COVID/FLU/RSV SAFETY

Updated 12/31/23

  • We are NOT currently offering any services involving the mouth.

  • A face mask is required to enter the studio and must remain in place for your entire visit. Your face mask must cover your nose and mouth completely. We appreciate your cooperation!

  • We are limiting guests in the piercing room to one (1) per client, other guests may wait in the lobby area or use our outdoor seating. Guests entering the piercing room must be at least 18 years of age.

  • Piercing room and waiting area are disinfected throughout the day.

  • Detailed appointment policies are available on our Book An Appointment page.

Please reschedule or re-plan your visit if you are feeling under the weather! Even if you think it’s “just a cold”… we’d prefer to not take it home to our own families… plus your piercing will heal better if you’re healthy when you get it! :) Win/Win!

Routine Safety Practices

Here at Immaculate, we take safety very seriously. We’ve worked hard to earn our reputation as Columbia’s cleanest, safest body piercing studio. When you decide to get pierced, you trust your piercer not only to give you a beautiful piercing, but also to protect your health and safety. You should never assume that any studio is looking out for your best interest, always ask for proof.

– We use autoclaves to sterilize items used during the piercing procedure. An autoclave is a machine that uses a combination of steam, heat and pressure to sterilize by eliminating bacteria and spores.
– For each load that is run in our autoclaves, we use two forms of monitoring. Each load contains a sterilization integrator, individually packaged and stamped with the date and load #. Pouches containing single-use needles and body jewelry also hold a sterilization indicator strip. These monitoring devices allow us to see, via a color change, that the correct parameters for sterilization are being met. 

Sterilization & Monitoring

– A spore test is the ONLY way to know that an autoclave is working properly and is effectively sterilizing. While state regulations only require testing once a month, our autoclaves are spore tested weekly and results are reported by an independent lab. All results are available for your review at our front counter.

Spore Testing

– Our studio operates two completely separate areas dedicated to the sterilization process. This extra space allows us to perform disinfection and sterilization in two different rooms, and when coupled with extensive employee training, virtually eliminates the likelihood of cross-contamination… that protects you and our employees and makes a studio a much safer place to visit. You can view both of the sterilization rooms when you visit, just ask for a studio tour! We are proud of our studio and the steps we take to protect our clients.

Separate Sterilization Rooms

– All of the piercers at Immaculate are APP members, and are committed to exceeding industry standards. The Association of Professional Piercers is an international non-profit organization that promotes health and safety within the body piercing industry.  In order to maintain membership, piercers must meet, or exceed, both environmental and personal criteria, as well as agreeing to only pierce with appropriate and safe materials.
– In addition to membership, we take advantage of the continuing education provided by the APP during their annual educational conference. We believe that, as professionals, it is important that we never stop learning. 

For more information on the APP, visit: www.safepiercing.org

APP Membership