The Piercing Mistake You're Probably Making in Your Sleep...

So you've got a new cartilage piercing? You spray it with saline. You dry it when it's wet to prevent moisture. You leave it alone. You don't twist, pick or touch it with dirty hands.

And then you fall asleep and completely lose control of the situation.

We hear this one a lot more than you'd think. Your piercing's doing everything right but then you wake up and it's angry, swollen and irritated.

Why Night-Time Undoes All Your Good Work

During the day you're careful. You know not to catch it on a brush or knock it with headphones.

When you're asleep? None of that control exists. Most people naturally roll onto their side and that's direct pressure on a piercing that probably can't take it.

That pressure is behind more "why isn't this healing" messages than anything to do with keeping it clean. 

The Fix Is Genuinely This Simple

This is the whole reason our Piercing Pillow exists. There's a gap in the centre so your ear floats instead of pressing into anything.

You don't need to overthink using it either.

Pop it flat, rest your ear into the gap and that's it. No piercing contact, no pressure, no waking up wincing.

Don't Give Up Too Soon

If you've been doing everything else right and it's still not settling, have a proper look at what's happening while you're asleep before you assume something's gone wrong.

Sometimes the fix really is this small 😴