Well let's get something straight you don't pierce your own lip. You leave that to a professional body piercer to do in a licensed and inspected facility. There is way too much that can go wrong when you try to do piercings yourself, you haven't got the equipment, or the knowledge to do a piercing correctly. Besides that if you screw up (and you will screw up) you leave a mess that a professional body piercer may not want to deal with. Think about it.
improved: actuallyyy ... you may OR may not screw up. my friend pierced her own lip, she did a monroe. it turned out great. she didnt use a clamp and she did it with a giant safety pin AND she used an earring to seal it . so no its not a must.
-Mouthwash with alcohol -peroxide -alcohol -Don't put chapstick/lip balm around the actual piercing. You can use it just not on it.
you should use a stud
Generally the size is 18g~16g for female lip piercing, this depends on the jewellery type and style desired. 16g~14g for male lip piercing, this can again vary depending on the style and design of the jewellery.
Can I use Orajel before I get snakebite piercings?
you can use coco butter
yeah but its probably not the best thing to do.
Go see a professional body piercer, don't screw around with your piercing if you have no clue as to what you are doing.
Just get a long lip stud. The piercer should've put that in to begin with.
Generally a 14g for a male your lip/labret, and 16g for a female lip/labret or monroe, madonna, medusa piercing.
Why would you want to dry it out? It'll just get itchy and uncomfortable.
Yes You Can Use An Earring As A Lip Piercing. You cant Use An Earring For A lip Ring Though. Just use An Earring Stud. I Pierced My Own Lip With An Earring, and I Know Tons Of People That Use An Earring Studd. Just Make Sure The Earring Is Cleann.
It called a Labret piercing, with the variants of Madonna, Medusa and Monroe or the always popular snake bites or viper bites.