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Surface Piercing Aftercare Myths and Misinformation
Continuing our aftercare series, today is all about microdermals and surface piercings. These piercings are a super unique, super fun way...

lynnloheide
Feb 19, 20204 min read


Acrylic and Bioplast Jewelry- Safe, or Not?
Written and Edited by Lynn Loheide and Margo Dellaquilla There’s a wide range of materials out there that people use for body jewelry....

lynnloheide
Feb 9, 20205 min read


Implant Grade vs "Surgical Steel"
Written and Edited by Lynn Loheide and Margo Dellaquilla One of the most frequent things we hear as piercers is “I got pierced with the...

lynnloheide
Feb 9, 20204 min read


Antibacterial Soap- Overrated and Overused
Written and Edited by Lynn Loheide and Margo Dellaquilla Let’s talk about soap! Particularly antibacterial soap. It’s an amazing product...

lynnloheide
Feb 9, 20205 min read


Tea Tree Oil- A Harmful Piercing Fad
Written and Edited by Lynn Loheide and Margo Dellaquilla “I’ve heard tea tree oil is like, really great for your piercings!” This is...

lynnloheide
Feb 9, 20206 min read


Piercing, Math, and Angles- How it Adds up
We have a saying around here- “Piercing is like Math- you gotta show your work!”, but how does that explain why we’re taking a picture up...

lynnloheide
Feb 9, 20203 min read


Children's Ear Piercings
Are you looking to get your child’s ears pierced? Awesome! Here at Icon we are happy to help! We decided to write a little article about...

lynnloheide
Feb 9, 20203 min read


Finger Dermals, and other Bad Ideas
Microdermals are awesome! Here at Icon we are big fans of microdermal and surface piercings, which can give clients choices on piercing...

lynnloheide
Feb 9, 20205 min read


Mistakes Happen- How to Handle it when a Piercing Goes Wrong
It’s every piercer and every clients worst nightmare. Everyone is excited, happy, and ready to go, and then, something goes wrong. Maybe...

lynnloheide
Jan 20, 20204 min read


Genital Aftercare Myths and Misinformation
Continuing my series debunking aftercare misinformation and myths today I’d like to talk about Genital piercings. While the general...

lynnloheide
Jan 3, 20204 min read


Horizontal Tongue Piercings AKA Snake Eyes- A Bad Idea, Every Time
So you want a horizontal tongue piercing? For those that don’t know, horizontal tongue piercings are piercings that pass through the tip...

lynnloheide
Dec 11, 20194 min read


Oral Aftercare Myths and Misinformation
A few weeks ago I published a blog post expanding on 7 common general aftercare myths and falsehoods for body piercings. Today, I’d like...

lynnloheide
Dec 9, 20194 min read


Septum 101: The Nose Knows- What to Look for from a Safe Septum Piercing
If you didn’t know, septum piercings are hands down one of my favorite piercings to do! I think they look phenomenal on every nose, the...

lynnloheide
Nov 25, 20194 min read


Nipple Piercings- Advanced Anatomy
Nipple piercings are another super popular piercing here for me at Icon. These piercings have been popular for decades and aren’t loosing...

lynnloheide
Nov 13, 20193 min read


Navels 101- What to Look for Getting this Popular Piercing
Navel piercings are arguably one of the most popular that many piercers offer. These classic piercings have been popular since Alicia...

lynnloheide
Oct 25, 20193 min read


Aftercare Myths and Misinformation
As many folks who have piercings know, getting them is the easy part. It’s healing them that can be the hardest part! Piercings can take...

lynnloheide
Sep 25, 20198 min read


Ear Stretching Guide
Congratulations on starting your stretching journey. Ear stretching is a popular body modification in many different cultures. There is a...

lynnloheide
Sep 14, 201911 min read


Microdermals- The Base-ics
Microdermals are very fun, very cool piercings. These piercings can be done in a variety of locations normally not piercable, and allow...

lynnloheide
Sep 12, 20193 min read


Ritual and Piercing: A Look at the Deeper Context of Body Modification
Chances are even if you don’t have piercings, you know someone who does. Family, friends, actors, celebrities, even politicians....

lynnloheide
Aug 28, 20196 min read


Misleading Marketing- How to Safely Shop for Body Jewelry
Marketing is important- the way companies advertise products we obviously know effects how we view them and if we purchase them or not....

lynnloheide
Aug 15, 20195 min read
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