Piercing Aftercare

Add 1 pre-measured bag that comes in your PriXxcription to a 16oz bottle of purified or distilled water. Shake well and store at room temperature. This will make your perfect Saline solution. Saline is the ONLY thing you ever want to use on the piercing as it kills all the bad bacteria that needs to be killed, but allows all the good bacteria to live inside the wound, healing your new piercing quickly and properly.

To topically clean your new piercing, twice daily, dip a cotton swab in your premixed PriXxcription Saline solution and gently cleanse the pierced area. Be sure to clean around the entry and exit points of the piercing and apply directly onto the jewelry post. When it’s comfortable to move the jewelry, slide it to allow the Saline to be absorbed through the wound. 

You can do this once in the morning and once at night before bed. It's also a good idea to clean after physical activities or after any accidental touches or bumps.

To do a hot compress on your piercing, pour your PriXxcription Saline solution into a small cup or shot glass, filling it about 1/4 to 1/2 of the way. Place it in the microwave for 5-10 seconds (microwave times may vary) allowing the Saline solution to get as hot as your body can handle (NOT a burning hot!). There are two methods recommended to successfully do a hot compress. 

1. Hot Compress Method 1 (Perfect for Navels, Nipples, etc)  When you remove the cup from the microwave, lean forward and hold directly up to and surrounding the entire pierced area. Lay back and let the Saline soak and cycle through the piercing for 5-10 minutes. 
2. Hot Compress Method 2 (Perfect for Ears, Nostrils, etc that is difficult with the first method) When you remove the cup from the microwave, absorb the heated saline solution with a gauze pad or fresh paper towel. Be sure when you absorb the solution, it is dripping from the pad to ensure it’s going to do work properly. Hold directly onto the piercing (being sure to cover entry and exit points) and let it soak for 5-10 minutes.

The hot compress should be done 2 to 4 times a week during the first 6 weeks, and as necessary during the remainder of the healing process. Anytime there is swelling, be sure to hot compress. When there is swelling, there is fluid rushing to the area. If you do not hot compress while there is swelling, the fluids will continue to build up and ultimately lead to the unwanted "piercing pimple" developing. If you ever catch the piercing, bump it, snag it, etc., hot compress soon after the trauma to prevent unwanted complications. 

Be sure to never hot compress more than once a day unless otherwise directed by Joey PriXx. 

Hot compress is an important aftercare step in healing a new piercing. 

When doing the hot compress, the heated solution will open up the wound, cycle through & flush the healing fluids out of the piercing channel. If you do not do this, you will be at a higher risk of experiencing complications with your piercing, which will generally be seen as a fluid build up or ”piercing pimple." This is when the fluids build up and cause a bubble to develop on the entry and/or exit points of the piercing.