Lol might need a longer time to make sure it’s what you really want! 😆 I want one too and I can be very hasty at times but I’m trying to wait a solid month or two to see if I stick to wanting it. (I change my mind a lot) I’m trying to be more stable with that xD
Kassy Valdez I just got mine today, keeping it real, it hurts more on the second hole on the top for me. It’s day one almost This is written at night, and I can feel it still but it’s not really hurting and bothering me
@andrew brown Had my helix done when I was 18 and remember the pain clear as day, got my industrial done 2 days ago and I baby the ever loving hell out of it. I knew better than getting both sides done because it still took forever for my helix to heal lol. Get an airline pillow to rest the pierced side in so you don't knock it around :3
I've had my industrial for about a year and a half now. It absolutely does NOT take 2-3 months to heal. Mine took around 10 months. Most people's take over a year.
Using a travel pillow worked for me... I lay it flat and put my ear right in the hole and use the rest of the pillow to support my head and neck. I'm recovering with a conch, a rook and an ear project all on my right ear and this has significantly helped with the healing. Love this piercing :)
I got my ear pierced today! (An industrial) And honestly it didn’t hurt as bad as I thought it would. The second pierce through the ear hurt a little more, and it felt a little uncomfortable and would sting, but that’s about all. I thought my pain tolerance was low, although I’ve had four other piercings before, the pain of this piercing was about a 3 out of 10. It wasn’t bad at all. Not even a tear to my eye! I bought H2O Ocean purified ocean salt water with lysozyme, sterile, to spray on my ears 3-6 times a day to help with the healing process! I definitely don’t regret this decision.
Nevaeh Waters idk if this helps but it’s been a month since I’ve got mine and it’s still a bit sore. Isn’t nor bleeding anymore, salt water is your best friend. I can sleep on it and moveit(not recommended and I don’t)pain is gone.
@@JocelynNevarez133 it’s been two years and it’s perfectly fine now . I highly recommend. But never take it out for long periods at time. It’ll become a huge pain
This video saved me!! I got my Industrial August 15. Today it is 1 week old. Before this, I was using sink water and iodized sea salt (I didn’t know there was a difference!) and my ear had been HURTING since Saturday. I did a soak just today (Wednesday) with the distilled water and non-iodized sea salt and my pain immediately dissipated! Love you, dude!!
its about 2 month I've got my piercing. it has NO PAIN. i watched a lot of videos and wow they scared me so much. i had 4 ear piercings and 2 of them hurt soo much and i was really afraid to get industrial. 1. sleep on travel pillows for first 2 weeks now i can sleep on it and i have no problem 2.apply ointment twice a day and if u feel ur skin is dry apply it more. i used Gentamicin ointment. 3.wash ur piercing holes with warm water and salt twice a day until 2 weeks. or as long as u think it needs. 4.its better not to move it but when u wash it with salt and water u can do it. 5.use antibiotic for 3 days. and DONE 💙
I watched this video the day I got my done, I'm on week 8 now, and im so happy I did. It prepared me for the healing process and it helped me to be sure that my piercing was done correctly. My biggest fear was the angle of the piercing. My process has been full of a lot of ups and downs, but I finally felt comfortable enough to get another piercing in the same ear, and beside it being sore for a few days after it is 100% okay :)
Matt is so right about not using rubbing alcohol and ONLY using a saline solution. I got lazy when I first got my piercing and stopped using the saline solution I made and started using alcohol. It immediately began to keloid. So I went back to the saline solution and the keloid went away almost immediately.
thats weird coz when i was on holiday abroad i forgot to clean mine so after a while i had a huge keloid that i litterly could MOVE with a black dot on it. I was so in shock i immediatly bought 60% alcohol in this weird shop from people who did not understand my language but after i used the alcohol it got so much smaller. before my holiday i already had the keloid but it was really small and its back to the same size rn. so im still alive doing well.
Fummi Oh no i understand hahah. You should try tea tree oil. It made my keloid shrink so much its gone rn. I still have two but its okay my piercing is healed so yea. But trust me Tea Tree oil is magical. Not only for ur piercing but also for ur skin.
You can use alcohol once you've had the piercing for a few years and it's healed to the point where you can sleep on it, smack it, bend your ear, etc without any soreness or pain. But that's years later. Even my labret which is a year old, I use alcohol swabs to clean it. But as I said, you can only use alcohol for cleaning when you've had it for a long long time. If it's fresh, don't use it. But if it's old, you can use it. Just never peroxide.
I've been peirced by Matt before, and he was my mothers tattoo artist for awhile! he's so talented and professional, its cool seeing him on this channel!
Black seed oil did wonders for me ! Thank you so much for this video!!! My piercer did give me aftercare instructions! She told me to avoid carbs for the first 7 days because woonde don’t heal while consuming sugar !!! I searched about the sugar and it actually says it contributes to inflammation!!!!!
I’ve had four dermals, currently have my Monroe and both my tragus done, I’ve had my belly button twice previously then my eyebrow and my tongue pierced done before and I’d have that all done at once over this industrial. I’m on day four and my ear is so swollen and sore it’s insane lol I keep reminding myself it is so worth it and I knew what I was signing up for. I got it done on my birthday.
No matter what with your industrial bar piercing, never sleep on IT...as the bubbles on your ear will start if you do. But you can help shrink with sea salt soak... just avoid sleeping on IT.
I love watching these, even one month after my industrial piercing experience. due to scoliosis, i am more comfortable sleeping on the left side, so I got my right ear pierced. if you have a preferred sleep position, i recommend getting a piercing on the opposite ear (first). I used antibacterial soap and sea salt soaks the first two weeks NEVER sleeping on the side with the piercing. Then I switched to just H2Ocean saline spray. no keloids so far. swelling and pain decreased tremendously. I have a bad habit of scratching my crusties off sometimes because the spray dries it out and makes it itch. For all of you asking, YES IT HURTS. The bar looks so beautiful though. If you don't trust yourself to take care of the piercing with the correct supplies, would not recommend. CARE FOR YOUR SEMI SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS YOU GUYS!
I just got mine pierced yesterday and they said use antibacterial soap and water as well as the H20 ocean sea salt spray and no cotton balls or q tips, my fingers (clean of course). Is this gonna be a good aftercare routine or is there a better way for me to clean it.
@@tezlittyy oh my lort I FORGOT ABOIT THIS😳 update from 3 years ago after a week my ear bruised so bad and swelled up went to the hospital found out I was allergic to the jewelry they used…😂
I just got mine today!! Super impulsive, but SO worth it ! I absolutely love it (: the pain wasn’t bad at all, but u have a high pain tolerance ! If you’re on the edge … DO IT ! It’s sooo cute
I've had my industrial for about three years and it has been a battle. if you're not responsible about cleaning don't get it, I wasn't and i got bad painful scarring and just now it's barely healing after 3 years. this piercing definitely takes a lot of time and patience for some people like my self. But I love it so much how it looks so I didn't take it out
(I have a decent pain tolerance) Honestly was getting a random walk in tattoo yesterday and while I was sitting there decided I was going to get my industrial. Honestly didn’t hurt at all, bled a tiny bit and was in and out of that shop in less than 20 minutes. If you’re watching this you obviously want one so go get it 🤘🏻🤘🏻
I got my industrial done about a week and a half ago I’m glad I’ve done some more research about the healing process and what to use because I feel like I’ve been found it wrong glad I found this video before it was to late!!
I got my industrial piercing last February 5th, and I am the one who did it to myself. It didn't even bleed. Now I'm just looking for aftercare videos and this one's the best out there.
An industrial can't be healed for 2 months. It may be possible in ideal circumstances but it all depends on what kind of a healer you are. Mine for example took 7 months to completely heal. And you should take in consideration all the things that could go wrong like getting keloids or minimal bleeding. That's why it takes longer.
I got my industrial piercing first, around 2012. Had to remove it due to a surgery. I loved my piercing so much, I had to go back and get it redone. Still love it! Had no healing issues the first time, and so far…none this time as well. :)
I've had my industrial now for 17 years. It hurt alot, but I feel pain excruciatingly. All my piercings hurt a lot. Anyway, since I've had it so long, I can keep the bar out for 24 hours without it closing. I don't think it can close anymore. It actually took mine 2 years to be 100% healed. After 2 months, it's slightly healed. Trust me, industrials take YEARS to 100% heal, not a few weeks or months. I'm talking where you can change it easily, yank on it, smack it, etc. It's years.
Just got mine done yesterday and I'm in love with it! It's so cute-if you're considering getting it then I would definitely recommend getting it-it's so worth it!
@@laughtillyoupee2518 Hey! Wow yeah I can't believe it's been two years already-- it'll be three in June! :0 I won't lie, my industrial took a while to heal. It was only sensitive and tender for about the first 3 months, but I still got crusties and stuff up until 8 months :< It healed properly after about 8 months, but I still would get bruising on my ear if I slept on it for two long. I would say it took a good 11 months to completely heal to where it is now; I can move it, sleep on it, change the jewellery etc with absolutely no problem! It was my first cartilage piercing, and I've since gotten 6 more lol - if you're considering it you should totally go for it. Like I said in my og comment, it's so so worth it!
idk why ppl are so scared?? it def depends on your pain tolerance but if you wnat it just go for it !!i got mine yesterday and it dint hurt at all, ,i even slept like a baby lol . good luck
I am on week one with mine....yesterday my 4yr old niece accidentally kicked it super hard by mistake..(she was doing a flip on the bed near me)...I shrieked so loud...
Finally got mine done after a year of “thinking” about getting it done due to the pros and cons of it. It was painful but fast. Hoping it heals at it’s appropriate time. Thank you for this info !!! ❤
My piercer literally told me to pop it and make it bleed! I tried it once and it hurt so I turned to TH-cam so glad i found this! I got it for a shop that only does piercings 💀
Watching this and hearing the hair brush snag made my stomach turn. Just got mine yesterday and.oh. my. God. Worst pain I have ever felt. If this needs to be taken out I will never do it again
Just got mine, didn’t hurt at all, I felt a small pinch, I loved how it looks on me 👌🏽. You live once so if you want one don’t let nothing stop you. This vid helped a lot thanks.
I got mine done on my left ear. I was told to use antibacterial soap and it got infected by the 3rd day so I took it off and have a scar from the holes. I went to different place and got it done on my right ear I was told to do warm compresses with saline wash and it helped it heal so soon!
Got mine done yesterday and I love it! It's so cute :) I do have a couple of keloids though so I will be extra careful in keeping it nice and clean and leaving it alone. The pain was a lot less than I expected, I got an "I was brave" sticker afterwards 😅 I would like a rook piercing next, but I do have oily ears around the conch so I am not sure I'm suited for one of those.
Got to this on recommended videos. My horizonal industrial took nearly 2 years to fully heal it was just so stubborn! I've just had a vertical one done about 3 months ago, going from rim to conch, and it's interesting what you said about the long bar connecting both piercings. My horizontal one I had the long bar in straight away and the vertical one had separate straight barbells in for 8 weeks because my piercer needed to order a longer bar in for me and I'd say having them separate has helped it heal a bit quicker and I'm not having anywhere near as many problems as my horizontal one. I have trouble finding jewellery for both of them as I'm odd sizes I seem to have long but small ears lol. They both 14g thickness but my horizontal is 30mm and my vertical 50mm.
The piercers who did mine recommended dial antibacterial liquid soap to clean it with 3 times a day and turn it every so often while cleaning and also move it up and down I’ve only had it for a couple weeks now and it’s in the itchy scab healing phase but other than that I think it’s been healing pretty good
This is my second one, the first was done that way, and this one now is done with the soaks. I can honestly say that the soaks are so much softer on the healing.
I’ve realized that some piercings it worked and others it just irritated them like my bellybutton ended up rejecting I also noticed it takes longer to heal and can get really irritated the more you mess with them I’ve stopped turning them and stuff unless I need too and they’ve healed a lot better and using the sterile after care products
good thing i found this. people were telling me to sleep on it and twist it a lot and put all this stuff on it. now i know what to actually do. thanks man!!
Thank you for this!!! Just got mine done a few days ago and I was worried mine wasn’t looking or feeling right since it still gets swollen and sore! But I know it’s gonna take a while till it’s fully healed ❤️
Got mine June 9th 2021 and it was going really good till after camp, formed two bumps on it (top one had one on the outside, bottom ball had one on the inside of my ear) and I went to a second piercer to get a second opinion on my anatomy and he said it was fine it looked “questionable” but said he doesn’t see a problem with it (piercing place has been open for 17+ years and has good comments and good reputation) and he ended up taking the barbell out and replacing it with two little barbells. Praying it heals and the bumps go away I love this piercing and don’t want to get rid of it… 😟
Can you use simply saline? It’s for people with sensitive skin. And it helps me clean it better (you can stick the nozzle in right place to clean piercings) But just wondering if you can use simple saline?
Thanks dude this was very helpful me and my mom both have ear piercings and we’ve been cleaning our piercings for 2 weeks now after getting pierced we will definitely use this method now thanks man stay safe out there much love
That's weird because the guy who pierced my ear told me to only use soap and water while cleaning it and told me to come back 1 month later to change it
i got my double helix done three years ago and they still have they’re days, but knowing all of that i’m still aboutta get my industrial done on the other ear😎
Not sure if mine was pierced right or not but it was by a professional, had it for 2 years and it just wouldn't heal no matter what I did, had it taken out in the end and it left me with some nasty scars, such a shame cause it's a cool piercing but wouldn't dream of doing it again HAHA
Abby White for some people it takes longer to heal. When you first got it pierced was the bar long, or did the balls on the outside touch your ear? And how much did it cost? Maybe your piercer used crappy medal and you where having a bad reaction to it.
Abby all very possible! It was about £35-40 if I remember properly but I've had all my other piercings done at the same place and never had a problem until that one!! I do think the bar could have been longer tho, I would have changed it myself but it was far too painful to even touch
Dailna Long everyone is different but it hurt like hell for me. I thought it wouldn't hurt as much as my conch (pain lvl: 5/10) but industrial for me is 50/10
Thanks so much for posting this cause I’ve been watching other videos about their piercings getting infected and stuff but you really reassured me so thanks ❤️😂
everyone talks about the healing being a pain in the ass. my question is: is the piercing really worth it then? i've been thinking about getting it, but right now i'm having second thoughts.
エックス the healing process is different for everyone. I have had mine for three months and the healing process couldn’t have gone better for me. I never had swelling or keloids. I cleaned twice a day and was careful about my hair and i had no problems.
Sanysa Amatali it's doing fine actually. getting the piercing hurt. maybe a 3/10. it was aching for a day, after that i didn't feel it. well, unless i accidentally hit or snagged it. cleaning it isn't that bad, obviously hurts a bit the first week but it's manageable. i haven't tried sleeping on the side with my industrial yet though, just feel like waiting a bit more, since it might delay the healing process by something constantly touching or moving it. i have a feeling it's gonna heal up pretty nicely, at least i hope so. =)
Love my industrial! Mine is healing fast. My double helix is much slower because it was pierced with CBRs and at the same time and the lower one is stubborn at the 2 year mark.
Got my industrial in 2006 and orbital in 2008. Dont sleep on the side of your piercing until its completely healed. When it is healed wash it regularly.
After we dunk it with the salt and water do we dry it with a towel or let it sit ? ( my question might sound dumb but I don't want to irritate the piercing )
Thank you SO much for the detailed explanations!! I got my industrial done 2 days ago and I was struggling on how to care for it. I'm going to go to the grocery store right now!!
Been a week now since I got it, doing much much better, so long as I don't hit it or pull on it by mistake. Swelling is gone and not much redness, Love it.
I had mine done 3 months ago, still not fully healed but its getting there. I took it out for the first time ever today and gave it a proper clean as well as removed some hair that had gotten stuck around the top, hopefully it heals better now :)
I've been contemplating about this piercing for 2 years now...so I guess if I really decide to get it, it has to be done by you! Haha. This video is so helpful!!!
I got my industrial piercing about 3 days ago and I woke up this morning with dried blood on one end of my ear. I cleaned it and about 2 hours later, the other end of my ear started to bleed. My piercing does not hurt and has not hurt since I got it pierced so is it normal for it to bleed days after getting it pierced??
iLY this is late but I got mine done on a Friday it didn’t bleed the next day I woke up with dried blood on my ear I cleaned it off and just like yours the other side started to bleed I kept cleaning it but it kept going so on Wednesday I let the blood sit for about 24 hours Still cleaning the exposed parts of my piercing and on Thursday I cleaned it off it had stopped bleeding so just let it sit even though it might bother you constantly cleaning could irritate the piercing
Had mine changed to 2 bars to help it heal quickly and it's working very well. I have short hair and when I wash my hair I cup my ear with my hand and wash with the other.I had it changed a week after having it done cause i had to much pain and hitting it on the pillow. Then I had it changed 2 weeks to 2 bars now it's great.
I got mine done today. I fainted twice cause of the pain and gagged. Wish I read about this piercing before saying FUGGIT and getting it. Bruh. TF DID I GET MYSELF INTO 😭
My granddaughter just got her industrial piercing and piercer told her to use dial soap to clean it twice a day morning and night..also to move it around..no alcohol or peroxide 👍🏼....but not to change it for a year 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
Christina McFarlane it’s probably a lot harder to pierce. Scar tissue is much tougher. Not sure if you should or shouldn’t but it’s probably definitely hard to do
I'd ask them to pierce it as close to the scar tissue as possible but not through it as Body Mods said, the ear can collapse inwards and it doesn't look pretty!
i just got mine yesterday and whew, definitely my most painful piercing. i have my septum and my nostril done and neither of those had a lingering soreness for me, but this one deffff did. i’d do it again tho, it’s cute af lol
Iamnosainte you could get a floating industrial or a bent industrial. A floating industrial is on the middle cartilage between your helix was ( where the bar would lay on a regular industrial.) and a bent Industrial is a forward helix piercing(the top one) but the bottom piercing of the industrial is through the back of your ear rather than through the helix. You should google pictures to see if it would work for you. You might have to special order a bar or drive a while because not all piercing places do "weird" industrial bars.
someone said the same thing to me and just said they wouldn’t recommended me getting one because the way my ear was next day went to another place and they did it.1st person was a young girl 2nd person was an experienced peircer
Got mine today... didn't hurt at all, I would say like a 3/10 when it was being done... now 7 hours in, i barely feel it, i just feel it like my ear being warm... it looks amazing. Done by a pro of course
I have two industrial piercings one on each ear two different guys did it first guy did an awesome on my left ear healed so well and it was a 16g gave it space to heal (long bar) on my right ear a different guy did it also 16g (short bar) but my bar literally touches the skin and it’s hard to clean pissed me off but now it’s currently healing pretty good the two guys said it takes a year to heal
just got mine 3 days ago and let me tell you my ear is so mad at me 😂 swollen and red, jeez. thank god i still have room on my bar for more swelling but damn 🙄 i feel like dumbo😒
With my piercings including my industrial piercing, I just use some antibacterial dial soap to clean them. I clean them with a Q tip and everything is perfectly fine. I struggled with keyloids with my industrial for most of my healing process which has been for like 10 months. (Next month I will be fully healed) But yeah I was given a piercing serum that did absolutely nothing for me! It did not help the keyloids at all. But ever since I started using the dial soap they have completely gone.
Ive been wanting to get a industrial piercing for 8 minutes now, I think I'm ready
Kassyberus Valdez
Basically how I've been in my recent piercing decisions. Hah
Lol might need a longer time to make sure it’s what you really want! 😆 I want one too and I can be very hasty at times but I’m trying to wait a solid month or two to see if I stick to wanting it. (I change my mind a lot) I’m trying to be more stable with that xD
preferably undead LITERALLY ME RN
Get it I got it I love it
Kassy Valdez I just got mine today, keeping it real, it hurts more on the second hole on the top for me. It’s day one almost This is written at night, and I can feel it still but it’s not really hurting and bothering me
Is it just me who’s audio is distorted?
Yovannie Munoz nope
Yes the Mic is very loud, turned up too high.
Same my volume is down halfway
Yea mine too and I’m watching this at one volume unit so it ain’t me😂
No it’s not just you. I thought it was my phone
I pray for those who get industrials on both sides
Gabby Campbell
Same lol... It took over a year for mine to heal and I still can't sleep on that side...
Gabby Campbell I got an industrial on my right and triple helix on my left. Lol.
Nadja Extraordinary hahaha I just got both my ears done....they hurt like a bitch but I sleep on my back so it's not so bad
OMG yes! And this is coming from someone who already has a nose and tongue piercing, lol. I do want one, but I'm only ballsy enough for one--barely. 😂
@andrew brown Had my helix done when I was 18 and remember the pain clear as day, got my industrial done 2 days ago and I baby the ever loving hell out of it. I knew better than getting both sides done because it still took forever for my helix to heal lol. Get an airline pillow to rest the pierced side in so you don't knock it around :3
I've had my industrial for about a year and a half now. It absolutely does NOT take 2-3 months to heal. Mine took around 10 months. Most people's take over a year.
TheHPExperiment I’m on my 7month and it’s barley starting to heal
I’ve had mine 2 & 1/2 months and it’s pretty much healed. It just gets sore if I accidentally sleep on it
Amy Vanden Berghe its not healed if it hurts even if you sleep on it. At least thats what ive been told
Wow 😱
Ofcourse can even be past 1 year . 2-3 is when the pain and everything goes but remember it is 2 holes sharing the same jewelry will take long to heal
Using a travel pillow worked for me... I lay it flat and put my ear right in the hole and use the rest of the pillow to support my head and neck. I'm recovering with a conch, a rook and an ear project all on my right ear and this has significantly helped with the healing. Love this piercing :)
Kgbean1031 omg this is good advice I will try that
Kgbean1031 I’m going to try this! I got both my ears pierced (one side industrial the other helix) and it’s hard sleeping! Thanks for the info!
So smart! Thanks!
I had to use a travel pillow too when I got my conch done! Helped so much cause I fidget a lot when I’m trying to get to sleep haha
I did this all with my helix and tragus piercings. Works a charm
I got my ear pierced today! (An industrial) And honestly it didn’t hurt as bad as I thought it would. The second pierce through the ear hurt a little more, and it felt a little uncomfortable and would sting, but that’s about all. I thought my pain tolerance was low, although I’ve had four other piercings before, the pain of this piercing was about a 3 out of 10. It wasn’t bad at all. Not even a tear to my eye! I bought H2O Ocean purified ocean salt water with lysozyme, sterile, to spray on my ears 3-6 times a day to help with the healing process! I definitely don’t regret this decision.
how is ur piercing now?
Jacob Bee did spraying it help or you had to get in there and is it healed yet or still healing
Nevaeh Waters idk if this helps but it’s been a month since I’ve got mine and it’s still a bit sore. Isn’t nor bleeding anymore, salt water is your best friend. I can sleep on it and moveit(not recommended and I don’t)pain is gone.
shira poooh thanks cause I was debating like should I get it or not
Hey so I got the same piercing done 2 days ago and bought the same exact spray.. did this work for you?
I just got mine not even an hour ago and um pray for me
How is it doing now?
Got mine today pray for me
Samantha Parra same! I just got mine today too
Got mine yesterday 🙏 good luck!
Update on mine if any one is curious it’s doing good healing pretty quick just be very cautious!
I got mine done yesterday. It’s still throbbing . I never felt such great pain
i’m scared now.
@@JocelynNevarez133 it’s been two years and it’s perfectly fine now . I highly recommend. But never take it out for long periods at time. It’ll become a huge pain
Did you use sea salt water when you first got yours? And did it work ?
Definitely my most painful piercing yet this shit hurts a lot y’all
@@keepinupwithniy yes. Cold water and ice too
This video saved me!! I got my Industrial August 15. Today it is 1 week old. Before this, I was using sink water and iodized sea salt (I didn’t know there was a difference!) and my ear had been HURTING since Saturday. I did a soak just today (Wednesday) with the distilled water and non-iodized sea salt and my pain immediately dissipated! Love you, dude!!
its about 2 month I've got my piercing. it has NO PAIN. i watched a lot of videos and wow they scared me so much. i had 4 ear piercings and 2 of them hurt soo much and i was really afraid to get industrial.
1. sleep on travel pillows for first 2 weeks now i can sleep on it and i have no problem
2.apply ointment twice a day and if u feel ur skin is dry apply it more. i used Gentamicin ointment.
3.wash ur piercing holes with warm water and salt twice a day until 2 weeks. or as long as u think it needs.
4.its better not to move it but when u wash it with salt and water u can do it.
5.use antibiotic for 3 days.
and DONE 💙
I watched this video the day I got my done, I'm on week 8 now, and im so happy I did. It prepared me for the healing process and it helped me to be sure that my piercing was done correctly. My biggest fear was the angle of the piercing. My process has been full of a lot of ups and downs, but I finally felt comfortable enough to get another piercing in the same ear, and beside it being sore for a few days after it is 100% okay :)
Matt is so right about not using rubbing alcohol and ONLY using a saline solution. I got lazy when I first got my piercing and stopped using the saline solution I made and started using alcohol. It immediately began to keloid. So I went back to the saline solution and the keloid went away almost immediately.
thats weird coz when i was on holiday abroad i forgot to clean mine so after a while i had a huge keloid that i litterly could MOVE with a black dot on it. I was so in shock i immediatly bought 60% alcohol in this weird shop from people who did not understand my language but after i used the alcohol it got so much smaller. before my holiday i already had the keloid but it was really small and its back to the same size rn. so im still alive doing well.
Really? My keloid came back. I only have one at the top of the bar now. I may try the alcohol because I really don't want this thing to get bigger
Fummi Oh no i understand hahah. You should try tea tree oil. It made my keloid shrink so much its gone rn. I still have two but its okay my piercing is healed so yea. But trust me Tea Tree oil is magical. Not only for ur piercing but also for ur skin.
You can use alcohol once you've had the piercing for a few years and it's healed to the point where you can sleep on it, smack it, bend your ear, etc without any soreness or pain. But that's years later. Even my labret which is a year old, I use alcohol swabs to clean it. But as I said, you can only use alcohol for cleaning when you've had it for a long long time. If it's fresh, don't use it. But if it's old, you can use it. Just never peroxide.
I've been peirced by Matt before, and he was my mothers tattoo artist for awhile! he's so talented and professional, its cool seeing him on this channel!
i swear i come here before i want a certain piercing and then after i get it to refresh my knowledge on it. Advice has never failed
Black seed oil did wonders for me ! Thank you so much for this video!!! My piercer did give me aftercare instructions! She told me to avoid carbs for the first 7 days because woonde don’t heal while consuming sugar !!! I searched about the sugar and it actually says it contributes to inflammation!!!!!
I’ve had four dermals, currently have my Monroe and both my tragus done, I’ve had my belly button twice previously then my eyebrow and my tongue pierced done before and I’d have that all done at once over this industrial. I’m on day four and my ear is so swollen and sore it’s insane lol I keep reminding myself it is so worth it and I knew what I was signing up for. I got it done on my birthday.
No matter what with your industrial bar piercing, never sleep on IT...as the bubbles on your ear will start if you do.
But you can help shrink with sea salt soak... just avoid sleeping on IT.
I love watching these, even one month after my industrial piercing experience. due to scoliosis, i am more comfortable sleeping on the left side, so I got my right ear pierced. if you have a preferred sleep position, i recommend getting a piercing on the opposite ear (first). I used antibacterial soap and sea salt soaks the first two weeks NEVER sleeping on the side with the piercing. Then I switched to just H2Ocean saline spray. no keloids so far. swelling and pain decreased tremendously. I have a bad habit of scratching my crusties off sometimes because the spray dries it out and makes it itch. For all of you asking, YES IT HURTS. The bar looks so beautiful though. If you don't trust yourself to take care of the piercing with the correct supplies, would not recommend. CARE FOR YOUR SEMI SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS YOU GUYS!
I just got mine pierced yesterday and they said use antibacterial soap and water as well as the H20 ocean sea salt spray and no cotton balls or q tips, my fingers (clean of course). Is this gonna be a good aftercare routine or is there a better way for me to clean it.
I finally got the courage to get this piercing done I’m 20 now and I wanted it when I was 14
I got mine yesterday and I'm 30
Most painful piercing I’ve got. I got mine 3 days ago
And said this 3 years ago
@@tezlittyy oh my lort I FORGOT ABOIT THIS😳 update from 3 years ago after a week my ear bruised so bad and swelled up went to the hospital found out I was allergic to the jewelry they used…😂
Idk why I’m watching , I got mine done 5 years ago and it’s BEEN healed😭
what did you use to clean it? i think i’m going to try antibacterial soap and water
Mya Wallace thats all I used, I didn’t touch it much and if I got a bump the REAL tea tree oil should help
After its healed should you take it out to sleep and shower or no?
Hannah Jones no! I promise once it’s healed it’ll be just like a regular earring, you won’t even feel it
Camillá Lashay Awsome! Thank you!!
I wish I would have watched this video before I got my piercing
Same here my piercer wasn’t as detailed as Him
rightttt
Same. I've literally been doing everything he said we shouldn't do.
Same my piercer just gave me some spray
I just got mine today!! Super impulsive, but SO worth it ! I absolutely love it (: the pain wasn’t bad at all, but u have a high pain tolerance ! If you’re on the edge … DO IT ! It’s sooo cute
Glad I found this video I got both ears done and never got instructions on how to take care of it and didn’t know it took so long to heal 🤦🏽♀️
I've had my industrial for about three years and it has been a battle. if you're not responsible about cleaning don't get it, I wasn't and i got bad painful scarring and just now it's barely healing after 3 years. this piercing definitely takes a lot of time and patience for some people like my self. But I love it so much how it looks so I didn't take it out
Vanessa Reyes did you ever twist it and move it around?
Judith Reyes have you ever noticed balls forming by the holes ?
(I have a decent pain tolerance) Honestly was getting a random walk in tattoo yesterday and while I was sitting there decided I was going to get my industrial. Honestly didn’t hurt at all, bled a tiny bit and was in and out of that shop in less than 20 minutes. If you’re watching this you obviously want one so go get it 🤘🏻🤘🏻
There is no worse microphone in the history of the world.
Heh, my like was the 420th. 😮💨
The healing for this piercing is actually more typically 6-9 months rather than 2-3 months unless you are somehow a person who heals inhumanly fast.
I got my industrial done about a week and a half ago I’m glad I’ve done some more research about the healing process and what to use because I feel like I’ve been found it wrong glad I found this video before it was to late!!
I got my industrial piercing last February 5th, and I am the one who did it to myself. It didn't even bleed. Now I'm just looking for aftercare videos and this one's the best out there.
I was told it takes a year to heal
Rachel It can take a couple weeks, but around 6 months to fully heal
Rachel it depends on how you heal some people heal faster
Rachel ...mine fully healed at nine months. Is different for everyone.
I was told 6 weeks....it messed up my ear
An industrial can't be healed for 2 months. It may be possible in ideal circumstances but it all depends on what kind of a healer you are. Mine for example took 7 months to completely heal. And you should take in consideration all the things that could go wrong like getting keloids or minimal bleeding. That's why it takes longer.
I got my industrial piercing first, around 2012. Had to remove it due to a surgery. I loved my piercing so much, I had to go back and get it redone. Still love it! Had no healing issues the first time, and so far…none this time as well. :)
Got mine today it didn’t even hurt at all. I’m absolutely in love :)
Jada Bright me too they tripping
I've had my industrial now for 17 years. It hurt alot, but I feel pain excruciatingly. All my piercings hurt a lot. Anyway, since I've had it so long, I can keep the bar out for 24 hours without it closing. I don't think it can close anymore. It actually took mine 2 years to be 100% healed. After 2 months, it's slightly healed. Trust me, industrials take YEARS to 100% heal, not a few weeks or months. I'm talking where you can change it easily, yank on it, smack it, etc. It's years.
Just got mine done yesterday and I'm in love with it! It's so cute-if you're considering getting it then I would definitely recommend getting it-it's so worth it!
hey its been 2 years but how long did yours take to heal?❤️
@@laughtillyoupee2518 Hey! Wow yeah I can't believe it's been two years already-- it'll be three in June! :0
I won't lie, my industrial took a while to heal. It was only sensitive and tender for about the first 3 months, but I still got crusties and stuff up until 8 months :< It healed properly after about 8 months, but I still would get bruising on my ear if I slept on it for two long.
I would say it took a good 11 months to completely heal to where it is now; I can move it, sleep on it, change the jewellery etc with absolutely no problem!
It was my first cartilage piercing, and I've since gotten 6 more lol - if you're considering it you should totally go for it. Like I said in my og comment, it's so so worth it!
idk why ppl are so scared?? it def depends on your pain tolerance but if you wnat it just go for it !!i got mine yesterday and it dint hurt at all, ,i even slept like a baby lol . good luck
This is why I love urban body jewelry and why I will recommend you guys on my channel!!!! Very informative 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻💕💕💕
I got mine Monday and it didn't hurt that much. I taught it would hurt a lot .now it not hurting at all it like I have in for a long time
I am on week one with mine....yesterday my 4yr old niece accidentally kicked it super hard by mistake..(she was doing a flip on the bed near me)...I shrieked so loud...
xKatertotx omg that’s nothing! I was in the shower and i accidentally hit it!! And it’s super red🥺🥺🥺
@@ofeliapelagio1696 wouldnt say getting kicked in a new piercing is nothing lmao
Sophie taylor huh? Lol 👀
Sophie taylor that was two months ago now I don’t have it in no more, took it out😂😂💀
@@ofeliapelagio1696 damn, had mine for 3 months now. Its bein a pain but I love it and I'll never take it out lmao
Finally got mine done after a year of “thinking” about getting it done due to the pros and cons of it. It was painful but fast. Hoping it heals at it’s appropriate time. Thank you for this info !!! ❤
My piercer literally told me to pop it and make it bleed! I tried it once and it hurt so I turned to TH-cam so glad i found this! I got it for a shop that only does piercings 💀
What!!! Wtf 😬 noooo 😭😭😭
For those wanting the aftercare info, its at 6:16
I just got my industrial yesterday night! I love mine so much already
Watching this and hearing the hair brush snag made my stomach turn. Just got mine yesterday and.oh. my. God. Worst pain I have ever felt. If this needs to be taken out I will never do it again
This video is so helpful, I’m gonna be getting an industrial this Wednesday, so this is really nice to know
Did you get how was it I go today
Just got mine, didn’t hurt at all, I felt a small pinch, I loved how it looks on me 👌🏽. You live once so if you want one don’t let nothing stop you. This vid helped a lot thanks.
Best informative video I've seen on industrial piercings. Thank you!! I'm getting mine done soon.
I got mine done on my left ear. I was told to use antibacterial soap and it got infected by the 3rd day so I took it off and have a scar from the holes. I went to different place and got it done on my right ear I was told to do warm compresses with saline wash and it helped it heal so soon!
Got mine done yesterday and I love it! It's so cute :) I do have a couple of keloids though so I will be extra careful in keeping it nice and clean and leaving it alone. The pain was a lot less than I expected, I got an "I was brave" sticker afterwards 😅 I would like a rook piercing next, but I do have oily ears around the conch so I am not sure I'm suited for one of those.
I just got my industrial today!! The pain was moderate- kinda pulsed for a bit. This video was very helpful thank you!!
I was told to clean my industrial piercing with saline
Saline is salt water :)
Neek ENT
It is salt water
Neek ENT do you have an IG?
Saline water is everything not different than salt water kinda the same & try the Neil meds wound cleaner
Got to this on recommended videos. My horizonal industrial took nearly 2 years to fully heal it was just so stubborn! I've just had a vertical one done about 3 months ago, going from rim to conch, and it's interesting what you said about the long bar connecting both piercings. My horizontal one I had the long bar in straight away and the vertical one had separate straight barbells in for 8 weeks because my piercer needed to order a longer bar in for me and I'd say having them separate has helped it heal a bit quicker and I'm not having anywhere near as many problems as my horizontal one. I have trouble finding jewellery for both of them as I'm odd sizes I seem to have long but small ears lol. They both 14g thickness but my horizontal is 30mm and my vertical 50mm.
The piercers who did mine recommended dial antibacterial liquid soap to clean it with 3 times a day and turn it every so often while cleaning and also move it up and down I’ve only had it for a couple weeks now and it’s in the itchy scab healing phase but other than that I think it’s been healing pretty good
This is my second one, the first was done that way, and this one now is done with the soaks. I can honestly say that the soaks are so much softer on the healing.
yo piercers lied 😭😭
I’ve realized that some piercings it worked and others it just irritated them like my bellybutton ended up rejecting I also noticed it takes longer to heal and can get really irritated the more you mess with them I’ve stopped turning them and stuff unless I need too and they’ve healed a lot better and using the sterile after care products
@@mercediesbourget3497 im tryna heal am industrial rn and respect to you 3 years ago man this is not for the weak 🙏
It will take longer to heal if you move it ! industrial already take long asf to heal so don’t do it !
good thing i found this. people were telling me to sleep on it and twist it a lot and put all this stuff on it. now i know what to actually do. thanks man!!
Thank you for this!!! Just got mine done a few days ago and I was worried mine wasn’t looking or feeling right since it still gets swollen and sore! But I know it’s gonna take a while till it’s fully healed ❤️
Got mine June 9th 2021 and it was going really good till after camp, formed two bumps on it (top one had one on the outside, bottom ball had one on the inside of my ear) and I went to a second piercer to get a second opinion on my anatomy and he said it was fine it looked “questionable” but said he doesn’t see a problem with it (piercing place has been open for 17+ years and has good comments and good reputation) and he ended up taking the barbell out and replacing it with two little barbells. Praying it heals and the bumps go away I love this piercing and don’t want to get rid of it… 😟
Can you use simply saline? It’s for people with sensitive skin. And it helps me clean it better (you can stick the nozzle in right place to clean piercings)
But just wondering if you can use simple saline?
Thanks dude this was very helpful me and my mom both have ear piercings and we’ve been cleaning our piercings for 2 weeks now after getting pierced we will definitely use this method now thanks man stay safe out there much love
That's weird because the guy who pierced my ear told me to only use soap and water while cleaning it and told me to come back 1 month later to change it
jill noooooo sea salt water it helps clean it but yeah antibacterial soap when you bathe
I just got mine done three days ago and that’s exactly what they told thankfully I’m not new to piercings and knew that didn’t sound right.
jill sameee I use dial soap I use that for my nose piercing and it's good
Antibacterial soap and water is the proper way to clean it.
@@JesikaLopez10813 salt water
i got my double helix done three years ago and they still have they’re days, but knowing all of that i’m still aboutta get my industrial done on the other ear😎
Not sure if mine was pierced right or not but it was by a professional, had it for 2 years and it just wouldn't heal no matter what I did, had it taken out in the end and it left me with some nasty scars, such a shame cause it's a cool piercing but wouldn't dream of doing it again HAHA
Abby White for some people it takes longer to heal. When you first got it pierced was the bar long, or did the balls on the outside touch your ear? And how much did it cost? Maybe your piercer used crappy medal and you where having a bad reaction to it.
Abby all very possible! It was about £35-40 if I remember properly but I've had all my other piercings done at the same place and never had a problem until that one!! I do think the bar could have been longer tho, I would have changed it myself but it was far too painful to even touch
How was the pain
Dailna Long everyone is different but it hurt like hell for me. I thought it wouldn't hurt as much as my conch (pain lvl: 5/10) but industrial for me is 50/10
Abby White does the piercing develop scars after it closes?
Thanks so much for posting this cause I’ve been watching other videos about their piercings getting infected and stuff but you really reassured me so thanks ❤️😂
everyone talks about the healing being a pain in the ass.
my question is: is the piercing really worth it then? i've been thinking about getting it, but right now i'm having second thoughts.
エックス the healing process is different for everyone. I have had mine for three months and the healing process couldn’t have gone better for me. I never had swelling or keloids. I cleaned twice a day and was careful about my hair and i had no problems.
In my opinion it's not worth it, the healing can be very troublesome if you're not dedicated to it
update: i got it a few days ago when i was in japan. it better fucking heal lol
エックス how is it doing now? Did it hurt? Does it still hurt?
Sanysa Amatali it's doing fine actually. getting the piercing hurt. maybe a 3/10. it was aching for a day, after that i didn't feel it. well, unless i accidentally hit or snagged it. cleaning it isn't that bad, obviously hurts a bit the first week but it's manageable. i haven't tried sleeping on the side with my industrial yet though, just feel like waiting a bit more, since it might delay the healing process by something constantly touching or moving it. i have a feeling it's gonna heal up pretty nicely, at least i hope so. =)
Love my industrial! Mine is healing fast. My double helix is much slower because it was pierced with CBRs and at the same time and the lower one is stubborn at the 2 year mark.
I twist my bar when I’m cleaning it and so far it’s been fine. Although I’ve only had it a week so I may regret that.
Did you?
Got my industrial in 2006 and orbital in 2008. Dont sleep on the side of your piercing until its completely healed. When it is healed wash it regularly.
After we dunk it with the salt and water do we dry it with a towel or let it sit ? ( my question might sound dumb but I don't want to irritate the piercing )
Hotlilblasian let it sit.
You should wash it out like he says. If you leave salt water in your fresh piercing it could dry it up or irritate it.
Thank you SO much for the detailed explanations!! I got my industrial done 2 days ago and I was struggling on how to care for it. I'm going to go to the grocery store right now!!
This video just scared the shit out of me
Jazzy N Thingz same ;-;
Why?
Is not that bad
I just got mine like an hour ago, im fucking scared
Got mind done and I love it
I wish I would have watched this video before I got my piercing
Been a week now since I got it, doing much much better, so long as I don't hit it or pull on it by mistake. Swelling is gone and not much redness, Love it.
The audio was bad
This video really helped me before I decided to get mine. Thanks! It's been two weeks and hardly any swelling.
JUST GOT MINES😛this helped
Darriel Washington how was it??
MillionDollar it didn't her but on one of them I have a lil bump on it
Darriel Washington I used tea tree oil n it made the bump go down
Darriel Washington can you give us a pain scale please
How was the pain on a scale of 1 to 10?
I had mine done 3 months ago, still not fully healed but its getting there. I took it out for the first time ever today and gave it a proper clean as well as removed some hair that had gotten stuck around the top, hopefully it heals better now :)
My piercer fucked up my angle 🤦🏻♀️😫
Ruby B mine didn’t even ask
Got mine done today. Didn’t hurt at all cause my pain endurance is good. I’m just hoping to take good care of it so it doesn’t get infected.
I've been contemplating about this piercing for 2 years now...so I guess if I really decide to get it, it has to be done by you! Haha. This video is so helpful!!!
Also thank you!!! For the info. Going to the store now to clean it! Just had mine done yesterday.
I got my industrial piercing about 3 days ago and I woke up this morning with dried blood on one end of my ear. I cleaned it and about 2 hours later, the other end of my ear started to bleed. My piercing does not hurt and has not hurt since I got it pierced so is it normal for it to bleed days after getting it pierced??
iLY this is late but I got mine done on a Friday it didn’t bleed the next day I woke up with dried blood on my ear I cleaned it off and just like yours the other side started to bleed I kept cleaning it but it kept going so on Wednesday I let the blood sit for about 24 hours Still cleaning the exposed parts of my piercing and on Thursday I cleaned it off it had stopped bleeding so just let it sit even though it might bother you constantly cleaning could irritate the piercing
Had mine changed to 2 bars to help it heal quickly and it's working very well. I have short hair and when I wash my hair I cup my ear with my hand and wash with the other.I had it changed a week after having it done cause i had to much pain and hitting it on the pillow. Then I had it changed 2 weeks to 2 bars now it's great.
Will the H2Ocean spray just work without me soaking my ear in it ?
I got my industrial piercing 2 days ago and it has been giving me hell it still hurts but it looks amazing I love it sooo much ❤️❤️😍
Here I am thinking that 3 weeks is a long time. Clearly I didn’t do my research 😏 well I got the piercing after a night of drinking so...
Your vids on the septum and this one has helped me so much. Thank you brother.
can you clean the piercing with regular non iodine salt &’ water ?
For anyone wondering if it's worth getting, simply put, if you want one, get one, it hurts like hell but it looks amazing.
I actually wanted an industrial piercing until I watched a few videos about them 😭
SAME it so gave me second thoughts but the urge to get it still haunts me.
@@madi6223 i got one 2 days ago ..
@@oh_amor how is it rn pls do tell
i got mine done today and noooo regrets it really didn’t hurt that much plus i have a high pain tolerance but i’m excited!! i feel edgy
I got mine done today. I fainted twice cause of the pain and gagged. Wish I read about this piercing before saying FUGGIT and getting it. Bruh. TF DID I GET MYSELF INTO 😭
My granddaughter just got her industrial piercing and piercer told her to use dial soap to clean it twice a day morning and night..also to move it around..no alcohol or peroxide 👍🏼....but not to change it for a year 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
Can you get it re pierced in the same spot if it I got infected and left a little scarring ?
Christina McFarlane Yes but it may hurt a little more because of the scar tissue.
Jada Alston thank you
Christina McFarlane it’s probably a lot harder to pierce. Scar tissue is much tougher. Not sure if you should or shouldn’t but it’s probably definitely hard to do
Christina McFarlane I would say no as it has scar tissue there now and can cause the ear to collapse
I'd ask them to pierce it as close to the scar tissue as possible but not through it as Body Mods said, the ear can collapse inwards and it doesn't look pretty!
i just got mine yesterday and whew, definitely my most painful piercing. i have my septum and my nostril done and neither of those had a lingering soreness for me, but this one deffff did. i’d do it again tho, it’s cute af lol
My ear doesn't have the appropriate shape for the piercing.. I'm soo sad
Iamnosainte you could get a floating industrial or a bent industrial. A floating industrial is on the middle cartilage between your helix was ( where the bar would lay on a regular industrial.) and a bent Industrial is a forward helix piercing(the top one) but the bottom piercing of the industrial is through the back of your ear rather than through the helix. You should google pictures to see if it would work for you. You might have to special order a bar or drive a while because not all piercing places do "weird" industrial bars.
Iamnosainte my ear was almost too small to get the piercing but he got it in
someone said the same thing to me and just said they wouldn’t recommended me getting one because the way my ear was next day went to another place and they did it.1st person was a young girl 2nd person was an experienced peircer
I'm scared my ear won't be the right shape either/; it's flat from the top with a slight curve.
Kassandra Pane I'm not sure if my ear was the right size all I know is that I have big ears but I got it anyway
Got mine today... didn't hurt at all, I would say like a 3/10 when it was being done... now 7 hours in, i barely feel it, i just feel it like my ear being warm... it looks amazing. Done by a pro of course
I’m freaking out I just got my industrial pierced and there is no room for the swelling. I think it’s too short. Advice please?
What did you do for this? Same thing for me rn, going back tomorrow to try and have them put in a bigger bar
Just got mine done 2 days ago... I love it
im starting to doubt my decisions of getting one...
elainexoxo me too
sameee
I got it and it worth it, don’t hesitate :)
Same 🥴
I have two industrial piercings one on each ear two different guys did it first guy did an awesome on my left ear healed so well and it was a 16g gave it space to heal (long bar) on my right ear a different guy did it also 16g (short bar) but my bar literally touches the skin and it’s hard to clean pissed me off but now it’s currently healing pretty good the two guys said it takes a year to heal
just got mine 3 days ago and let me tell you my ear is so mad at me 😂 swollen and red, jeez. thank god i still have room on my bar for more swelling but damn 🙄 i feel like dumbo😒
With my piercings including my industrial piercing, I just use some antibacterial dial soap to clean them. I clean them with a Q tip and everything is perfectly fine. I struggled with keyloids with my industrial for most of my healing process which has been for like 10 months. (Next month I will be fully healed) But yeah I was given a piercing serum that did absolutely nothing for me! It did not help the keyloids at all. But ever since I started using the dial soap they have completely gone.