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by Rachidee
Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:16 pm
Forum: Aftercare, Healing and Safety
Topic: Proper cleaning and care?
Replies: 11
Views: 20075

Re: Proper cleaning and care?

It seems HiMyNameIsMegan was right! As soon as i took the steel taper out and replaced it with a titanium tunnel it was fine, stopped leaking and was almost instantly less painful :s

The salt soaks is usually 4 twists of a sea salt grinder into a cup? it seems ok so far, *touch wood*

I did lube ...
by Rachidee
Thu Oct 14, 2010 11:43 am
Forum: Aftercare, Healing and Safety
Topic: Proper cleaning and care?
Replies: 11
Views: 20075

Re: Proper cleaning and care?

HiMyNameIsMegan wrote:Yeah. Some people can be allergic to it even though its quite rare. Was the only thing i could think of ^.^.
well that sucks! =P I just bought a steel tunnel aswell, bah.
Do you know how to get it to stop leaking/weeping?
Its getting really noticeable and I have to work with it in. :[
by Rachidee
Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:18 pm
Forum: Aftercare, Healing and Safety
Topic: Proper cleaning and care?
Replies: 11
Views: 20075

Re: Proper cleaning and care?

Maybe you're allergic to what you're stretching with ^.^

Steeeeel? D: I hope not. >.<


The sea salt soaks are ok, I think you're just going to fast, you're suppose to wait at least 4 weeks between size. (maybe 3 weeks at smaller size)

I waited 5 weeks to go from a 2mm to a 2.4 :] The 2.4 ...
by Rachidee
Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:14 am
Forum: Aftercare, Healing and Safety
Topic: Proper cleaning and care?
Replies: 11
Views: 20075

Proper cleaning and care?

Hello. :] 5 weeks ago I decided to go from a regular old 1.6mm piercing in my left lobe, and stretch it to a 2mm. Was a bit of a wimp at first but I got it in, hurrah! Slight pain, throbbing etc, but wore off after couple days, then was fine. After a week or so I could turn and twist it comfortably ...