How to Clean Piercing Jewelry

If you run a piercing shop, your business success is dependent on many things, including hygiene. 

Hygiene, in this case, extends from your premises being spotless clean to your tools of trade being properly cleaned ad sterilized. 

For lovers of piercings with a collection of piercing jewelry at home, hygiene is equally important. Often, people focus more on how to clean piercings and forget their tools and jewelry. 

Big mistake!

Why are Clean Work Tools and jewelry Important?

If you run a piercing shop and your tools and jewelry are not adequately cleaned, you risk passing on infections from one client to the next. In this era of social media, bad business practices like that tend to go around really quickly.

A bad reputation can severely damage your brand, causing you customers and, ultimately, profits. You might also end up being sued, which comes with its own set of problems. 

To avoid this, you must commit yourself to hold up the highest hygiene standards.

Here, learn how to clean your piercing jewelry adequately, whether for your business or at home.

Soaking in water

soaking in water

Every time you touch your jewelry, it’s possible to transfer dirt onto the piercing site. Every time you want to take off your jewelry for washing or storage, start by washing your hands with antibacterial soap then drying them with a fresh towel. 

Soak the jewelry in warm water and antibacterial soap to loosen any oils and debris on the jewelry.

Take them out and rinse them in hot water before air-drying them on a piece of gauze or a paper towel. 

Scrubbing with a brush or q-tip

scrubbing with a brush

More intricately designed pieces might have more nooks and crevices that a soak in warm soapy water does not clean. 

If this is the case, you can soak the pieces in water and gently scrub them with a soft brush. A sterols toothbrush dedicated to this purpose can be ideal.

Use the brush or a q-tip to pry away any dirt and debris before rinsing and drying the jewelry. 

why are clean work tools and jewelry

Boiling

Boiling is an uncomplicated way to sterilize jewelry. However, not all jewelry can be boiled. Ensure the pieces you boil are have no electronic components, jewels, or acyclic in them.

Vibrating barbells can also not be boiled. 

Ultrasonic Cleaner

An ultrasonic cleaner is quite efficient if you have multiple piercings or run a piercings saloon. 

Ultrasonic cleaners use high-frequency ultrasonic waves to produce vibrations. These vibrations agitate jewelry and like a brush, scrub off oil, bacteria, debris, and dirt from the jewelry's surface.

Autoclave

An autoclave machine uses high temperature and high pressure to sterilize things. It’s so efficient that it’s used in cleaning medical supplies and surgical equipment. 

Sterilizing means killing all living organisms, including bacteria. After autoclaving, the jewelry should be good as new, even if it had been previously worn by someone else.

Autoclaving is also the best way to sterilize tools and equipment used to make piercings. 

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