Standard Nostril Piercing?

• How to Choose the Right Nose Ring Size

• Finding the Perfect Nose Ring Style

• Best Materials for Nose Piercings

• Most & Least Common Nose Piercings

• Watch: Jake’s Nose Piercing Experience

• Watch: Megan’s Nose Piercing Experience

• Watch: Olivia’s Second Nose Piercing Experience

• What Is a Double Nostril Piercing?

• Watch: Amanda’s Double Nostril Piercing Experience

Septum

• What Is a Septum Piercing?

• What Does It Feel Like to Get Your Septum Pierced?

• Watch: Ryan’s Septum Piercing Experience

• Watch: Noah’s Septum Piercing Experience

• Watch: Hannah’s Septum Piercing Experience

🔹 Ear & Cartilage Piercings

General

• What Size Jewelry Do I Need for a Cartilage Piercing?

• Which Jewelry Styles Work for Each Ear Piercing?

Lobe

• What Is a Standard Lobe Piercing?

• What Is an Upper Lobe Piercing?

Industrial

• What Is an Industrial Piercing (and Its Variations)?

• How to Choose the Right Barbell Size for Industrial Piercings

• Watch: Kelly’s Industrial Piercing Experience

Helix

• What Is a Helix Piercing?

• What Is a Forward Helix Piercing?

• Watch: Natalie’s Double Forward Helix Piercing Experience

Daith

• What Does It Feel Like to Get a Daith Piercing?

• Can a Daith Piercing Help with Migraines?

Tragus

• What Is a Tragus Piercing?

• What Does It Feel Like to Get a Tragus Piercing?

• Watch: Jessica’s Tragus Piercing Experience

• What Is a Vertical Surface Tragus Piercing?

• What Is an Anti-Tragus Piercing?

Flat

• What Is a Flat Piercing?

Snug

• What Is a Snug (Anti-Helix) Piercing?

Conch

• What Is a Conch Piercing?

• Watch: Bella’s Conch Piercing Experience

Rook

• What Is a Rook Piercing?

🔹 Stretched Ears

• How to Insert Plugs Properly

• What Is Dead Stretching?

• What Is a Blowout and How to Handle It

• Plug Styles Explained: Single, Double, and Screw-Fit

• What Are Ear Weights and Hangers?

• What Is a Coin Slot Piercing?

🔹 Facial Piercings

Lip

• What Does It Feel Like to Get a Lip Piercing?

• Watch: Lily’s Monroe Piercing Experience

• What Is a Medusa (Philtrum) Piercing?

• What Does It Feel Like to Get a Medusa Piercing?

• What Are Lip Piercing “Bites”?

• Watch: Ava’s Angel Bites Piercing Experience

• What Is a Labret Piercing?

Eyebrow

• Different Types of Eyebrow Piercings

• What Does It Feel Like to Get Your Eyebrow Pierced?

🔹 Oral Piercings

General

• What Is Nesting & Embedding in Oral Piercings?

• How to Care for Oral Piercings

Tongue

• What Does It Feel Like to Get a Tongue Piercing?

• What Is a Tongue Piercing?

• Watch: Chris’s Tongue Piercing Experience

• Watch: Daniel’s Second Tongue Piercing Experience

• What Is a Tongue Web Piercing?

• Is Getting a Snake Eyes Piercing a Bad Idea?

Smiley

• What Is a Smiley Piercing?

🔹 Body Piercings

• Surface Piercings vs Dermal Anchors: What’s the Difference?

• What Does It Feel Like to Get a Dermal Piercing?

• What Are Dermal Piercings?

• Watch: Madison’s Dermal Piercing Experience

🔹 Piercing Aftercare & More

Prep

• Why You Shouldn’t Get Pierced with a Gun

• How to Prepare for a Piercing Appointment

Aftercare

• Why Does My Piercing Smell Bad?

• Why Does My Piercing Itch?

• What Is the LITHA Method?

• Keloid vs Piercing Bump: What’s the Difference?

• What Is the “Cheese Cutter” Effect?

• What Should Be in a Piercing Emergency Kit?

Jewelry

• Is 14K Gold the Best Jewelry for Piercings?

• Piercing Jewelry vs Fashion Jewelry: What’s the Difference?

• How to Care for Your Body Jewelry

• How to Clean Body Jewelry Safely

• How to Measure for the Right Jewelry Fit

• Internal, External & Threadless Jewelry Explained

• Rings vs Barbells: What’s the Difference?

• Anodizing, Electroplating & PVD: What Do They Mean?

• How to Choose the Right Size Captive Ring

• How to Change a Captive Ring