Helix Piercing

FlyingJesus basically said everything there is to know but the position of it depends on your anatomy (think I spelt that right) Some people aren't suited to certain piercings. Everyones healing time is different and even after it's healed it could flare up, my cartilage piercings do sometimes. Don't be one of those people that wear earring studs in cartilage piercings because you can end up with the cheesewire effect. Wear a nice titanium labret or barbell in it. All my cartilage piercings were cleaned twice a day with 1/4 of a teaspoon of seasalt in 250ml of boiling water, don't get the earpiercing solution crap. As for school the rule was one earring in each ear and I still had my tragus and other cartilage piercings. Nobody saw them

not going to lie, i cleaned my once and then whenever they needed cleaning and they've been fine

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Originally Posted by alcopop

not going to lie, i cleaned my once and then whenever they needed cleaning and they've been fine

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same aha

I know some people who use the LITHA (Leave it the hell alone) method and it's been fine, it just varies person to person

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Originally Posted by Jssy

FlyingJesus basically said everything there is to know but the position of it depends on your anatomy (think I spelt that right) Some people aren't suited to certain piercings. Everyones healing time is different and even after it's healed it could flare up, my cartilage piercings do sometimes. Don't be one of those people that wear earring studs in cartilage piercings because you can end up with the cheesewire effect. Wear a nice titanium labret or barbell in it. All my cartilage piercings were cleaned twice a day with 1/4 of a teaspoon of seasalt in 250ml of boiling water, don't get the earpiercing solution crap. As for school the rule was one earring in each ear and I still had my tragus and other cartilage piercings. Nobody saw them

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Thanks for the information (:
I'll probably do what you've done and clean it twice a day.

And I won't use studs. I'd prefer a ring tbh because they simply look nicer! :)

Dunno if this has been said, but it's better if they use a hollow needle (I know this has been said but ugh, no guns EVER).
Solid needles just push the skin away so it can grow back over which isn't nice. Hollow needles, however, take out the skin so you'd have to try really hard to get it to grow over again afterwards.

Hollow needles are tricky though 'cause of hygiene issues. Shouldn't be a problem if you trust the place you go to 'cause they'll have that all under control. Woo

charlie. just get out of this thread. ugh.

;) So basically with a hollow needle, all the removed skin goes inside the needle? Ew that's gross. Tyvm smelly x

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Originally Posted by :Cerys

charlie. just get out of this thread. ugh.

;) So basically with a hollow needle, all the removed skin goes inside the needle? Ew that's gross. Tyvm smelly x

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Do you want it to grow back over + be under threat of getting infected or not.

And face it. You needed my advice.. ;/

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Originally Posted by BamitsElfie!

Do you want it to grow back over + be under threat of getting infected or not.

And face it. You needed my advice.. ;/

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No, your advice was invalid as many other people have stated this before yourself.

Tyvm everyone *except charlie* I no know exactly what I needed to know :)