Piercing your ear at home

Piercing your ear should be used as a last resort.

Home piercing is difficult to do properly and you would be better off seeking the aid of a professional. Please think about your choice carefully before you proceed. 

If you'd like:

 get an ice pack:

 and place it on your ear for about 30-40 seconds (or until it feels numb). This step is optional and you can skip it if you like.

 piercing needle:

Get a real piercing needle or a safety pin. Do NOT use a sewing needle. If the needle did not come in a sterile package, sterilize the needle with an open flame.Then put 10%+ rubbing alcohol on the needle. Be sure to remove any soot or detrius. Be forewarned, this will only be a partial sterilization and will not kill all microbes.

Watch your hands:

This will decrease any chance of bacteria of spreading. Put on sterile latex gloves, if possible.

 Clean your earring:

And your ear with either 70%+ alcohol or iodine. As mentioned before, this will only be a partial sterilization.This is so when you push the needle in, you have something to push against, rather than tugging the skin. Stick the piercing needle smoothly through your ear until all the way through.

Wiggle the needle:

 keep it bent. Leave whatever you chose in for at least 5 minutes with ice and something to wipe the little bits of blood off with. Remove the piercing tool. If you used ice in the above step your ear should be numb and you can now slowly remove the needle from your ear. Put the earring through the hole and then the backing right after you wipe up the blood. 

You're finished! good luck and please be careful!!!!!!