Do not touch your piercing with dirty hands. The only time that you should touch your piercing is with freshly washed hands during cleaning or when tightening the balls. With any threaded jewelry (straight, curved or circular barbells), you should tighten both balls daily. Always remember: “Righty-tighty; lefty-loosey.” Do not move the jewelry. There is no need to move or rotate your jewelry, as this can cause irritation and may damage healing tissue. We pierce with the finest jewelry on the market. It is very biocompatible and will not stick to your body. Our steel is ASTM F-138 implant certified, and our Titanium is ASTM F-136 implant certified. Our gold is solid 14k or solid 18k. Our white gold is nickel-free. We don’t pierce with anything plated. Do not wear constrictive clothing. Tight clothing can move the jewelry away from where it usually rests, causing irritation and discomfort. Avoid sleeping on your stomach with navel or nipple piercings. Keep other people’s body fluids off your new piercing. Bodily fluids can contain bacteria, which can lead to infection. Keep your piercing out of large bodies of water. This includes lakes, rivers, oceans, swimming pools, hot tubs and even your own bathtub for the first three months. “Tegaderm” and “Clean Seals” are waterproof bandages that will protect your fresh navel or nipple piercing from exposure to unclean water. Keep any products other than your cleaning products away from your piercing. This includes hand or body soaps, shampoo, makeup, lotions, face scrubs, etc. These can cause irritation, discomfort, complications and delay healing.