Body Piercing News

Belly piercing is one of the simplest body piercings to perform, as long as you have the proper tools and sterile body jewelry.  There are two schools of thought as to the position you should be in when having your navel pierced.  Many body piercers prefer their clients to lie down flat on their backs, while others prefer to have them stand.  You can successfully pierce a navel in either position, but standing is preferred to lying down since the skin does change position somewhat when you lie down, and what you want is a perfectly centered piercing while standing.

If you are overweight, or your body weight fluctuates drastically, you may want to re-consider a navel piercing until your weight stabilizes.  This is not to say that only bone-thin people should have one, it’s just common knowledge that weight affects the position and appearance of the piercing.  Also, if you are planning on having a child, it would be much better to wait until after you deliver before getting your belly pierced.  For more information on proper aftercare guidelines or to purchase body piercing supplies or a body piercing kit, click on the link provided in this article.

The integrity of initial body piercing jewelry can determine the success (or resulting infection) of a body piercing.  Not only does the needle, tools, and prep materials (for disinfecting the skin prior to piercing) need to be sterile, but the body jewelry also needs to be perfectly sterile.  Many online sellers of body piercing kits (that do not know what they are doing) may offer kits that include sterile piercing needles and prep, but many times the forceps are not sterile.  Worse than that, over 90% of all body piercing kits offered do NOT include sterile body jewelry.

If you are going to perform a body piercing, make sure you have the proper body piercing supplies and tools needed to do the job adequately.  Most importantly, make certain that you have sterile clamps (forceps) and sterile body jewelry that has been autoclaved and pouched for use.  The pouch the body jewelry is contained within should have a color-changing indicator to confirm it has been properly sterilized, as well as a date.  If you doubt the importance of sterile body jewelry, ask yourself this question – what good does it do to use a sterile needle, prep and even sterile tools if you are going to just shove a dirty piece of body jewelry into the open wound?  The best supplier of body piercing supplies we have found not only offers sterile body jewelry at the lowest price in the industry, and with free shipping, but they also publicly post the spore test results of their equipment.  To view this company’s products, click here for body piercing supplies.

Let’s face it, no one is perfect.  Even our favorite professional body piercer that we have been going to for years is capable of a crooked piercing.  Of course, there are many reasons a piercing can come out crooked; the original marked position was off, you were in an unnatural position when the piercing was done, or maybe the needle just did not go through straight.  Either way, crooked piercings happen and when they do you have to decide if you are going to re-pierce or not.

If the body piercing in question was done by a new piercer, or maybe done at home yourself with a body piercing kit, it might be a good idea to find a new professional body piercer to re-pierce it for you.  Professional body piercers are trained to use the proper body piercing supplies and tools appropriate for each type of piercing, and should be able to re-pierce you without a problem.  If your regular piercer did it, you should give them the chance to make it right after it heals up a bit.  Usually, it is customary to pay for a re-piercing, unless it was due to an error made by the piercer.  Rather than venture off and take your chances with a new piercer, it’s always better to consult your regular one.  You may even get it done free (if you are a good customer)…

If you are in the market for a body piercing kit, you may find it a bit confusing at times.  Many companies offer what they call body piercing kits, but in actuality only a few are right for actual piercing.  This is because most companies that offer body piercing kits are not professional body piercers themselves, but sellers of other products that are trying to enter a market they really know nothing about.

The best body piercing kits you can find are offered by companies that have body art industry experience.  We found one company that offers both professional body piercing kits and apprentice piercing kits that range in price from a few dollars (for a free-hand kit) to a couple hundred (for a starter body piercing kit for professional piercers).  This company also offers free shipping on all products within the USA with no order minimum – the only company we have found that does this anywhere!  To see their complete line of body piercing kits and body jewelry, click on the link.

Starter Body Piercing Kit

If you have made the decision to become a professional body piercer, you will need what is called a starter body piercing kit.  A starter kit includes enough needles, body jewelry, tools and supplies to perform many piercings.  The best starter body piercing kits offered allow you the option to elect for pre-sterilized body jewelry to be included, so everything is ready to go and already sterile.

Although there are a multitude of starter body piercing kits on the market, only a few offer what you truly need, and are up to health department safety standards.  We found one online seller of starter body piercing kits that owns and operates a chain of retail locations as well as an online web site to order from.  You can find these quality starter body piercing kits at the link provided.  We wish you luck in your new career and welcome your questions and comments.

Professional body piercers know that the key to a comfortable and low pain body piercing is the use of extremely sharp piercing  needles.  Body piercing needles are hollow and bevel cut to insure the sharpest tips possible.  The sharper the needle (generally), the less pain will be felt by the customer, since a sharper needle will go through the tissue with less resistance and tearing.

Make sure you purchase your body piercing supplies from a respected company that carries laser cut tri-bevel body piercing needles that are pre-sterilized and individually packaged for ease of use.  Not only will your job be easier but your customers will thank you.

For many years, people assumed tattooing was just a fad, destined to become a thing of the past.  Now, tattoos have established themselves as ‘mainstream’ and are considered to be a normal expression of one’s individuality and accepted by most people in society.  Body piercing began surfacing in the late 80′s and early nineties, and was considered extreme by most people.

Now, body piercing of the ears, tongue, navel and other parts of the face has become so commonly practiced that it is now embraced by society as no longer a fringe activity, but a normal way to adorn oneself.  In fact, the exploding popularity of body piercing has created a demand for professional body piercers that is going unfilled.  It appears that body piercing, as with tattooing, is definitely here to stay

To many, a tattoo can have deep sentimental value, sometimes referring to a person in their life, or who who has passed on.  Body piercing on the other hand, may not seem as personal or have the emotional impact of a tattoo design, yet it can be very meaningful to the person who possesses it.  Body modifications for centuries have carried with them religious, spiritual and even sexual symbolic meanings.  Now, the proliferation of body piercing has made the practice so common that it appears to have lost some of it’s ritualistic value.

We at the BodyPiercingNews.com welcome your comments as to what your body piercings mean to you.  Why did you get your piercing?  Was it for looks, or was it for added sexual stimulation?  Or did your body piercing symbolize something deeper, or even spiritual to you?  We’d like to hear your thoughts and experiences on this subject and will incorporate some of our reader’s stories into future articles.

The body piercing industry is one of the very few industries that has actually grown during the recent recession.  More and more people of all races, ages and walks of life are sporting body piercings, tattoos and are stretching their ears.  The demand for professional body piercers has never been greater than now.  The question we get many times here at the Body Piercing News is ‘How Do I Get Started?’

First of all, there is no ‘license’ for body piercing (neither is there a ‘license’ for tattooing).  You must only fulfill the requirements of your city, county and state regarding blood borne pathogen training and Hepatitis B vaccinations (consult your county health department for the exact requirements).  Once fulfilled, you must then get two things; the proper body piercing tools and supplies (which can be obtained in a starter body piercing kit), and of course, experience (preferrably through apprenticeship to an experienced body piercer).  After that it’s up to you to decide whether you want to work in a shop environment or as a freelance independent body artist.  Remember, the more experience you have before you begin piercing professionally, the better for your client and yourself.

In short, if you are not working for a shop and you are actively tattooing (at your home or the homes of your customers) you are considered an independent tattoo artist.  Some of the best tattoo artists around are independent and do not work for a shop.  Why?  One reason is that sometimes what makes an artist great is that he/she is an individual and has a strong personality, which may not work in a shop environment.  Or, it may be that the artist is self-taught, refusing to be taken advantage of by a shop under the misused term ‘apprentice’.

This is not to say that all independent artists are talented, or that overall, they are superior to the artists working in a shop environment.  We are simply acknowledging them and want you guys and gals to know that we know you are there and we know the struggles you endure daily to purchase your tattoo and body piercing supplies without the bulk buying power of a shop.  We also know that you are slandered by the local shops around you and deemed ‘scratchers’ even though those that are calling you that started out as ‘scratchers’ themselves.  We commend you, independent body artists, and support your work, knowing also that if it wasn’t for you out there in our communities, the price of getting a tattoo at at shop would be astronomically higher.  Thank you for existing.