Changing Your Nipple Piercing: Tips, Materials, Jewelry...
The nipple piercing is popular for its striking look. Highly sought after among women, this piercing has climbed the ranks to become one of the most popular piercings out there today!
Before changing your nipple piercing yourself, it's important to wait until it's fully healed. For your first change, we recommend having your trusted piercer do it. Once healed, you can change it yourself, though there are a few things to keep in mind to avoid the risk of infection or inflammation. Here's everything you need to know before changing your nipple piercing.
How Do You Change a Nipple Piercing?
First off, it's important to know that your new nipple jewelry needs to go back in quickly, even once the piercing is fully healed. A nipple piercing can close up in under 24 hours.
Changing Your Nipple Jewelry Yourself: The Steps
Changing your nipple piercing is a delicate process that calls for good hygiene to avoid infection or inflammation. Here are the three steps to follow when changing your nipple piercing:
- No. 1 - Healing
Only change your nipple jewelry once your piercing is fully healed. Nipple piercings generally take 6 to 9 months or more to heal, sometimes longer. That may sound like a while, but it's necessary to avoid complications. Depending on your activities, your nipple piercing may take longer to heal: friction or accidental contact during your day-to-day routine can affect healing.
- No. 2 - Cleaning
Wash your hands thoroughly before handling your nipple piercing. We recommend washing with antibacterial soap.
Clean both your nipple piercing AND your jewelry with a saline solution or physiological saline, using a sterile gauze pad. It's crucial to follow this routine carefully, cleaning your hands, your jewelry, and your piercing, to avoid introducing bacteria and causing inflammation or infection.
- No. 3 - Changing the Nipple Jewelry
Changing nipple jewelry needs to be done gently. Take your time to avoid any sudden movements that could damage healed tissue and cause irritation.
With clean hands, carefully unscrew the bead or clasp on your current nipple jewelry. Then gently remove the piece.
Once your old piercing is out, you can replace it with your new nipple jewelry. Start by inserting the bar through the piercing. Careful: if the bar doesn't go in smoothly, don't force it. See your piercer instead.
Then screw on the other parts of your nipple jewelry (beads, crystals...).
Finally, disinfect your new nipple jewelry with a saline solution or physiological saline.
If you notice bleeding, signs of infection, or pain in your piercing, reach out to your piercer, but if it persists, don't wait to see your doctor. And if you're not comfortable changing your nipple jewelry yourself, it's best to ask your piercer for help.
Nipple Piercing: Which Material Should You Choose?
When changing piercing jewelry, choosing a quality metal matters. For the nipple, it's even more important to choose high-quality jewelry, since it's a very thin and especially sensitive area.
Titanium: A Quality Metal for Your New Nipple Piercing
Titanium is a high-quality metal! Widely used in piercing jewelry, titanium needs to be ASTM F-136 grade, which contains no nickel, for you to enjoy all its benefits.
Titanium offers excellent quality and durability. But that's not all: titanium is hypoallergenic, lightweight, attractive, and corrosion-resistant, making it perfect for a nipple piercing.
14-Carat Gold: A Precious Metal for Your Nipple Jewelry
14-carat gold is a precious metal: durable, classy, elegant... It's a metal you can wear for special occasions or every day. 14-carat gold piercings hold up to daily life without ever losing their shine. For a nipple piercing, gold costs more, but it's a wonderful choice! Nickel-free 14-carat gold won't tarnish, and like titanium, it's hypoallergenic. It's a metal that's kind to your body.
For your next nipple piercing, we recommend against so-called "surgical" steel, since it can cause irritation and infection due to its high nickel content and potentially harmful alloy. Titanium or 14-carat gold are the better choice.
Nipple Piercing Jewelry: Which Style Should You Choose?
As a well-known, well-loved piercing, there are many nipple jewelry styles to choose from. All these options let you wear jewelry that matches your personality and style.
Here are the different types of nipple piercing jewelry:
- Threaded barbell
- Hoops
- Horseshoe
- …
We offer a range of nipple piercing jewelry styles you're sure to love! In this selection, you'll find simple, elegant, modern pieces.
This internally threaded ASTM F-136 titanium nipple piece is a true classic! Simple and elegant, it's ready for everyday wear.
Feel free to browse our site and social media to discover our collection. Check out our full guide to nipple piercings, where we answer all your questions.
