How to Pierce Ears with a Sewing Needle

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Clean the area where you'll be piercing your ears.

   The least recommended place is the washroom as microbes from the toilet and sink faucet are contaminated.
   
   If you'd like to do your piercings there, wipe off countertops, sink faucets, toilet; in general, clean your washroom as many bacteria and viruses usually cause infection.
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   Step 2: Gather your materials and wash your hands well with an anti-bacterial soap and hot water.

   Doing so will kill most bacteria on your hands.
   
   Dry your hands with a CLEAN paper towel and use your hand sanitizer to kill off
   99.99% of the germs.
   
   You want to prevent any infections before piercing. , Sanitize again with an open flame for about 5 seconds then wipe off the residue.
   
   Sanitize one more time with the Isopropyl Alcohol and Hand sanitizer mixed in a clean container and leave it for about a minute.
   
   Do the same step with your earrings. ,, Use the hand sanitizer. , Add your numbing gel on your ears and wait for about a minute , Mark the place where you want to pierce your ears.
   
   Make sure the guides are even so when you pierce your ear, the holes will be even and perpendicular on both sides. , You do not want to pierce to the back of your head, you want to pierce it at a 45 degree angle, to the back of your neck. , The longer you push, the more your ear will hurt even if you use numbing gel.
   
   Numbing gel only numbs the first layer of skin. ,, DO NOT USE PEROXIDE! Peroxide dries out the skin and will not let the pierced area heal. , Enjoy your new piercing!
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   Step 3: Sanitize your needle in a boiling pot of hot water for about 2 minutes.

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   Step 4: Take out the earrings and needle from the alcohol solution and wipe them clean with a paper towel and cover with a paper towel.

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   Step 5: Wash your hands again with hot water and the anti-bacterial soap.

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   Step 6: Clean your ears with the anti-bacterial soap and sanitizer with a Q-tip.

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   Step 7: Piercing time!

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   Step 8: Grab your sterilized needle and pierce the marked area.

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   Step 9: Push the needle through as straight as possible but swiftly as well.

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    Step 10: Once you pierce your ears

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    Step 11: follow through with the earring or take your needle out and put the jewellery in as quick as possible.

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    Step 12: Once you have your jewellery in

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    Step 13: clean your ears again with anti-bacterial soap and sanitizer.

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    Step 14: Finally

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    Step 15: wash your hands with hot water

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    Step 16: anti-bacterial soap and hand sanitizer and you are finally done!

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