Piercing 101: What to Know Before Your First Appointment

Getting your first piercing is simple when you know what to expect. A few choices before you book make the biggest difference.

Choose a professional piercer. Look for a studio that is open about its sterilization practices and the jewelry it uses. Membership in the Association of Professional Piercers (APP) is a good sign of a studio that takes standards seriously.

Ask about the jewelry. Quality jewelry matters most while a piercing heals. Implant-grade titanium and solid gold are the materials professionals look for. Junipurr makes both: solid 14k nickel-free gold, and implant-grade titanium (ASTM F136).

Expect to be asked questions. A good piercer will ask about your health and lifestyle, talk through placement for your anatomy, and explain aftercare before you leave.

Follow the aftercare. Healing takes time and varies by piercing. Your piercer's instructions are the ones to follow.

Wearing Junipurr in your piercing. Our professional piercing jewelry is not sold directly to the public. It is sold to piercers, who install it. To get a Junipurr piece in a piercing, find a stockist near you.

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