my aunt did mine like this...thats how i know how to do it,,

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ok. take a needle and serolize it. like burn the end of it with a lighter. and dip it in water to cool it. take a peice of ice and numb your ear and put 1/2 a potato behind your ear and push the needle through where you want the percing. remember to also have peroxide and put it on every day afterwords so it wont get infected. and also turn the earings three times a day to keep em from growing up with the rings in your ear.

my aunt did mine like this...thats how i know how to do it,,

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This is also horrible advice. This is not how you sterilize a needle. An autoclave is how you sterilize a needle properly. And the only safe type of needle to use is a hypodermic needle.

This type of advice needs to be banned.

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Quote: from soaringfalcon2010 at 9:45 pm on July 6, 2008

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ok. take a needle and serolize it. like burn the end of it with a lighter. and dip it in water to cool it. take a peice of ice and numb your ear and put 1/2 a potato behind your ear and push the needle through where you want the percing. remember to also have peroxide and put it on every day afterwords so it wont get infected. and also turn the earings three times a day to keep em from growing up with the rings in your ear.  

 my aunt did mine like this...thats how i know how to do it,,

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This is also horrible advice. This is not how you sterilize a needle. An autoclave is how you sterilize a needle properly. And the only safe type of needle to use is a hypodermic needle.

This type of advice needs to be banned.

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hey. they asked i told. this is how my ears were peirced and they cam eout fine.

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Quote: from The Raven at 6:47 pm on July 6, 2008

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Quote: from soaringfalcon2010 at 9:45 pm on July 6, 2008

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ok. take a needle and serolize it. like burn the end of it with a lighter. and dip it in water to cool it. take a peice of ice and numb your ear and put 1/2 a potato behind your ear and push the needle through where you want the percing. remember to also have peroxide and put it on every day afterwords so it wont get infected. and also turn the earings three times a day to keep em from growing up with the rings in your ear.  

  my aunt did mine like this...thats how i know how to do it,,

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 This is also horrible advice. This is not how you sterilize a needle. An autoclave is how you sterilize a needle properly. And the only safe type of needle to use is a hypodermic needle.  

 This type of advice needs to be banned.

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hey. they asked i told. this is how my ears were peirced and they cam eout fine.

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And? It is generally unhealthy advice. It is a very great way to give someone an infection. Self-piercing in general is.
Which is why telling someone how to do it should be banned anyway.

no infections are needed in piercings.

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Quote: from cherrys77 at 9:41 pm on July 6, 2008

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don't use a safety pin it's the wrong kind of metal. Use a needle. or even a sharp earing.  

 steralize everything with rubbing alcohol. Ice it numb. then mark the spot you want it. then shove it thru and pierce it.

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Rubbing alcohol does not sterilize metal.

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well then i guess she shouldnt fucking use rubbing alcohol.

Steralize it in boiling water

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Quote: from soaringfalcon2010 at 9:50 pm on July 6, 2008

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Quote: from The Raven at 6:47 pm on July 6, 2008

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Quote: from soaringfalcon2010 at 9:45 pm on July 6, 2008

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ok. take a needle and serolize it. like burn the end of it with a lighter. and dip it in water to cool it. take a peice of ice and numb your ear and put 1/2 a potato behind your ear and push the needle through where you want the percing. remember to also have peroxide and put it on every day afterwords so it wont get infected. and also turn the earings three times a day to keep em from growing up with the rings in your ear.  

  my aunt did mine like this...thats how i know how to do it,,

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  This is also horrible advice. This is not how you sterilize a needle. An autoclave is how you sterilize a needle properly. And the only safe type of needle to use is a hypodermic needle.

  This type of advice needs to be banned.

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 hey. they asked i told. this is how my ears were peirced and they cam eout fine.

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And? It is generally unhealthy advice. It is a very great way to give someone an infection. Self-piercing in general is.
Which is why telling someone how to do it should be banned anyway.

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no infections are needed in piercings.

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To the people saying they self-pierced and it turned out fine: That does not mean there wasn't a high risk involved. You could ask 100 people to jump off a cliff and one might survive. Does that mean they didn't take a risk?

Post edited at 7:05 pm on July 6, 2008 by Brookie Chookie23

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Quote: from The Raven at 6:43 pm on July 6, 2008

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Quote: from cherrys77 at 9:41 pm on July 6, 2008

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don't use a safety pin it's the wrong kind of metal. Use a needle. or even a sharp earing.    

  steralize everything with rubbing alcohol. Ice it numb. then mark the spot you want it. then shove it thru and pierce it.

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 Rubbing alcohol does not sterilize metal.

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well then i guess she shouldnt fucking use rubbing alcohol.  

Steralize it in boiling water

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Post edited at 7:01 pm on July 6, 2008 by Brookie Chookie23

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Quote: from cherrys77 at 11:27 am on July 7, 2008

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Quote: from The Raven at 6:43 pm on July 6, 2008

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Quote: from cherrys77 at 9:41 pm on July 6, 2008

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don't use a safety pin it's the wrong kind of metal. Use a needle. or even a sharp earing.    

  steralize everything with rubbing alcohol. Ice it numb. then mark the spot you want it. then shove it thru and pierce it.

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 Rubbing alcohol does not sterilize metal.

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well then i guess she shouldnt fucking use rubbing alcohol.  

Steralize it in boiling water

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Boiling water isn't good enough. There are plenty of kinds of harmful bacteria (you could probably find half of them in your home) which can survive boiling water.

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Exactly.
I cannot believe these people didn't learn these things in their science classes.
Then again, I also can't believe they don't have the basic knowledge to just look this shit up on their own in google, but that's just me.
I understand that I grew up in an environment where I was exposed to these things everyday for years and years, but these are basic things we learn when we're in middle school, aren't they?

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Quote: from The Raven at 6:43 pm on July 6, 2008

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Quote: from cherrys77 at 9:41 pm on July 6, 2008

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don't use a safety pin it's the wrong kind of metal. Use a needle. or even a sharp earing.

steralize everything with rubbing alcohol. Ice it numb. then mark the spot you want it. then shove it thru and pierce it.

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Rubbing alcohol does not sterilize metal.

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well then i guess she shouldnt fucking use rubbing alcohol.

Steralize it in boiling water

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Boiling water isn't good enough. There are plenty of kinds of harmful bacteria (you could probably find half of them in your home) which can survive boiling water.

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fuck all of you. i've pierced my ear myself 8 or more times. never once has it gotten infected. and i used rubbing alcohol

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Quote: from brookie chookie23 at 7:01 pm on July 6, 2008

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Quote: from cherrys77 at 11:27 am on July 7, 2008

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Quote: from The Raven at 6:43 pm on July 6, 2008

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Quote: from cherrys77 at 9:41 pm on July 6, 2008

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don't use a safety pin it's the wrong kind of metal. Use a needle. or even a sharp earing.      

   steralize everything with rubbing alcohol. Ice it numb. then mark the spot you want it. then shove it thru and pierce it.

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  Rubbing alcohol does not sterilize metal.

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 well then i guess she shouldnt fucking use rubbing alcohol.    

 Steralize it in boiling water

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Boiling water isn't good enough. There are plenty of kinds of harmful bacteria (you could probably find half of them in your home) which can survive boiling water.

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fuck all of you. i've pierced my ear myself 8 or more times. never once has it gotten infected. and i used rubbing alcohol

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Quote: from brookie chookie23 at 7:01 pm on July 6, 2008

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Quote: from cherrys77 at 11:27 am on July 7, 2008

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Quote: from The Raven at 6:43 pm on July 6, 2008

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Quote: from cherrys77 at 9:41 pm on July 6, 2008

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don't use a safety pin it's the wrong kind of metal. Use a needle. or even a sharp earing.      

   steralize everything with rubbing alcohol. Ice it numb. then mark the spot you want it. then shove it thru and pierce it.

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  Rubbing alcohol does not sterilize metal.

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 well then i guess she shouldnt fucking use rubbing alcohol.    

 Steralize it in boiling water

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Boiling water isn't good enough. There are plenty of kinds of harmful bacteria (you could probably find half of them in your home) which can survive boiling water.

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fuck all of you. i've pierced my ear myself 8 or more times. never once has it gotten infected. and i used rubbing alcohol

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You don't even know how many times? Did you have to end up taking it out that often?
That just goes to show how successful your attempts were.

I grew up in a tattoo shop. I learned, from one of the top piercers in my state, all about piercing. I guarantee, I know much more than you. And I can tell you right now, rubbing alcohol is not a sterilization tool for needles or jewelry. That is why you will never see a reputable piercer using alcohol pads to sterilize their jewelry or needles. And if you ever do, you should immediately report them to health officials so that they can be shut down, because they are probably going to spread something to their clients.