Pierced in Wonderland

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at Outer Beauty Ink

Minor Piercing requirements:

I offer high quality body piercings using Implant grade Internally threaded & thread-less titanium, Solid 14k & 18k Gold and Niobium from reputable jewelry manufacturers!

All Jewelry purchased from me is covered under a lifetime warranty.

Warranty does not cover loss or theft; it is your responsibility to check your &/ or your child's jewel

I offer high quality body piercings using Implant grade Internally threaded & thread-less titanium, Solid 14k & 18k Gold and Niobium from reputable jewelry manufacturers!

All Jewelry purchased from me is covered under a lifetime warranty.

Warranty does not cover loss or theft; it is your responsibility to check your &/ or your child's jewelry regularly to ensure it is secure.

Reach our if you want to learn more about your jewelry!

Piercings & Jewelry Installation by appointment only

Tuesday-Saturday

1:30pm-5:30pm

Shop phone: 815 570 2391

PREFERRED CONTACT METHODS:

Facebook: pierced in wonderland

Instagram: piercedinwonderland

If you do not use social media:

Piercer.askme@yahoo.com

Address:

Outer Beauty Ink

122 Indian Springs Drive

Suite 4

Sandwich Illinois

60548

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Minor Piercing requirements:

A minor refers to an individual who is under 18 years old.

A state-issued photo ID is needed from both the child and the parent.

(This requires that their last names match.)

If the last names are different, or if the minor lacks a photo ID

(such as a school ID, state ID, or passport),

a birth certificate will be necessary.

The documents mus

A minor refers to an individual who is under 18 years old.

A state-issued photo ID is needed from both the child and the parent.

(This requires that their last names match.)

If the last names are different, or if the minor lacks a photo ID

(such as a school ID, state ID, or passport),

a birth certificate will be necessary.

The documents must be original; copies or photographs will not be accepted.

This is mandatory for every new procedure.

Payment: cash preferred but card is accepted

Do not wear high-waisted pants to your navel piercing appointment.

Always eat before coming to get pierced.

Never apply numbing cream, or any products in general to the area being pierced before your appointment.

When inquiring about cartilage piercings, I will only pierce one ear at a time, the reason for this being that cartilage piercings should not be slept on during healing so to ensure a safe sleep side it is important to focus on one ear project at a time.

Lobe piercings are the exception.

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Recommended Aftercare

Minor Piercing requirements:

gETTING PIERECED IN THE SUMMER, OR BEFORE VACATION

Do not touch, twist, or move your jewelry.

Hands introduce bacteria, and twisting undoes our bodies hard work creating the piercing channel!

Swelling, bleeding, bruising and tenderness is expected in the first 1-3 weeks.

Sterile saline wound wash only!

Rinse well with warm water every day to irrigate the wound

No soap, face wash, makeup, lo

Do not touch, twist, or move your jewelry.

Hands introduce bacteria, and twisting undoes our bodies hard work creating the piercing channel!

Swelling, bleeding, bruising and tenderness is expected in the first 1-3 weeks.

Sterile saline wound wash only!

Rinse well with warm water every day to irrigate the wound

No soap, face wash, makeup, lotions, ointment, or oils near your piercing while healing.

Remember to dry your piercings after showers, and cleaning.

Prolonged moisture and open wounds don't get along!

Make sure your hair is dry before bed if you are healing ear piercings!

Do not sleep directly on your healing piercing as this can lead to irritation bumps, and migration!

*This means one ear project at a time. I won't pierce cartilage on both ears at once, as this almost guarantees complications. *

Certain piercings require downsizing after 3-6 weeks

I offer free jewelry changes, & I encourage waiting until your piercing is fully healed to change your jewelry by yourself.

Healing times vary, contact me with any questions!

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gETTING PIERECED IN THE SUMMER, OR BEFORE VACATION

It is crucial to recognize that immersing open wounds in water bodies such as pools, lakes, rivers, hot tubs, or even your bathtub at home poses the risk of introducing bacteria and harmful chemicals into the wound, which may cause irritation, significant healing delays, and infections.

It is advisable to wait 8-12 weeks before participat

It is advisable to wait 8-12 weeks before participating in these activities with a new piercing. During this period, the risk remains, but it is considerably lower.

Additionally, proper cleaning, taking a thorough shower, and ensuring the area is dried afterward can significantly decrease the risk.

*This does not pertain to rinsing your piercing while showering. *

Using clean water for irrigation is the most effective aftercare. There is a significant difference between rinsing and fully submerging or soaking a wound.

Wishing you a smooth healing process, Beauties.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

gETTING PIERECED IN THE SUMMER, OR BEFORE VACATION

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Avoid wearing high-waisted pants to your navel piercing appointment.

Make sure to eat before arriving for your piercing.

Do not use numbing cream or any other products on the area being pierced prior to your appointment.

If you are currently taking Accutane or have taken it within the last six months, you cannot be pierced because this me

Avoid wearing high-waisted pants to your navel piercing appointment.

Make sure to eat before arriving for your piercing.

Do not use numbing cream or any other products on the area being pierced prior to your appointment.

If you are currently taking Accutane or have taken it within the last six months, you cannot be pierced because this medication poses a significant risk for serious healing issues and keloid scarring.

Lobes 6 months+

Cartilage 12 years+

Navel & lip 14 years+

Surface anchors or barbells 16 years+

Nipple & Genital 18 years+

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Say NO to Piercing Guns

There is no shaming here, just facts!
Maybe you truly didn't know this, and you can now use this information to help someone in the future.
This is something that is always on my mind as someone who pierces precious little ones every day.
I get tagged in many posts with recommendations all the time, which is literally so incredible!
I see those of you out there who are quick to recommend me. I appreciate you all so much for the support, you could never imagine what it means to me, and my business, and how much it fills my heart.

Sadly, in those threads there tends to be at least one person who says, " I took -insert child's name- to Claires, no issues." I try not to read through these posts because of the anxiety this one comment can bring me.
It's always that comment that sticks in my head because I can't help but think if this person understood what exactly they were putting their child at risk for, I don't think they would be commenting that so confidently.

I had a wonderful client reach out, asking about the differences of being pierced with a needle vs. a gun.
I of course could go on about this because I truly care about how my clients heal and how things turn out for them in the long run, so I figured why not share this information with everyone, I'll add more as the thoughts come to me.

Piercing with a sterile, single use, piercing needle is the only safe way to perform a piercing.
No professional would ever use a piercing gun due to the health risks and damage to the tissue they cause.

She asked if the needle stays in for a long time, or if I have to reverse the needle back through to install the jewelry.

I use a tool called an insertion pin, it immediately follows the needle out directly and then the flat back jewelry connects to the insertion pin creating a very smooth, and fast transfer.
Why shouldn't you allow someone to pierce your child's ears with a gun?

Piercing guns are plastic, meaning they aren't sterile.
These would quite literally melt in an autoclave, so right off the bat, they are using a non sterile device, some places even reuse these devices after simply wiping them down with the equivalent of a Clorox wipe- if you're lucky...

They use blunt force trauma to ram a dull earring through the tissue which causes scar tissue, making no actual space for the jewelry, causing the body to fight the jewelry like a foreign object.
This is why many people have to search around a little, poking and prodding to get their earring in because what should be a healthy piercing fistula is just a lump of scar tissue.

Using non sterile equipment is incredibly dangerous, piercing guns are known for spreading bacteria leading to staph and MRSA infections, and in worse cases can spread blood borne pathogens such as Hepatitis B and HIV, these corporations using piercing guns are completely unregulated, meaning the people using them don't need any training, they aren't even required to have blood borne pathogen training the way piercers do.

This lack of regulation is where " I took my 2 month old to Claire's and they didn't ask for a birth certificate" strikes my soul, that sentence leaving your mouth should click instantly as an extreme red flag.
They don't even care who's kid you're bringing to them.
They don't have any of the legal requirements that I as a professional piercer do, because of the fact that they aren't using needles, it's essentially a loophole.
The only reason these places still exist is because of the money these corporations bring in, they are entirely unbothered by public health.

None of this even touches on how low quality the jewelry is, jewelry used in a piercing gun is improperly sized for swelling and wound stability, the backs are sharp, the ends that hold the earrings on also have sharp edges and loops that harbor all kinds of bacteria, and because they are not properly sized for swelling they often become embedded in the ear, needing surgical intervention.
The jewelry is made of metal that is not bio-compatable meaning it breaks down inside the body over time, exposing you to harmful alloys, causing metal allergy, tarnish in your ear, possible argyria, which is the permanent discoloration of the skin etc.
A true, and sad fact is that even piercing studios still use low quality jewelry these days, and pediatrician will offer infant piercings with the same tools and inappropriate jewelry, & naturally, you think, its a doctor! It must be safe!
No, the medical field and the piercing industry is vastly different. They are not trained to pierce.
I've heard horror stories of doctors cutting open ears and destroying quality jewelry to remove a swollen piercings in cases where I could have effortlessly removed without excessive damage to the tissue...
so it's so important to do your research regardless of where you decide to go.

Another problem with piercing guns is that there is zero planning of placement or wound control so these "piercings" come out angled very harshly and are usually placed absurdly uneven leaving little ones with very bad placement which only becomes more apparent as they grow.

It's unfortunate that kids are typically the victims of this because of the false advertising these corporations use to manipulate people.

It's understandable that there was a time that this knowledge was not wide spread, and you couldn't bring your kiddos into piercing studios as minors, but times change!

As we learn, we evolve
Know better, do better!

For those of you that stayed for the whole post.
Thank you

If this felt familiar to anyone...
If you're struggling with a piercing...
If you have questions,
I'm here for you!

Reputable vs. red flag (photos below)

Are you getting poked in the head or neck by your earrings while you're sleeping?
Is your cartilage piercing always sore even though you've had it for years?
Are your piercing channels green or black when you remove your jewelry?
Do you have a bar hanging out of your nostril looking like a straight up booger?

If you find yourself somewhere, being offered anything similar to the red flag in these images,

know that you are not where you should be!

At this point in time there is no excuse for places offering these styles, they do not meet industry standards, which mean they are not safe for long term wear, and they certainly aren't safe for fresh or healing piercings!

If you're sporting something like these 🚩 there is far better out there for you, and it will 100% change your perspective on jewelry and your ability to heal piercings drastically.