To aid in healing a new piercing, sea salt soaks once a day should be sufficient. If your piercing is irritated or dried out, soak your piercing once every other day. Follow these guidelines for soaking piercings (especially oral piercings): Only use pure sea salt. Table salt, kosher salt, Epsom salts, and iodized sea salts are not acceptable. If you are not sure about the solution strength, put some on your finger and taste it. It shouldn’t be any saltier than a potato chip. If your piercing becomes irritated as a result of sea salt soaks, you are probably using either the wrong kind of salt or have made your solution too strong. We guarantee all of our piercings. If you have any concerns, please come into the shop and consult with our piercers.