Piercing
guides.

Ear Series

Helix Piercing Guide: Pain, Healing & Aftercare

"Helix" isn't one piercing — it's several different placements with different pain levels, and th...

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Ear Series

Tragus Piercing Guide: Pain, Healing Time & Aftercare

What a tragus piercing actually involves: anatomy, pain level, healing time, and the techniques w...

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Educational

Piercing Bump or Infection? Here's How to Tell

Bumps around a piercing are almost always normal. Here's what they actually are, and the one thin...

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Educational

Implant Grade Titanium vs Surgical Steel

"Surgical steel" sounds medical-grade. It's not even a real standard. Here's what's actually safe...

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Educational

How Does a Piercing Heal? (And Why We Use Saline)

What's actually happening inside your piercing while it heals, and why rinse-care-dry-protect is ...

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Educational

The Difference in Gold (And Why Quality Matters)

"I can only wear gold" is one of the biggest misconceptions I hear. It's not the gold — it's the ...

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Educational

What's Wrong With Surgical Steel and Acrylic?

Surgical steel, stainless steel, silver, acrylic, PVD — here's why none of them belong in a fresh...

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Educational

Why do earrings irritate your lobe?

Most lobe issues trace back to one thing: how the hole was made in the first place. Here's the re...

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Educational

Do Daith Piercings Cure Migraines?

Honest answer from a professional piercer — no, they don't. But here's why some people swear by t...

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