Piercing

Important information

Paradise Tattoo & Piercing mainly uses Industrial Strength internal thread and Neometall “push in” piercing jewelry. We do not perform piercings with customers' own jewelry. The exception is if the jewelry was originally purchased from us. We do not compromise on quality, but always want the best possible quality for our customers. Our jewelry manufacturers also promise a lifetime guarantee for the stone settings.

Reasons to use push-in jewelry:

-Externally threaded jewelry tears the tissue in the piercing hole when you change the jewelry.
-Externally threaded jewelry collects bodily secretions (blood, tissue fluid, etc.) in the threads, which may cause infections over time.
-Externally threaded jewelry increases the risk of scarring in the piercing.
-Quality control on externally threaded jewelry is generally much worse than on internally threaded jewelry.
-Stone heads for jewelry are much more durable in internally threaded jewelry.

Piercing jewelry:

We offer a wide range of titanium and gold piercing jewelry, almost all of which are safe for first-time piercings. We order gold jewelry from manufacturers such as BVLA, Body Gems, Junipurr, Leroi, Anatometal, Sacred Symbols & Kiwi Jewelry. All of our jewelry manufacturers promise a lifetime guarantee for the stone settings in their jewelry.

Own jewelry:

For safety reasons, we do not pierce with customers' own jewelry. If the jewelry has been previously purchased from us, then it is possible, but we prefer to process the jewelry at least four days or at least two days before the piercing time. Place the jewelry in a minigrip bag, the bag in an envelope, on which you write your contact information, as well as the procedure information. You can drop the envelope at any time in our mailbox. It is important to remember that jewelry is personal, and jewelry that others have used should not be worn.

Price:

Internally threaded, hand-polished jewelry costs more than common basic jewelry because it is more expensive to produce, but as a result, it is also gentler on your body. Creating the threads is more difficult and costly, and the extremely important hand polishing and quality control also take time.

When purchasing jewelry, tattoos, or other body modifications, it's good to remember that quality is worth paying for.

Booking Appointment

You can book an appointment through our website. Whether it’s a piercing or just a jewelry change, an appointment is required for ALL procedures. Booking is easy. This also eliminates unnecessary waiting and queues, and ensures that everyone gets enough time for their procedure.

If the piercing you want is not listed in the appointment booking or you want one or more special piercings, please contact the piercer first to confirm the appointment.

Age limits:

A 15-18 year old reads through a customer form asking for the guardian's consent to the piercing in question. The form confirms that the guardian has given permission for the piercing, meaning the guardian does not need to be present. A guardian must be present at all times for anyone under 15 years old. For those under 15 years old, we only perform piercings on the earlobe (the lower part of the ear).

We do not perform nipple or genital piercings on anyone under the age of 18. Microdermals are also for adults only.

We do not pierce children under 7 years of age.

Permission slips are not valid. An 18-year-old is an adult and can do whatever they want.

Anesthetic ointments:

Do not use numbing creams (e.g. Emla) when you come to get a piercing. Numbing creams often slow down healing. We refuse to pierce with creams.

Customer card:

The person who gets the piercing will receive a personal card with the size of the jewelry, the piercing, the artist, and the date. The card also contains comprehensive care instructions for the piercings and contact information.

Piercing room:

Piercings  are performed in our shop in a separate closed room to ensure complete privacy and cleanliness. Our shop is inspected and approved by the Finnish health authorities. The piercing room has a clearly separated clean working area and a separate area for dirty instruments and waste. All surfaces and tables are easy to clean and hygienic. The worktops and piercing chair are disinfected every time you come to work and always between clients. The floors and other surfaces are washed regularly and kept clean and tidy.

The jewelry, needles, etc. used in the procedure are carefully opened from the sterile packaging with clean gloves without touching the instruments. The area to be pierced is carefully disinfected and the piercing site is marked using a disposable sterilized marker stick and antiseptic ink.

A breathing mask and disposable sterile gloves are used during piercing. The piercing is performed with a disposable sterile piercing needle, which is disposed of in a specially designed needle container immediately after the piercing. All needles, scalpel blades, skin punches, etc. instruments that pierce the skin are disposable without exception. After the piercing, the piercing and the surrounding skin are cleaned with sterile saline solution.

Used forceps and other instruments are transferred to a lidded storage container with a disinfecting instrument solution, where they are transported to a separate washing and sterilization room at the end of the day.

Equipment maintenance:

The washing and sterilization of used instruments takes place in Paradise's separate sterilization room. The instruments are first cleaned in ultrasonic cleaners (there are separate washers for tattoo and piercing instruments). After washing, the instruments are rinsed, dried and placed in autoclave bags. The bags are sealed with a heat sealer, after which they are sterilized in a class B vacuum autoclave. Paradise's vacuum autoclave is tested regularly to ensure that sterilization remains reliable and safe.