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Have your ears pierce: everything you need to know!

In this article, find the essentials to prepare before crossing the ear piercing course 👂

Everything about the preparation before an ear piercing

Are you planning to make an ear piercing, but you need to know more about it? You are in the right place! In this article you will find all our Advice on preparation before your drilling, as well as the progress of a piercing session in order to go to the head really rested.

The day before going to have you pierced, and the same day

Before you go to your pierceur, your preparation plays an essential role. Indeed, doing a piercing is a stressful moment, and it is for everyone! Few people pass the door without (at least) a small ball in the stomach. For Limit stress, some precautions will be able to change things. Make a good night's sleep, be rested… Exit piercings TO BROWS WORK🍾 ! Take the time to eat and hydrate yourself correctly as well as possible. Avoid any medication, aspirin and other doliprane, which will not really have an effect on the pain felt during the drilling. Finally, last recommendation during the drilling act: Remember to breathe Correctly, oxygenating your body is important (yes it is a bit like a sports session)!

Is it possible to make several piercings In one session?

Know that he is quite possible to make several piercings the same day. To do this, prefer to have only piercedone ear, except for lobes. Indeed the recommendations being not to sleep on a freshly pierced ear, by making both sides in a single session, you will have to learn to sleep ...😴 

Are there any piercings Impossible to achieve?

It may be that when you arrive at your pierceur, he informs you of an impossibility of unraveling the place of your dreams. Indeed, the lobes being achievable on everyone, some piercings are unfortunately impossible to perform. The most frequent are the tragus and the daith, due to a small amount of cartilage; In these cases, the drilling is not recommended because it will not be aesthetic on the one hand, but also because the risk of rejection will be greater⛔. 

Or be pierced? Jewelry or pierceur?

We will never say it enough, it is necessary Avoid pistol drilling, this is very little hygienic and creates damage in your ears🔫 . Exit jewelry piercing, Meeting, at a professional pierceur in order to achieve your piercings. Piercing is a profession, the piercing, trained in hygiene rules is health, respect strict hygiene standards. But not that, it uses suitable (and also sterile and single use material) equipment, it only pierces with a needle or a catheter, much more respectful of your ears👂. Finally, the drilling is much more precise when carried out by expert hands, in contrast to the pistol with which you risk piercings asymmetrical or poorly positioned.

What material for my jewelry?

Well very few materials are implantable! Authorized materials are: the titanium (Find our beauties), niobium, Gold (14k or more), the platinum and finally the quartz glass. Apart from these biocompatible materials, know that you risk intolerance or even an allergy, which will almost make it impossible to heal your piercing.

On site

Now you pass the door of your piercing lounge. The excitement is at the appointment but you are ready and determined 💥. However, there are still a few preparations to make before decorating your ear with a pretty jewel. In order to guarantee maximum security and minimize the potential rate of infection, the piercing accompanies you in a Piece dedicated only to the realization of piercing. The sterile equipment is prepared, the professional then disinfects the drilling area:

  • Realization of a disinfection (more specifically called asepsis)🧴 
  • Marking to felt of the location of the future jewel and verification by you (if the location does not suit you, it is time to oppose this union or to be silent forever, because the location is often modifiable depending on your desires) 
  • Drilling with needle or catheter 
  • Implementation of titanium jewelry

Just after drilling, relaxation:

Your body is in shock For a few minutes, a lot of stress, unusual pain, the discomfort may not be far away. Do not hesitate to Lying you If you feel the need, think of it breathe in order to maintain blood influx on a regular basis💨. It is a normal reaction From your body, but not systematic, if you happen to you do not feel embarrassed, the perceurs are used to it and will accompany you.

That's it! You are pierced, take care to listen to the recommendations of your pieror well, you can also read our 5 gold tips to take care of your piercing


The whole jewelry nebula team wishes you optimal healing, after that you can decorate your ears with our piercings Available in stainless steel, or in titanium For the most sensitive❣️.

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