While there is no UK law covering the majority of piercings, companies are free to set restrictions on who they offer piercings to. This means that a particular piercing company, for example, does not offer any type of piercing for those under 16 or has different rules for certain piercings. Similarly, local governments are free to introduce additional rules, so it`s always worth checking with your local authority just in case. You may need parental consent if you are under 16. These laws generally apply to the company itself, but not to the person receiving a piercing. Some trendy piercings are really cool, remove them and they will never affect you, but piercing your nipples at 16 is both morally and medically wrong. For other body parts, however, more people over 60 (46%) prefer 18 and older than adulthood, compared to 34% who say 16 and older. Jon Taylor, director of British piercing chain Blue Banana, which has introduced its own policies to protect customers, welcomes the idea of imposing a minimum age for consent. “The very young tend not to listen to the advice given to them and often end up with mild infections and complications,” he told the BBC. In England and Wales, there is no legal age at which you can have a piercing as long as the person agrees. It is illegal for us to pierce anyone under the age of 18 unless a parent or guardian (with proof) is present, but please note that we do NOT pierce anyone under the age of 14.

Some parents opt for ear piercings for their child when the child is still an infant. While many make this choice for aesthetic reasons, others argue that it may be better to prick at a young age because they don`t remember the pain. Proponents also suggest that it is easier to control follow-up care once an infant has pierced their ears, as the focus is on maintaining good hygiene practices in all areas of their life. Some proponents of ear piercing for infants also say they pierce their child`s ears at this age for cultural reasons. Opponents of ear piercing in infants have suggested that piercing is a form of abuse. They believe that children should not be exposed to pain for reasons of vanity. They also suggest that ear piercings in infants promote the idea that babies are an accessory or status symbol. Since babies are not able to make their own style decisions, style must therefore be to the parents` advantage. There may be unsurprising differences between age groups in terms of subject. While a similar number of seniors and older say that 16 and older should be the age limit for ear piercings, double the number of people over 60 (24%) would increase the limit to 18 and older compared to 18 to 24 (12%).

So now, I say it again, stop getting your nipples pierced at 16. There is an age limit to break through for a reason. Check if there are rules for piercings in your school. Most allow an ear stud or piercing, but some may be stricter. It`s worth checking before making your decision. Is this just a phase or has your child been asking for a piercing for a while? If you get a piercing, it is important to keep the area clean to reduce the risk of infection. We helped compile the Barbers Index Guidance for Piercing, which is a government document. We have personally trained some of the best piercers in the industry.

We have personally designed many types of body jewelry that you all wear today. My wife getting pregnant is the reason you all have pregnancy bars, for example. We have personally done some of the most extreme and difficult piercings ever performed. Screwing the ball onto a pole that has been freshly pierced into the suppository at the back of the neck is one of the highlights. Some body piercing age limits are for a reason. It`s that simple, if you`re 16 and you`re thinking about getting your nipples pierced, don`t do it. If the piercing is embedded, you should not remove it either, as this is the body`s way of protecting the new piercing. Although many piercing salons impose their own age restrictions on piercings, in England and Wales there is no legal age limit for each type of piercing, unlike Scotland where people under 16 need a parent`s permission before ears and other body parts are pierced. When you pierce a baby`s ears, the body piercer will usually make the piercing slightly higher from the natural center of the earlobe so that as they grow, the piercing naturally falls into position. For everyone else, they get a standard positioned piercing in most studios. You should also thoroughly clean the area around a piercing twice a day with saline to keep it clean.

Concerned about the issue, the Welsh government recently called for an age limit for piercings. With a legal age of consent, it is argued, the risk of complications from piercings — which can include anything from simple bacterial infections to conditions such as blood poisoning or toxic shock syndrome — would be reduced in young people. In Scotland, there is an important difference in the ear piercing law. If you are under the age of 16, you do not need to consent to a piercing. This means that you are technically allowed to have a piercing, but your parents must legally agree. You should always wash and dry your hands thoroughly before touching a new piercing and never play with the piercing. Most piercing studios have a code of ethics, so they regulate themselves. This prevents them from bringing screaming parents into the studio, and also that they prove due diligence for their craft and are morally aware of the after-effects of the piercing as well as the initial placement of the piercing.