Hydrogen Peroxide, and Why it doesn’t belong on your Piercing
Written by Lynn Loheide and Edited by Margo Dellaquilla Hydrogen peroxide is a product many of us are quite familiar with; we’ve kept it...
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lynnloheide
- Feb 19, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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lynnloheide
- Feb 9, 2020
- 5 min
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....
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lynnloheide
- Feb 9, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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lynnloheide
- Feb 9, 2020
- 5 min
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...
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lynnloheide
- Feb 9, 2020
- 6 min
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...
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lynnloheide
- Feb 9, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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lynnloheide
- Feb 9, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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lynnloheide
- Feb 9, 2020
- 5 min
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...
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lynnloheide
- Jan 20, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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lynnloheide
- Jan 3, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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lynnloheide
- Dec 11, 2019
- 4 min
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...
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lynnloheide
- Dec 9, 2019
- 4 min
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...
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lynnloheide
- Nov 25, 2019
- 4 min
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...
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lynnloheide
- Nov 13, 2019
- 3 min
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...
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lynnloheide
- Oct 25, 2019
- 3 min
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...
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lynnloheide
- Sep 25, 2019
- 8 min
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...
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lynnloheide
- Sep 14, 2019
- 11 min
Ear Stretching Guide
Congratulations on starting your stretching journey. In short, if you are stretching your ears, the best and safest method is natural...
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lynnloheide
- Sep 12, 2019
- 3 min
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...
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lynnloheide
- Aug 28, 2019
- 6 min
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....
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