Here at Puncture Body Piercing we are very serious about our Sterilization and Hygiene. To start with we only use SINGLE USE NEEDLES, which are opened from a sealed packet in front of you and disposed of in front of you into a Sharps Bin. All the instruments that are used in a procedure go through a 3 step cleaning procedure, before they are used again:

• Step 1. All the instruments are rinsed and scrubbed under running water and then are placed into the Ultrasonic (this will dislodge any microscopic debris) containing Epizyme (microbial instrument disinfectant) for minimum of 20 minutes and then rinsed down with running water and dried.
• Step 2. After this the instruments then go into our Statim2000 Cassette Autoclave (steam pressurised cassette sterilizing unit) to be sterilized, once the cycle has been completed, we then place the instruments into clean sealed draws until we need to use them for a piercing.
• Step 3.The sterilized instruments are then taken from the draws & placed back into the Statim Cassette with the jewellery and any other products we need to complete the piercing. Once the cycle has been completed, the Statim Cassette is then taken into the Piercing Room and opened in front of you, then laid out on the trolley ready to go.

Both of the Statim Cassettes are Spored Tested on a weekly basis by QML (Queensland Medical Laboratory) this test is done so we know that our equipment is running correctly and that sterilization is successful. QML then supplies our studio with a report on the Spore Tests; we have these reports on show in the studio for your peace of mind.

It is important that wherever you choose to get pierced, the piercing is done safely and hygienically. Ask your piercer what precautions they have taken to insure a clean procedure. Remember you are the one getting pierced, so if you feel that your safety could be compromised, just leave and find another studio.

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