How to... Take care of your piercings

Inspired by my newly acquired piercings I thought it would be appropriate to put out some advice about care and getting piercings as if you do the wrong things they can go very, very wrong. 

1. Do your research - Be careful not to go anywhere which has bad reviews, the reviews have been made for a reason. Do the opposite and find a place with really good reviews and comments. Also don't go to Claire's or anyone who uses guns to pierce your ears as they can actually do more damage than good. I have heard so many horror stories about guns and they don't heal as well as when you use a needle. Yes, it tends to hurt a little more than a gun at the time but its less painful in the long run as you don't have ears which keep closing up and get gunky. 

2. Keep them clean - After care is so important and you need to do it. The best way to clean them is to get a healing solution especially design for pierced ears which you can get off the internet. I have a Caflon one which you can buy here.

(Excuse my cat)

 If you don't want to go through the trouble of ordering it or you are waiting for it to arrive you can boil some water, pour it into a mug and dissolve 1 teaspoon of salt and wait for it to cool. Then, with either solutions, just soak your ears in them with a cotton pad or ear bud. This removes any discharge or scabs and just prevents infections. You should do this twice a day to keep them clean. 

3. Avoid aggravating them - I know its difficult but try to avoid lying on them, pulling them or catching them in your hair. This may inflame the area around the piercing and slow down the healing process. For the first few days, if you have long hair, try to keep it up in a ponytail so it doesn't catch on your ears. 

I hope these tips have helped if you need some advice about your piercings and if your have any questions just ask :)

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How To... Make Your Hair Grow Faster Naturally

This is going to be the first of my 'How To' posts and is going to be about increasing your hair length quicker than normal while being totally natural. 

 First of all, you want to make sure you are drinking lots of water as it flushes away all of your toxins which will slow hair growth. If you don't drink much water at the moment, increase the amount you drink slowly as you'll end up going to the toilet a lot and it will keep you up all night, but 4-8 glasses a day is recommended. 

 It's a good idea trim your hair every 6-8 weeks as this will remove any damaged split ends and enables your hair to grow healthier and quicker. 

 It may be hard to cut down the use of heat products but it really pays off, even if you only use heat for 5 out of the 7 days in the week, it will improve the look of your hair and decrease the damage. I only use a hair dryer nowadays and barely use my straightners and, since I have stopped, my hair is a lot softer. However, it is also important to let your hair dry naturally a few times a week as blow drying will cause more split ends to appear.

 About once a week, to keep your scalp healthy, you should condition your scalp as a healthy scalp produces healthy hair. Also, while doing this, you should massage your scalp as it will stimulate growth.

 Wash your hair every other day as when you wash, you are removing the natural oils which help growth. After washing, always comb the hair rather than brushing as when your hair is wet, its more prone to damage and a comb will decreases the damage to your hair.

 Try to style your hair in relaxed styles so they don't pull on your roots and weaken them. The styles can be down or a loose ponytail. Plaits are also good and, apparently, increases hair growth but I'm not sure if this is true.

 Another way to promote hair growth is to increase the amount of protein you eat as protein is good for growth and repair, especially in your hair. Also, you should make sure you are getting all of your vitamins as they will supply your hair with the oils they need to grow.