Body Jewelry Tips

How Charming is Your Cellphone?

You've adorned your body, now how about jazzing up your cellphone? Jewelry for your cellphone is a great way to call attention to that piece of vital equipment, and it's a fantastic way to ensure you don't lose it! From Disney charms to zodiac signs to your favorite Sesame Street characters, cellphone charms are fun and stylish. Take your pick of a wide variety of playful charms at www.bodycandy.com!

Bonus Tip: Get a flashing cellphone charm. It's perfect for finding your phone in a dark club or restaurant!

Rave Over Your Tongue Ring

Tongue rings come in a wide variety of styles. From multi-colored balls to flat metal studs to vibrating bullets, you can choose pretty much any tongue ring to suit your mood.

One of the most novel types of tongue jewelry is glow stick tongue rings. Just insert one of five sticks through the tip of the ring in five different color choices: red, pink, green, blue, or purple. If you're a more flashy piercee, you might opt for the battery-powered flashing tongue ring. This jewel lights up and flashes in your mouth. A perfect party trick!

Healing Your Tongue Piercing

In order to ensure a safe and quick healing process after your tongue piercing, you'll need to do an oral rinse three times a day, or after every meal. For three to six weeks, use a medical-grade oral rinse for at least 30 to 60 seconds. If you have trouble finding a medical-grade rinse, dilute 4 oz. oral antiseptic in 4 oz. water and rinse with that. Do not use a regular mouthwash, as this will do nothing to clean your tongue piercing.

Also, be sure to brush your teeth with a soft bristle toothbrush three times a day. Gently scrub the ball and pin of your tongue jewelry to avoid plaque build-up on the jewelry.

Stretching Your Piercing

Stretching is an ancient tradition that more and more body modification fans are adopting today. Most common is the earlobe stretching, but most piercings can be stretched over time -- tongues, navels and septums. Tapers are generally used to assist in the stretching process. Tapers are needle-like tools that can be moved through your piercing at varying times to widen the hole.

A general rule with stretching is not to rush the process. You may be anxious to try out that great collection of tribal wooden body jewelry, but if you rush, you'll only end up injuring yourself. Stretch at about three times the rate as your piercing originally took to heal. For example, if your earlobe took two months to heal, wait six months to begin your stretching process with body jewelery. See your piercing professional for a steady schedule you can follow.

Nose Ring Jewelry

Once your nose piercing has healed, you may wish to switch your nose ring jewelry for a fresh new look. Nose ring jewelry is perhaps the easiest to remove and replace, as it simply involves sliding the ring around to its empty gap and then sliding the ring completely out of your nose.

Nose pins with an "L"-shaped pin require a little manipulation, but if you're totally healed it shouldn't hurt. Just stick the bottom of the "L" into the piercing, then lift the tip of the pin so that the rest of the angle slides right in. Nose screws are quite easy as well: Take the edge of the screw and, well, screw it in, just as you would a light bulb.

Always wash your hands before and after touching your piercing -- even if it's healed. Also, use a little sterile lubricant on the tip of your nose pin or nose ring jewelry to aid in easy insertion.