What is the Association of Professional Piercers? The Association of Professional Piercers (APP) is a nonprofit organization that promotes piercing education and safe practices within the body piercing industry. It is governed by a board of directors that has been elected by their peers and is done so voluntarily. Its members are mostly professional piercers […]
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How to support your child through the lobe piercing procedure Here at Studio Zen Tattoo, we start piercing the earlobes of children starting 5 years old. At that age, children are better to verbalize the desire to get their ears pierced and their emotions in general a lot better. More often than not, there are […]
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Lobe reconstruction and piercings Some people notice after a while that their piercing end up migrating towards the bottom of the earlobe. Sometimes it’s due to a faulty placement, hard pulls or simply wearing jewelry that’s too heavy. As the years go by and with gravity, the piercing holes start stretching and tearing downwards. What […]
June 28th is International Piercing Day! Indeed, if you want a good reason to celebrate on June 28th, it has to be because it’s International Piercing Day! In our last blog about the Association of Professional Piercers (APP), we spoke about the Gauntlet. It’s an important name in the history of modern piercing because it […]
Piercings and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) It is known: piercings and magnetic resonance imaging do not go hand in hand. But why? One should know that these machines have large magnetic fields. Think of the machine as a giant magnet – any conductive metal could be a risk to you and the proper functioning of […]
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Tattoos and sun exposure don’t go together It is known that sun exposure on tattoos can not only harm the healing process of a tattoo, but also its longevity. When you are tattooed or when you’re getting a new tattoo, it is important to dose your exposure to UV rays. Now, what are the real […]
Rings: why aren’t they always recommended for the healing process? We say it often: rings are not always recommended for an initial piercing. Indeed, in certain cases, it is the appropriate jewelry when talking about the daith piercing or the septum piercing, but it does not apply to all the other piercings. Even though it […]
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Daith piercing: what there is to know Daith piercing is a well-known piercing – it is gorgeous and it fills the ear cavity perfectly with decorative rings. It is gaining a lot of popularity, but it’s a piercing that is rather hard to heal, and even more so to pierce. There is a lot of […]
What is nesting with lip piercings? There are several lip piercings that exist; snakebites, a simple labret, a philtrum, etc. At first, the labret posts are often very long to accommodate the initial swelling. However, it is only temporary. Eventually, these labrets must be switched to shorter ones to make them more comfortable. When the […]
The perfect jewelry gifting guide The holidays are coming sooner than we think. Some people are starting their lists while others are already buying their gifts for others before the madness takes over the shopping centers. If you’re part of those people that enjoy giving to their loved ones with gifts and small thoughts, jewelry […]