Eyebrow Care Information

healing rate:

Single ~6-8 months

Double+ ~8-12 months

DO:

  • Flushing rinse to area; showers are best for this

  • Wait to change the starter jewelry until the piercing is fully healed. (How to tell?)

  • *Avoid snagging damage - especially when washing and/or drying your face and changing clothes - easy to forget it is there! 🙁

  • Hot water compress as needed for discomfort and immediately following any damage

 

DON’T:

  • Turn or move the jewelry (not necessary for the surgical steel jewelry used for healing)

  • *Touch or move the jewelry when monitoring the piercing

  • Use fuzzy or knitted pillows and bedding. Also avoid sleeping with stuffed animals. Big snag risk with these!

  • Remove the healing jewelry before fully healed, no matter what!

Do not use any of the following:

Rubbing alcohol:  Too drying, can harm new forming skin cells

Hydrogen peroxide:  Can cause infection by adding oxygen into the deeper tissues

Saline:  While saline doesn’t really cause harm, it is mostly just a waste of time. The spray delivery only contacts the surface which can be done with warm water in the shower to the same effect. Alternatively, saline needs to be heated and used to soak the piercing site for ~20-minutes. Shower is easier!

Soaps:  Drying and can get stuck inside the piercing where it can grow bacteria

Antibiotic gel or lotion:  Only safe for topical use so there is a risk of it going into the piercing where it can grow bacteria

* Damage from repetitive snags and touching contact with healing piercings are the primary cause of all healing issues with piercings.

common healing issues

Here are some links to more detailed information on some of the most common issues healing body piercings.

Piercing Bubbles

Migration or Rejection

Embedding

getting help

Use these tips before attempting first changeout.

Begin hot water compressing as detailed in this link.

Have someone else take a clear picture of the piercing - this is a much better way to monitor it than mirrors or trying to selfie. And you can text it to us for evaluation.

Schedule a care appointment if there is no improvement after the 3rd day of hot water compressing. Do not remove or manipulate the piercing jewelry.

Text us: 724-745-9415