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First of all, when traveling alone try not to make it obvious that your a tourist. Try to look as if actually live in
your travel destination. You don't want to be a target. Respect the customs and traditions of the country you are
visiting. Drink bottled water, as a safety precaution. Call home from time-to-time to update loved ones on how you
are doing. Never travel alone in isolated areas. Walk with a sense of purpose in all of your travels. Keep your eye
out for any and everything. Always be aware of your surroundings when traveling. If you carry a purse, make sure the
zipper or latch faces towards you. If someone wants to take your purse, by all means, let them have it. You are more
valuable than something that can be replaced. Don't go out with men you don't know to a location that is desolate.
If you want to go out, meet in a public place and let someone know your plans.
Wearing any of the many kinds of body jewelry that is available has gained tremendous popularity. Decorating your body parts with body jewelry and piercings include the option of buying many different styles of body jewelry. When getting any body part pierced in preparation for that cool body jewelry, one must take extreme caution with after care. Often, an infection forms in the area of the body part that has been pierced. Eyebrow piercings are increasingly popular and are often one of the first body parts (other than the ears) that a person chooses to have pierced. It is not difficult to take care of new piercings; it just requires a bit of knowledge.
DO always wash your hands with soap (antibacterial is best) before touching the eyebrow ring or piercing. This is extremely important and likely the most important step in preventing infection.
DO clean the piercing daily and after anything you do that could cause dirt or irritants to get into the piercing. This includes dusting your home and especially smoking. Ideally, you should clean the piercing about 3 times a day.
DO wash your piercing and ring with antibacterial soap on a cotton swab, making sure to remove any crustiness. Rinse well, and lightly pat dry with a clean paper towel. If you use a bath towel, you risk the spread of germs, snagging the ring, or getting lint into the piercing.
You may also use a salt water mix to clean out the piercing, making sure not to get any in your eyes. Mix the salt water into a squirt bottle (not a spray bottle). Put a towel under the piercing, and cover your eye to soak up the water as it runs off. Using the bottle, squirt salt water around the piercing from every direction. You should do this for several minutes, so you will either need a large bottle or several small ones. Rinse the piercing off with clear, clean water, and pat dry with a paper towel.
Do NOT use anything with alcohol, hydrogen peroxide or betadine on your piercing.
Do NOT wear makeup near the piercing. Makeup carries bacteria and could help cause an infection.
You should not swim until the piercing is completed healed. Tons of bacteria can be found in water and could cause infection.
Take vitamin C (with doctor's approval) to help fight off infection and to promote healing. You can pick some of this up at online drugstore.
If you have a barbell in your piercing, you can use a soft-bristled new toothbrush with hot water to brush off any crusting.
Do NOT play with and/or twist your ring or barbell. You will only irritate the piercing, causing it to take longer to heal.
DO leave the ring or barbell in place for at least 6 months so that the piercing does not close up.
Do NOT sleep on the piercing. You could snag the ring.
Be concerned if continued redness or swelling after a piercing occurs. This means you have developed an infection in your piercing. Return to your piercer immediately, or see a doctor for treatment. You can purchase any of the mentioned products for body jewelry aftercare at the online drugstore featured.
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