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Menstruation and Piercings
Menstruation! This is the natural cycle by which folks with uterus’ prepare for pregnancy- and if there’s no pregnancy sheds the lining...

lynnloheide
Aug 27, 20225 min read


What's in a Name- The Many Uses of Labret Studs
When you hear the word labret- what do you think of? For most, it’s a labret piercing, a piercing through the lower lip. Some may also...

lynnloheide
Aug 17, 20228 min read


How to Handle Your Partner Getting a New Piercing
Planning to get a new piercing is one of the most exciting steps in getting pierced. Deciding you want a new piercing, looking up photos,...

lynnloheide
Aug 14, 20227 min read


Online Shopping Guide
One of my most frequently asked questions is where to get good quality body jewelry online. I do have this blog which is a guide to...

lynnloheide
Jul 29, 20221 min read


Tongue Stretching
Last few weeks we talked about standard tongue piercings and paired tongue piercings here on the blog. Those articles, with a run down of...

lynnloheide
Jul 22, 20227 min read


Biocompatible Resin Body Jewelry?!
When we think about biocompatible, body safe jewelry for body piercings, resin is not the first material that springs to mind. In fact,...

lynnloheide
Jul 15, 20226 min read


Paired Tongue Piercings 101
Last week we talked all about tongue piercings- information about oral health risks, healing, anatomy, and more! But this was all focused...

lynnloheide
Jul 9, 20227 min read


Tongue Piercing 101
Tongue piercings! These popular piercings have been around for many years and have been a cultural staple here in America. From movie...

lynnloheide
Jun 30, 20226 min read


How to Make Your Studio an LGBT+ Safe Space
I received a message the other day from a piercer overseas, who was asking for some advice in their studio. Namely, how to be a more...

lynnloheide
Jun 18, 20229 min read


Luxury Piercing & Identity Affirming Piercing- Decolonizing the Industry
Co-Authored by Oluremi MB and Lynn Loheide For the past few decades the body piercing industry has worked tirelessly to set itself apart...

lynnloheide
Jun 10, 20227 min read


High Quality Studio, Low Quality Apprenticeship
I have strong memories of the year I turned 20. Mostly surrounding landing my second piercing apprenticeship. See, I started piercing at...

lynnloheide
Jun 3, 20229 min read


Aftercare Part 5- Genital Aftercare
We are rounding out our aftercare series today talking about aftercare for genital piercings! This article is 18+ as we will be frankly...

lynnloheide
May 27, 20226 min read


Aftercare Part 4- Surface Piercings
In this aftercare series so far we have reviews how piercings heal, and what role aftercare plays in healing. We’ve also looked a how to...

lynnloheide
May 20, 20226 min read


Aftercare Part 3- Oral Piercing Care
We have spoken already about the general premise behind piercing aftercare, as well as general care and cleaning tips. I would suggest...

lynnloheide
May 7, 20229 min read


Aftercare Series Part 2- General Aftercare
My last blog post addressed an introduction to piercing aftercare and healing concepts! Today we are going to be discussing general...

lynnloheide
Apr 29, 20227 min read


Aftercare Series Part 1- An Introduction to Piercing Aftercare
Today’s blog is the start of a series! A long awaited series all about Aftercare! Aftercare is the process and steps for caring for your...

lynnloheide
Apr 22, 20226 min read


Borderline Personality Disorder- Stigma in the Industry
Content Warning- this blog will discuss mental illness, and has some mentions of suicidality. A recent interaction with some others in...

lynnloheide
Apr 8, 20226 min read


PA Stretching
Continuing our series on stretching piercings, we are talking about stretching Prince Albert AKA PA piercings today! If you are...

lynnloheide
Apr 1, 20227 min read


Identification Requirements- Getting Your Child or Teen Pierced Safely
Getting a new piercing is a very exciting time, particularly for minors. Piercings have a level of agency that’s new and empowering. For...

lynnloheide
Mar 25, 20229 min read


Earbuds, Headphones, and Piercings
“So I really want to get some cool ear piercings- but I have to wear headphones/ear buds/headsets! What can I do!” As piercers, we hear...

lynnloheide
Mar 11, 20223 min read
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