How to Change Your Piercing Jewelry

Every closure opens a little differently. Here’s how to put in and take out each style we make.

Only change jewelry in a fully healed piercing. Wash your hands first and go slowly. If it hurts or feels stuck, stop and see a professional piercer.

Know your jewelry

Flat backs have a smooth disc instead of a butterfly back, so they sit flat against your skin. Hoops close without a sharp end. Every piece is ASTM F136 implant-grade titanium and nickel-free.

Need your gauge or length? See our size guide.

01 — Flat back

Push Pin Flat Backs

No threads. A slightly bent pin on the top presses into the post and holds by tension.

Slide the post through your piercing from the back, disc against your skin.
Push the pin of the top straight into the post until it sits flush.
Give it a light tug to make sure it’s secure.

To remove: hold the disc and pull the top straight out. Don’t twist.

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02 — Flat back

Threaded Flat Backs

The top screws into a hollow, internally threaded post with a flat disc on the back.

Slide the post through your piercing from the back, disc against your skin.
Line the top up with the post.
Turn the top clockwise until snug. Don’t overtighten.

To remove: hold the disc still and turn the top counterclockwise.

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03 — Hoop

Clicker Hoops

A hinged segment swings open and clicks shut, so there are no loose parts.

Find the hinge and gently pull the segment open.
Guide the open end through your piercing.
Press the segment closed until it clicks.

To remove: pull the segment open and slide the hoop out.

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04 — Horseshoe

Circular Barbells

A curved bar with internally threaded ends on both sides. Popular for septum and daith.

Hold the bar and unscrew one end counterclockwise.
Slide the open end through your piercing.
Screw the end back on clockwise until snug. Check that the other end is tight too.

To remove: unscrew one end and slide the bar out.

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