A few years ago, I co-wrote this guide to HRT and piercings for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals, designed to be a...

I don't know if there is any piercing out there more unique and interesting than the Septril. A unicorn amongst unicorns, these are one...

When I was 13, all I wanted in this life was to get my nose pierced. There was an older girl at my middle school who had hers done and I...

So we’ve taken a look at classic helix piercings , and their popular variation, forward helix piercings. But of course, I couldn’t miss...

*Disclaimer: The views expressed in this piece are my own. I can only speak to my personal experience of gender and transition. Other...

Indicator Strips. Handy little tools give some extra peace of mind that your sterilization cycles are running correctly, and a wonderful...

Perhaps one of my favorite things about working in the piercing industry is piercings’ amazing ability to help people heal, to empower...

What’s in a name? Well, names carry a ton of weight from slang terms for piercings sometimes leading to miscommunication, to the...

I had an interaction with someone recently that inspired me to write this blog post. We were discussing some things about various...

Nexus- “A connection or series of connections linking two or more things” For many of us who get pierced, tattooed, or otherwise modify...

When we consider the history of tattoos and body piercing, few groups are shrouded in more mystery than the Picts. Located in what is now...

I’ve written before about the impact of different medical conditions on body piercing, from Ehlners-Danlos Syndrome , PCOS , and ...

When we consider the queer history of modern American piercing, many of us think of the legend of “the gay ear”, some of us, more in the...

Attending the annual Association of Professional Piercers Conference in Las Vegas is a dream of most piercers. Every year we see the...

The point of no return!!!! It sounds kind of spooky, like a warning sign before a dirt road or the title of a cheesy horror flick. In...

Ever had those self-doubt days as a body piercer? You know the ones I mean, the ones where everything has built up too much. Where...

Braces! This is one of the most common oral health procedures, with an average of 4 million Americans in braces at any given time- and...

Ever gotten that piercing itch? And no, I don’t mean that desire for a new piercing. I mean a literal itch- ever notice your piercings...

When we discuss piercing there is one term that you’ll hear over and over and over. And that is “anatomy specific”. But what exactly do...

When we are healing a piercing we have our immune systems to thank. Our immune system steps up the moment we are injured, working hard to...