Professional Body Piercing Supplies

Buying professional body piercing supplies should be at the top of your list upon starting your piercing business. Many people are going to want many different types of piercings so you have to be ready for anything unless you will be specializing in just one or two. You could just do ear or nose piercings. Ears are the most popular piercings out there today. There are companies that are local and companies that are on line. Do your research and get yourself the best deal as well as the best in sterilized equipment for your piercing work. There are many different types of supplies to consider.

Since ear piercings are the most popular, be sure to get your equipment in a package deal if possible. The guns and the earrings should come together. Have many different styles and colors. The most important thing, however, is sterility. You don't want a bad infection to appear from any of your work. The best way to go is disposable equipment if you can't afford a sterilizing machine. That way, you simply throw away the materials from each person and start with new equipment for the next one.

Some of the piercing kits have many different items in them. These include hemostats, piercing corks, different gels, many sizes of clamps, alcohol wipes, many sizes of forceps, and pliers or tweezers. All of these should come with a sterility guarantee. It cannot be stressed enough to only use pieces of equipment that have been fully sterilized. Some people use guns for their piercings, and some people like to use a long needle. Whatever your style, you can find many tools either locally or on line. If the needles are used, make sure you get the right guage for the job you are doing. For example, the best size to use in ear piercings is 18 to 20 guage. They range in size from 00 to 20. Different piercings use different sizes. You don't want to use an ear piercing needle for doing an eyebrow piercing. Another thing to get for your supplies cabinet is the first earrings or other rings that you will need to insert after you do the piercing. Most of these will come individually wrapped in their own package. The metals are usually gold and silver. However, titanium is becoming more and more popular. The most common is 14-karat gold as silver can sometimes cause a reaction in certain people. Take care to make sure the posts on the new piercings are not too tight against the skin or pulling the skin too tight. Lack of blood flow to the piercing will hinder the healing process. If you have to re-pierce, make sure you get the adequate length posting to allow for easy movement within and around the piercing. Check for scar tissue as well.