Piercing Jewelry Care Guide

We share your taste for beautiful jewelry, and keeping it at its best comes down to how you look after it. So here is a set of simple rules to follow to keep your piercing jewelry shining.

Caring For and Cleaning Your Jewelry

When you invest in high-quality jewelry, it is worth taking real care of it so it keeps its beauty. Look after your piercing jewelry and it will stay with you for decades. Here is how to keep your pieces in top form:

• Clean your jewelry before inserting it into your piercing.
• Avoid chemicals and detergents: the best way to clean a piece is simply to wash it with warm water and a little antibacterial soap.
• Never clean your jewelry with alcohol, especially an acrylic piece or a piece set with gemstones.
• Store your jewelry somewhere dry and clean, in a jewelry box for example.
• Do not keep all your pieces jumbled together, or they will scratch each other as they rub. Better to keep each piece in its own pouch or compartment.
• Take care when drying your face or hair, so the towel does not catch on one of your piercings and damage it.
• Avoid sleeping in more delicate piercing jewelry, such as a dangling navel piece, which can get damaged as you turn over in the night.
• Clean your piercing jewelry regularly enough to keep it looking clean and new.

Most of our piercing jewelry, such as a labret (straight post), curved barbells or barbells, is internally threaded, so there are a few things to watch:

• The screw-on top or ball gradually works loose as you wear the piece, so remember to check regularly that it is still tight. Otherwise the jewelry can unscrew and fall out.
• Do not overtighten the top or ball, as you risk damaging the internal thread or the piece itself, but do make sure it is tight enough that you will not lose it.