Changing and Inserting Your Jewellery

Curious about when to change your piercing jewellery? Blue Banana piercing articles are here to help! With so many different guides and tutorials on piercing healing, changing, and troubleshooting, we’ll have your fresh piercing healed and ready before you know it! In today’s guide, we’ll go over when and how to change your new piercing. Ready? Dive in!

When can you change your piercing?

You can change your piercing whenever it’s fully healed. This can be different for different piercing types- for instance, earlobes heal within just a few weeks, while surface and body piercings can take up to 9 months. Find out more about our piercing healing times here: 

How to remove your piercing at home:

• Wash your hands, making sure that they’re clean and dry.

• Clean the piercing area with a cotton bud and some of our Pro-Pierce Solution (below) to remove any build-up.

• Remove the piercing gently. For threaded jewellery, you’ll need to hold onto the bar or back-post of the jewellery and unscrew the ball or front. For threadless jewellery, you’ll need to push gently, unclipping the post from its place. 

• Make sure not to pull on the piercing itself too much, and slide the piercing out.

• Rinse the piercing with some fresh Pro-Pierce Solution, and ensure that it’s not too red or irritated.

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• Size: 100ml
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• Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Sodium Hypochlorite, Phosphoric Acid
• For Use On: Lobes, Cartilage, Body and Face Piercings (External Use Only)

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How to insert your piercing at home:

• Once you’ve taken your original piercing out, you’ll want to insert new piercing jewellery. This can be a little tricky if it’s your first time, but we’re here to help.

• Ensure that the piercing area is clean and not irritated.

• Pinch the skin gently with one hand, holding it still and taut.

• Use your other hand to slide the bar/post into the piercing. You can massage the skin slightly to help the piercing go in smoothly.

• Fasten the jewellery by screwing the top onto the base or by clicking the threadless post into place.

What if I can’t insert my jewellery?

If you’re having trouble inserting jewellery, you can come into one of our piercing studios for a little extra help. Our piercers are always available to help, and they’ll be able to get your piercing sorted without any problem. Just remember not to wait too long in between; otherwise your piercing hole could close!

Book a piercing consultation here or find your nearest store here.

What happens if I need to get re-pierced?

If your piercing hole has closed and you want to get re-pierced, our trained piercers will be able to help you. As long as the piercing area is clear of any irritation or infection, you should be able to re-pierce it without any issues. However, please be aware that your piercers reserve the right to turn you away if they believe the area's anatomy is not suitable for re-piercing.