After-Care Advice for Newly Pierced Ears

Make sure you’re doing what you can to keep your ears healthy and safe.

Shopping for new jewelry is always a fun activity. Browsing an earring display stand one after another, and you might even find yourself wishing to get a new piercing after too many viewings. Don’t be hasty though about wanting a new piercing.

While body piercings have become commonplace these days, many may still be in the dark about the right way to properly take care of fresh piercings. This could be dangerous as infection could happen if the pieced areas aren’t cleaned the right way.

So before you book a piercing appointment, please read through our article to learn after-care techniques for newly-pierced ears. We gathered helpful and sound tips from experts such as the American Academy of Dermatology Association, as well as actual body piercers themselves. This piece also goes out to jewelry shops that offer piercing services. Make sure to share these tips with anyone who will be availing of your services.

Stay healthy and safe

While we’re all still living through a pandemic and there has been no shortage of health alerts to keep us all aware of medical and safety protocols to keep us virus-free, we’re here to say the same thing to you. Make sure not to go out if you haven’t had the vaccine yet, and if you had, remember to always your face mask. Licensed piercers would definitely have safety reminders in place which you must follow after your procedure. One of which is to keep yourself healthy by eating well and drinking plenty of water. Doing so will make the healing process faster. It is also important to keep your new piercings away from possible bumps, scratches, and irritations. If you need to make adjustments to your sleeping position to avoid the area from getting squished then that will be better. You can also start taking vitamin C and zinc supplements to help speed up your skin’s healing process.

Stick to the basics (water and soap) for cleaning

No need for alcohol which can often be drying and cause cracks to your skin which can, unfortunately, let in bacteria to your skin and piercing. Basic cleaning essentials like soap and water are all it takes. Oil-based soaps are most especially recommended as they can soften the pierced area and hasten the healing process. You may also use a saline solution for cleaning.

Make it a part of your regular cleaning practice

Depending on the area pierced, it will take a while for them to get healed, and so, you need to remember to keep up with their cleaning until they are fully well. To make sure you don’t forget it, incorporate cleaning your piercing into your daily hygiene practices (washing your face, bathing, brushing your teeth).

You can soften the area with petroleum jelly

Again, it’s best to go with the most basic household items, like petroleum jelly, to help you along with the healing process. Avoid using items such as lotions and moisturizers for this process. Likewise, when taking a bath be careful not to have toiletries such as shampoo, conditioner, or hair gel drip on the pierced area. That’s because a lot of these products contain perfumes which can further irritate and slow down healing. Ice also helps for depuffing swelled areas.

Do not remove the earrings for six weeks or more

You wouldn’t want your piercing to go to waste by closing up early, right? By keeping them on for two months or more, you are ensuring that the piercing will not close up, so make sure your jewelry stays put for the meantime. Depending on the part of the ear pierced, healing will definitely vary so please don’t forget to ask your piercer about your specific piercing concern.

Avoid swimming in bodies of water in the meantime

Is it safe to go back in the water soon after a piercing session? Wait until everything has healed first. Bodies of water are a great source of contaminants that can harm your new piercing. If this cannot be avoided, cover up your piercing with a waterproof bandage. Still, avoidance would still be your best course of action.

Observe your piercing’s healing process and take note of abnormalities if there are any

While some redness and swelling are normal,l anything unusual such as pus, rashes, and fever within 24 hours of the procedure is a cause for concern. If you observed these things, get to a doctor right away for diagnosis and treatment.

Let Nile Corp help you make the right decisions, not just when buying jewelry display tools, but also with matters such as jewelry marketing and for our buyers who are adding new jewelry and getting new piercings. Watch this space for regular updates and helpful information!

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Health and Hygiene Essentials You Need for Your Jewelry Shop

These are the tools you need in the new normal.

Feeling at a loss about your jewelry store’s chances during the pandemic? Wondering how you should go about the new health and hygiene protocols to prevent the spread of the virus? Worry no more as we’ve put together this guide to help your business ease its way into the new normal.

Make disinfection a priority at your place of business

We’ve always believed that a clean and orderly jewelry store will attract customers to your business. Taking the time to plan and set up your jewelry display so that your merchandise will catch shoppers’ attention is always important even before the health crisis. This includes making sure your retail space and goods are free from dust and scratches. (Check out our Ultrawave Jewelry Cleaning Machine today)

However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, you need to level up your store’s cleaning protocols. You also need to make sure everyone that comes into your store, staff and customers alike, must keep themselves safe and clean to help prevent spreading the disease.

Make sure to have several of these tools around your store so that they are within everyone’s reach:

Disinfectant spray and wipes - Make sure to regularly wipe down your counters, glass displays, or any other surfaces that are common touchpoints.

Hand sanitizers - While pump bottles that contain alcohol or gel will do, you can also go with no-contact sanitizer dispensers for added protection.

Disposable masks - Different locales will have different rules on the use of face masks, but requiring people to wear one before they come into your store is always a better, safer option. You can offer them for free at the door to anyone that enters your store.

Face shields - You may also opt for this type of barrier so that your staff and customers’ faces will still be visible when they come into your establishment.

Safety tips to remember for jewelry shop owners

Make sure to install barriers between your store staff and customers - Even with face shields and masks on, physical barriers like acrylic shields add another layer of protection from community transmission. Place them around areas where close contact may occur like display counters, jewelry repair areas, and payment counters.

Be vigilant about maintaining social distancing - Medical experts recommend maintaining at least six feet of distance between individuals. To reinforce the directive, have markers around your store that show people where they can stand or wait for their turn. You can also try limiting the number of people who can enter your store to avoid overcrowding.

Conduct regular clean up sessions throughout the day - You may designate certain hours during the workday for cleaning and disinfection.

Stay tuned for medical advisories from the government - It helps to keep yourself abreast of the bulletins released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during the health crisis. For more guidelines on how to operate a business during the COVID-19 pandemic, check out these reminders from the CDC.

Good luck and stay safe!

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Should You Wear Jewelry During the COVID -19 Pandemic?

Are you doing enough to protect yourself from the virus?

Washing our hands is one of our best defenses against the dreaded coronavirus. Health experts agree that soap, along with water, can break down the virus’s fatty lipids which destroy and prevent it from infecting you. In cases when these cleaning agents aren’t available, disinfecting using alcohol and gel sanitizers will suffice.

This begs the question about wearing jewelry in this day and age – should you still wear your precious jewelry pieces while the virus is still out there?

Read on to find out.

The 20-second rule

The Center for Disease Control recommends washing our hands for at least 20 seconds or the length of the “Happy Birthday” song sung twice. That’s enough time to thoroughly clean your hands and get rid of germs that may linger on them. It’s important to remember to take off your rings before washing lest you find them dropping into the drain. Remember to have the jewelry display tool of your choice nearby to place your accessory in the meantime. The next step to take is to disinfect your jewelry before putting it on again. You wouldn’t want to re-contaminate your hands by putting it without cleaning it again, right? If you need advice in this area, check out our tips on cleaning your jewelry from a previous article.

Follow what the doctors are doing

If you think that cleaning your hands and disinfecting your jewelry before putting them on is pretty tedious, that’s because it is! The CDC’s recommendation is that we should be washing our hands:

• Before and after eating
• Before and after food preparation
• After coughing, sneezing, or sneezing into your bare hands (better wear a face mask and carry tissue all the time instead)
• After using the bathroom
• After caring for someone sick
• Before you return home after being out

This could happen several times in a day and you would have to take off your rings each time you do.

Our advice?

Take a break from wearing your jewelry while the threat of COVID-19 is still present. Ever noticed how doctors rarely wear accessories especially while at work? That’s because germs could be hiding underneath jewelry. Leaving them on while washing is risky enough that they become prone to slippage, but even more so because it could be providing a safe cover from germs and viruses.

Another thing to consider is that certain gemstones can get easily damaged when they encounter chemicals present in sanitizers or antibacterial soaps. Better leave your collection in their respective display and storage holders and just use them once everything is safe and clear.


Each one of us is expected to do our part in keeping our communities safe and healthy. Taking a pause from wearing your jewelry can help a lot in saving you and your loved ones from getting sick. In the meantime, why not visit Nile Corp and check out our latest offerings which you can use to display and store your jewelry collection.

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Things to Keep in Mind as You Reopen Your Jewelry Store

What you need to do to be ready for “the new normal.”

As many areas are now easing up their stay-at-home rules, several establishments will slowly start opening up after months in lockdown. While we are all still grappling with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, safety precautions to prevent the spread of the disease will even be more of a concern. Some adjustments to business operations may need to be set in place for health and safety reasons.

Here are a few key points every jewelry retailer must remember:

Follow the government’s health protocols

After staying in isolation for the past few months, the opening of business establishments means interacting again with the public. Please take into consideration the safety of everyone around, customers and employees alike, by wearing the recommended gear to prevent spreading the virus.

You may also implement some measures to safeguard your merchandise and establishment as a whole. Larry Spicer from the Jewelers Mutual Insurance recommends requiring customers to quickly show their faces upon arriving at the store for identification.

Make adjustments to your display counters

Installing barriers between the sales staff and customers adds another layer of protection. Make sure also there are enough sanitizing products (alcohol, hand gels) within reach of everyone in the store for quick touch-ups.

Cleanliness is crucial. Before every working day, make sure all items on display are disinfected. From the smallest earring display pads to the more elaborate combination set displays, nothing should be left out. Repeat the same procedure before shutting down for the day.

Take stock of inventory

Keeping cash flow is always the goal of every business, perhaps more so during this pandemic. Taking a second look at your existing inventory would mean letting go of some hard-to-sell items, increasing production or ordering for fast sellers, and offering promos and discounts to speed up sales.

Don’t forget to check up on your staff

Because of changes to operations, you may need to re-orient your people to new rules around the workplace. Make sure they practice health protocols and are in good shape before they are made to face the customers once again. Provide them with the necessary support to help them transition into “the new normal.”

See to it that your tech systems are all ready to go

Going cashless and contactless is a safe way to conduct payment transactions during the health crisis, so make sure you have the technology ready to make them possible. Expanding your shop’s presence online can also help you sustain operations by catering to those who are still shopping from the comfort of their homes.

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