Industrial Body Jewelry

Nowadays it is getting to be more accepted and mainstream for people of all ages to have body piercings. Gone are the days of simple jewelry pieces such as necklaces and bracelets. There was actually a time when a male having an ear piercing was rare and shocking. Now, people are getting piercings in just about every area of the body. One of the most popular types of piercings are those which can support industrial body jewelry. Let’s take a look at the types of industrial jewelry and what you should know about materials and more to keep your piercings looking great.

There are many types of piercings and new ones are being created all of the time. Belly button piercings were extremely popular not long ago and still are, however things are being taken to a new level with some very unique ideas such as hip piercings. For intricate and somewhat unusual, if we must use the word, places of piercings, the type of jewelry that is often needed is industrial body jewelry.

Industrial body jewelry is the type in which the piece goes through two different areas, with one usually long barbell that goes through them both. This is often seen on the ear, but hypothetically can be on just about any area of the body.

For this type of piercing is it highly recommended to go to a well known, reputable piercer. In many cases, these professionals are set up inside of tattoo parlors however can also on their own as simply a piercer. The most difficult part of the whole piercing experience will be to have that piercing heal correctly. If not healed, industrial body jewelry will soon take its toll. Let’s look at some important steps that you should take to make sure that your piercing is done correctly and just importantly, that it heals correctly.

You may have a friend with the exact type of piercing as you and you may both have industrial body jewelry, but you may heal at different rates of speed. This is because every person’s body accepts or tries to reject piercings at different rates and even if you use the same piercer, just a slight tilt to the tools while having it done and cause an otherwise straight piercing to be slightly crooked. This is why it is so important to make sure that you go to someone that you can trust and then take the time to do all you can so that it heals correctly.

One of the biggest mistakes that people do is to not follow the advice given by the piercer in regards to cleaning and care. Each piercing is unique. Your industrial body jewelry will never be worn in the exact same way as someone else. Your professional piercer knows what you need to do. Many people get home and try to clean piercings with rubbing alcohol. This can cause severe irritation and then they wonder why it is not healing. Depending on where you have your body jewelry, just follow instructions. Sometimes it will be best to use an antibacterial gel and sometimes it will be best to clean the area with antibacterial soap and warm water. Be aware of how you sleep, do not tug on the jewelry, and most of all never switch out to a new piece until you get a professional to let you know that it is fully healed and ready.