How to Clean Your Body Jewelry

The corona-virus pandemic has made people to reconsider sterilization and disinfection practices, more than ever before. In addition to frequent hand washing and sterilizing surfaces that may have been exposed to the corona-virus, it is important to remember to disinfect any objects you carry and use every day. Your cellphone is a likely candidate for the dirtiest object you routinely handle. But, body jewelry is another common object you may not immediately think to disinfect. If it’s been a while since you’ve fully removed and cleaned your body jewelry, we’re here with a refresher.
 

How to Clean Body Jewelry

While everyone with a piercing should be familiar with piercing aftercare practices, disinfecting your body jewelry is slightly different, as it’s more about keeping the jewelry clean than the piercing itself. The most reliable sterilization method for body jewelry is to use antibacterial soap and warm water, following the steps outlined below.

Carefully remove your body jewelry.

 

Submerge the jewelry in warm, soapy water and allow to soak for 20 seconds plus, to loosen any hardened dirt or debris.

 

Use a clean, soft-bristled brush to scour and scrub all surfaces of the jewelry.

 

Repeat the soaking and scrubbing process for three minutes with each piece of jewelry to ensure it has been fully sanitized.

 

Let the jewelry dry on a clean paper towel.

 

Clean your piercing area with warm, soapy water.

 

Alternatively, you can sterilize body jewelry by letting it sit in boiling water for five minutes or so, then set it to dry on a clean paper towel. Keep in mind that you can only boil your jewelry if it has no electronic components, acrylic pieces, or delicate jewels or gemstones.

Jewelry that lives partially or completely in your mouth, such as lip, tongue, or cheek piercing jewelry, might accumulate plaque just like your teeth and gums. The same procedure described above can be used to clean these pieces of jewelry, but for routine maintenance and sterilization, you can also soak oral jewelry in non-alcoholic mouthwash for 2-3 minutes.

 

Keep checking our Pinch Body Jewelry for more information. We here to encourage you to stay safe, practice good hygiene, and observe all social distancing along with other guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control ( CDC )  and your local authorities.

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