I have 2 different methods of Sterilizing needles at home. You can sterilize any needle by using these methods First and foremost, you must choose the proper jewelry gauge for the health of your piercing. When you get pierced, the needle with which you are pierced will be a certain gauge. The jewelry that you choose needs to be the same gauge if you want to avoid certain piercing complications, like rejected jewelry.

The gauge at which you’re pierced has to do with the piercing location and how that area heals. For example, your lobes are usually pierced at 20G to 14G. 20G is about the lowest that you should go; any smaller than that, and your body may view the jewelry as a splinter or something similar and try to push it out. This method is super easy to do at home. But it doesn`t give complete assurance of sterilization but safe to some extent. Light up a candle or take any heating source. Project the tip of the needle or the whole part of the needle in the flame. Let it became red hot. Take a cotton ball, dip it in rubbing alcohol. Rub the metal part of the needle but don`t forget to wear your sterile latex glove before touching the needle. Hollow, Cannula, and curved needles are widely used for piercing. Needles of different gauge sizes are used for different body piercings. Today I am sharing important information about piercing needles. Internationally, gauge is measured in millimeters (mm). Please refer to the metric conversion chart below. Inches & Millimeters Gauge Conversion Chart: GaugeYou can use mild antibacterial soap but be careful with it. It should not get into the piercing hole. Sterilizing needles at home is nothing bad but I will recommend you no to do piercing by yourself if you are not trained. Never ever try to go beyond earlobe piercing. Looking for 20 gauge needles? We have you covered with a variety of sharp, sterile 20g needles from Precision, one of the most trusted brands in the industry. Ear piercing instrument with marking pen Your Body is a n Empty Canvas. So, Decorate it! Needles of the different sizes used for piercing with gauge Chart. Needles Sterilizing Needles before the piercing is absolutely important. Hence, this is the step that should not be avoided. Ask piercer whether he/she has sterilized the needle before piercing or not. If not then don`t let her/him do the piercing.

Mostly three different types of needles are used for piercing worldwide by experienced piercing or tattoo artists. These are Hollow needle, Cannula needle, and Curve Needle. Never ever try to make tattoos or pierce others without complete information and experience. As it is not legal and if anything happens by mistake, you are going to be in trouble. In this, piercing is done in the same manner as a hollow needle. But after piercing the needle, plastic tube that encased needle remains in the cut. The needle is pulled out of the cut and the plastic inserted is used to wear a piece of jewelry.

Take any antiseptic lotion. Clean the needle and put it in the boiling water. Place only the metal portion on the needle in the boiling water and let it stand for 6-12 mins. Use sterile latex gloves to remove the needle tips from the water. Rub it with rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide solution. Your piercing needle is ready to pierce your Earlobe. Gauge- 14G is a 1.6 mm needle, this is what we use in Navel piercing/ Belly button Piercing. Piercers also use this for a Tongue piercing, Labret, Eyebrow, Industrial, Septum, and Nipple piercings.