Beauty and Personal Grooming

Ever wonder what you should be doing after getting a new belly button piercing? Wonder what you should avoid after getting your belly button pierced? Read over our handy list of what to avoid after getting your belly button pierced and what you should do to promote healing for your new belly button piercing.  

Since time immemorial, body piercing has been practiced by many cultures. Of all kinds of body piercing, ear piercing is the most popular, has cultural significance and certain health benefits as well. Navel piercing, on the the other hand, does not seem to be as common throughout history as ear or nose piercing.  But that doesn't mean that belly piercing is only a recent craze. Certainly, it has been has been made popular by Hollywood stars and fashion supermodels.like Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington in recent times but records of belly piercing do date back to ancient Egypt, where the royal family had pierced belly buttons and wore gold rings in their navels. Even Jacqueline Kennedy had one. Her belly-button jewelry is still on display today at the Kennedy presidential library.

The most important thing to keep in mind after your body piercing has been performed is that you have essentially just sustained an open wound, and you should be caring for it exactly like you would a surgical wound or injury. That is, with the same kind of care, cleanliness and attention that you would to a serious injury to make sure that you don’t scar or get an infection. There are two different types of body piercings to consider: non-oral and oral. Non-oral body piercing aftercare Keeping your piercing clean can’t be stressed too much! It just can’t. Twice a day, every day, without fail. No excuses. Use a mild antibacterial soap that doesn’t have fragrances in it, such as Provon® Antimicrobial Lotion Soap or Satin® Therapeutic Skin Cleanser, both of which are approved by the Association of Professional Piercers (APP). The best place to clean your piercing is usually in the shower, where the warm water will help you loosen and remove those crusties around the base of your jewe...

Have you ever looked at the shape of the human ear closely? Doesn’t it look like an inverted baby? The earlobe is supposed to represent the brain of a baby. According to Acupunture Therapy , the meridians connecting the brain pass though this area. So when a child reaches the age of two or three, parents take it to a goldsmith to have its ears pierced. This is said to help in the quick development of the brain. Hence, the earlier the ears of the child are pierced, better the results will be. In certain Indian communities, even a boy’s ears are pierced. Ear piercing ceremony is called Karnavedana .