How do you change a piercing? To do this, you will first have to open or unscrew your piercing. And opening or closing piercing jewelry is not that difficult, once you know how to do it. Although it can be a tricky job at first and you may prefer to leave it to someone else, you can usually change your piercings yourself. How? We will explain it to you below.
Pro tips:
Do not use pliers to turn the ball onto your bar. You can then use too much force and break the thread. Especially with jewelry with internal threads.
Slippery jewelry? Clean it with some (piercing) soap and pat it dry with clean kitchen paper, then you will have a better grip.
Need even more grip? Wear nitrile gloves, then you will have an even better grip on your jewelry.
Changing over the sink? Place a towel in it, this will prevent the ball or jewelry from disappearing into the gutter or bouncing from the sink through your bathroom.
Click rings and continuous rings are best opened with your fingers. Pliers can damage or deform your jewelry, making it unwearable.
Changing bars with screw-on figures? Hold the accessory firmly and turn the bar to loosen your jewelry.
Is your piercing irritated or not healed enough? Then changing it often does more harm than good. Leave the jewelry in place until your piercing has healed completely.
Labrets, barbells and other threaded bars
How do you change a labret bar or barbell? The easy answer: by unscrewing it. Okay, that's pretty obvious of course, but we'll explain it in more detail. This way, your piercing bars will remain intact and you'll enjoy them for the longest time.
Hold the bar between your thumb and index finger on one side. Then unscrew the piercing ball (or other screw-on accessory) and place it in a container. You can now change the piercing jewelry. After changing, screw the ball back on and you're done! Are you wearing a figure (such as a feather, flower or cluster) instead of a ball? Then it can help to turn the bar instead of unscrewing the accessory. A screw-on accessory with a shape is a bit more difficult to hold, but by turning the bar instead of the accessory, it usually works too.
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Changing piercing - firmly grasp the piercing ball
Tightly grasp the piercing ball between your thumb and index finger
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Changing piercing - place the ball straight on the piercing bar
Make sure the bar and ball are aligned straight
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Changing piercing - turn the ball onto the piercing bar
Turn the piercing ball onto the bar
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Changing piercing - done!
Tighten the ball properly and you're done!
Which way do you have to turn to loosen your piercing? Seen from above, tighten your piercing clockwise, and loosen it counterclockwise. (Righty tighty, lefty loosey!) Until you're standing in front of the mirror and it's suddenly the other way around, very confusing! Then try to do it by feel and pretend you're loosening (or tightening) the cap of a bottle, then it usually works.
Changing your piercing when the jewelry is still through your skin requires a little more practice. Take your time and wear nitrile gloves. The gloves provide a better grip on the jewelry, which makes changing a lot easier. Hold your piercing jewelry with one hand and loosen the ball with your other hand. You can now change your piercing jewelry. After changing, screw the ball back on and it's in place!
Opening and Closing Continuous Rings
Continuous rings are super fine piercing rings if you don't change jewelry too often. You open a continuous piercing ring by bending the ends to the side. Make sure the opening is large enough for your piercing, change your piercing jewelry and bend the ends back together. Never open a continuous ring by pulling the ends apart, as this will deform the ring and you will no longer be able to wear your piercing ring.
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Change piercing - firmly grasp the ring at both ends
Open continuous ring: firmly grasp the ring at both ends
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Change piercing - bend the ends open to the sides
Open continuous ring: bend the ends open to the sides
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Change piercing - bend the ring open far enough so that you can change the piercing
Open continuous ring: make sure the opening is large enough for your piercing and change the ring
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Change piercing - bend the ends closed to the sides
Close continuous ring: bend the ends of the ring back together
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Change piercing - bend the ring closed until the ends fit neatly together again
Close continuous ring: make sure the ends fit neatly together again
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Change piercing - done, the ring is closed again!
Close continuous ring: done! Your piercing ring is now closed again
Opening and Closing Click Rings
A click ring makes changing your piercing a breeze. All you have to do is click the ring open, change your piercing jewelry and click it closed again. Done! The easiest way to open a click ring is to grab it on the side that clicks open. If you try to open the ring at the hinge, it won't work. Grab both ends of the click ring between your thumb and index finger and carefully pull the ring open. You can now change your piercing jewelry. You can click it closed in the same way, but of course you push the ends together again until they click together. Only use your fingers for this! Click rings are a bit more flexible than other piercing rings, so your fingers are the best tool. You can seriously damage your jewelry with pliers.
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Changing a piercing - grab the click ring at the ends and click the ring open or closed
Bent too far open or too far closed?
Does your click ring not close (anymore) completely optimally? Then your click ring probably needs to be re-tensioned. You do this by bending the ring a little further open or closed. Done in no time and not at all difficult, check this page with the explanation with photos: tensioning click rings
Do you have any questions? Please feel free to contact us.
Telephone: 072-7370119
Whatsapp: 06 4049 4149
Email: info@alloverpiercings.nl
