{"id":405,"date":"2020-01-23T02:40:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T02:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/?p=405"},"modified":"2020-01-23T02:40:40","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T02:40:40","slug":"tongue-piercing-guide-and-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/tongue-piercing-guide-and-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Tongue Piercing Guide And Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tongue Piercing Guide And Care<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\nIf you’re considering getting your tongue pierced you’re likely\nexcited about the prospect. It is a fun way to express yourself and\ncan be relatively easy to maintain. Of course you have to take the\nnecessary steps to care for your piercing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your first step\nshould be to talk to a qualified store that has lots of experience\nwith tongue piercings. You want a salon that has a great reputation.\nWalk-ins are never recommended! Do some research to find out what\nplaces get the most positive feedback online. You also should seek a\nplace that specializes in piercings. You want someone experienced\nenough to handle anything that might come up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next step is to\nconsider your budget. With a lot of things people bargain shop. Now\nis not the time for that! Be sure that you go to a reputable place\nthat has affordable pricing. You want to pay for thoroughly hygienic\nprofessionals who can do the job safely. Sure you might get a deal\nfrom a parlor but know what you’re risking. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, you want to\nmeet with the tongue piercing specialist and tell them what you want\nto do. Likely once you find a reputable place they will need only a\nfew minutes with you. A good piercer will be able to set up quickly\nso meeting for a consultation prior to your appointment likely won\u2019t\nbe necessary. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You also have to decide on what type of ornament you want. The great news is that different salons have wide varieties of designs you can pick. There are some realistic considerations to think about though. You want a tongue piercing that won\u2019t obstruct your talking ability. Some people make the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nmistake of finding a tongue piercing that looks fabulous but it just\ntoo large for their mouth. Take your piercers advice\u2014if they\nsuggest something smaller, then listen to them. The last thing you\nwant is a great looking tongue piercing that doesn\u2019t enable you to\nspeak properly. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the day of your\ntongue piercing, be sure that you have a good meal. Remember that you\nprobably won\u2019t be able to eat for a while (at least not solid\nfoods) so live it up. Brush your teeth and clean your mouth\nthoroughly after you eat before you go to the salon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After your tongue is\npierced, you want to follow the directions of your piercing\nspecialist implicitly. Keeping your mouth clean is the key to staving\noff infection and complications. This is a routine you\u2019ll be\nfollowing for 4 to 5 weeks post-piercing. There are special mouth\ncleaners that you can use to ensure that you’re safely managing the\ntongue piercing. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You also will have\nto change your diet, at least for a few weeks. Most likely you will\nbe instructed to eat more water-based foods. Soups, juices, water and\nthings that don\u2019t put strain on your tongue are the most popular\nfoods to eat post tongue piercing. You want to avoid foods that are\nchewy and hard. They can irritate the piercing especially if it isn\u2019t\ncompletely healed yet. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tongue piercing\ncan be an exciting addition to your body jewelry. Be sure that you\nfind a reputable and reliable salon to do the actual job. Be ready to\ntake care of it carefully post-piercing too. This will ensure that\nyour piercing will last for years to come. \n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tongue Piercing Guide And Care If you’re considering getting your tongue pierced you’re likely excited about the prospect. It is a fun way to express yourself and can be relatively easy to maintain. Of course you have to take the necessary steps to care for your piercing. Your first step should be to talk to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":408,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":409,"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405\/revisions\/409"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}