“Try to find a starter body piercing kit that gives you the most needles, body jewelry and appropriate tools for the amount of piercings you intend to do. Also, some starter kits will offer helpful informational booklets on getting certified and instructional how-to videos that are streamed over the web.”
“The exploding popularity and acceptance of body piercing has created a huge demand for certified body piercers in all parts of the nation…”
“Now complete body piercing kits can be purchased that feature Grade 23 Titanium body jewelry that has been pre-sterilized and pouched for ease of use”
“Although using pre-sterilized needles, tools and body jewelry will eliminate direct contamination risk from those objects, there are other risks involved that must be considered.”
“Pain reducing pads are now available that actually numb the skin surface sufficiently to substantially reduce the pain felt during piercing”
“A tool that malfunctions during a piercing can not only be highly unpleasant for the client (not to mention the piercer) but possibly lead to extended bleeding and complications leading to injury to the client…”
“Since autoclaves can cost upwards of two thousand dollars, and cleaning, pouching and spore testing can be very time-consuming, many body piercers choose to purchase their body piercing supplies already sterilized and pouched, ready to use.”
“Make sure that the body piercing kit you chose to purchase has the right tools, needle size(s), prep materials (benzalkonium chloride as opposed to alcohol swabs) and STERILE body jewelry.”
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“Sterilized and disposable tools are recognized by the Health Department as a viable alternative if a body piercer does not have an autoclave.”