Aftercare 
Body Piercing Aftercare
How to clean your Body Piercing
1) Wash your hands thoroughly prior to cleaning, or touching on or near
your piercing.
2) Take H2Ocean Piercing Aftercare and spray it directly on your piercing.
3) Let H2Ocean absorb into your skin for a few minutes
4) Use a q-tip soaked in H2Ocean to remove any Lymph deposits (crusties)
Do Not rotate jewelry
5) Pat the area dry if needed
The First 4 weeks:
- Clean your piercing 2-4 times per day
The Following 4 weeks:
- Clean your piercing 1-2 times per day
What is Normal?
Initially: some bleeding, localized swelling, soreness, tenderness, and
bruising.
During Healing: some discoloration, itching, secretion of a whitish-yellow
fluid (lymph, not pus) that will form some crust on the jewelry. The tissue
may tighten around the jewelry as it heals.
A piercing may seem healed, before healing is complete. This is because
piercings heal from the outside in, and although it feels healed, the
tissue remains fragile on the inside. BE PATIENT and keep cleaning throughout
the entire healing period.
Your body cannot initially heal in less than 6 weeks!
Once Healed: the jewelry may not move freely in some piercings, DO NOT
force it as this will cause trauma. If you fail to include cleaning your
piercing as part of your daily hygiene routine, normal but smelly bodily
secretions may accumulate.
Hints and Tips:
There is no reason at all to pick at, move, twist or rotate your jewelry
during the healing process. Your body will not “grow” to the
jewelry. If it feels “sticky” just clean it with some H2Ocean,
and leave it alone. Rotating the jewelry will irritate the piercing and
cause foreign bacteria to enter the piercing causing infection.
Unless there is a problem with the size, style, or material of the initial
jewelry, leave it in place for the entire healing period. Consult your
body piercer at MAYA TATTOO to perform any necessary jewelry changes that
occurs during the healing period.
Stay Healthy. Get enough sleep and eat a nutritious diet. The healthier
your lifestyle, the easier it will be for your piercing to heal.
Make sure your bedding is kept clean and changed regularly. Wear clean,
comfortable breathable clothing that protects your piercing while sleeping.
Contact your piercer at MAYA TATTOO if your jewelry must be temporarily
removed (such as for a medical procedure). There are non-metallic jewelry
alternatives.
Leave jewelry in at all times. Even old, well-healed piercings can shrink,
collapse or close in minutes after having been there for years! If removed,
re-insertion can be painful and difficult. Consult your piercer at MAYA
TATTOO for proper re-insertion.
Many people misdiagnose problems with their piercings. If you think there
is something wrong with your piercing, contact your body piercer at MAYA
TATTOO for proper identification and treatment.
Do not take piercing advice from your friends, family or other unqualified
people, as they are not professional body piercers. Stick with the pros
at MAYA TATTOO, We are always willing to help.
H2Ocean Piercing Aftercare Spray
H2Ocean is the most effective product for cleaning and healing your new piercing. The ingredients are Purified Water, Coral Reef Sean Salt, Lysozyme and Sodium Benzoate which are natural to the body’s own metabolism.
H2Ocean safely removes dried discharge and lymph secretions. It increases the circulation to the body piercing and accelerates the healing process. It will also help reduce lumps (hypertrophic scaring aka: keloids), scar tissue and itching.
The active ingredient Lysozyme kills over 650 different types of bacteria, diseases, viruses and fungi. Lysozyme naturally exists in our bodily fluids to protect us from bacteria. The Coral Reef Sea Salt contains over 82 essential trace elements and minerals used for healthy cell regenerations and life.
“Bag in the Can” packaging allows only the product to be released while the compressed air remains in the can. This also eliminates cross contamination and the product remains sterile even after it is used, untill the last drop.
Aftercare Products you should Avoid
- Rubbing Alcohol, Hydrogen Peroxide, Provon, Bactine,
Ear Piercing care Solutions (benzalkonium / benzethonium chloride), Antibacterial
soaps (liquid Dial, Soft soap, etc.), Betadine (povidone iodine), or Hibiclens,
and related products are the absolute worst products you could use…
Why, you ask?
These products are destructive to newly forming cells, they will dry out our piercing and irritate it, causing scarring. These products will decrease your healing time which makes you more prone to infection.
- Neosporin, Polysporin, A&D ointment and other petroleum-based ointments are not good either because they clog pores and do not allow the piercing to breathe. Healing a foreign object in a puncture wound is different than healing cuts and scrapes.
Rule of Thumb: Don’t use any product on your piercing, that you would not put directly in you eye! (yes H2Ocean is safe for your eye)
- Sea Salt & Saline Solution are better choices but they have been bleached out with chlorine (therefore removing essential elements and minerals needed for cell rejuvenation). In addition Sea Salt has had harmful chemicals added to the vacuum processed, altered unnatural substance to mask and cover up all the inequities it has suffered. These added chemicals include free flowing agents, inorganic iodine, plus dextrose and more bleaching agents.
What to Avoid
Do Not play with your piercing! Avoid undue trauma such as friction from excessive motion of the area, playing with the jewelry and vigorous cleaning. These activities can cause the formation of unsightly and uncomfortable scar tissue, migration, prolonged healing, infection and other complications
Avoid using chemical products on your piercing as they can do more harm than good
Avoid all oral contact, rough play, and contact with others bodily fluids, on or near your piercing during healing process
Avoid stress and recreational drug use including excessive caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol
Avoid submerging the piercing in bodies of water such as lakes, pools, hot tubs, rivers, Jacuzzis, etc. Or use waterproof bandages
Avoid all beauty and personal care products on or around the piercing including cosmetics, lotions, sprays, etc
Avoid hanging charms or any objects from your jewelry until the piercing is fully healed
If you have any problems, questions, comments or concerns feel free to contact your body piercer at:
MAYA TATTOO
605 Pearl St
Sioux City, Iowa 51101
(712) 255-3893
www.mayatattoo.com
