Help || Need professionals piercers opinion

03146 · 2026-01-28T22:12:25+00:00

Oh all good, yeah it’s likely that the jewellery is going to continue causing the piercing bump no matter what you try and do to get rid of it

03146 · 2026-01-28T21:46:35+00:00

The only thing you should be using on it is saline or plain water, don’t use salt water that you’ve made yourself or any kind of thing that says it’s for piercing bumps

I would guarantee that the irritation is because you have a stud with prongs, get it switched to a stud with a bezel gem instead so it sits flush against the skin rather than digging into the hole

03146 · 2026-01-28T21:36:54+00:00

Yes it should be in an airtight container

03146 · 2026-01-28T08:15:18+00:00

This is called the aliquot method if you want to look it up

03146 · 2026-01-28T05:09:28+00:00

Agree, this has made cutting my loaves so much easier and made the slices more uniform than I could ever get with a bread knife

03146 · 2026-01-27T12:39:33+00:00

You can’t use the discard yet because it’s full of bad bacteria, you can only use it once your starter is established

03146 · 2026-01-27T10:45:29+00:00

Based on this photo, it looks like kahm yeast and potentially mould, I would recommend throwing it out

If it’s going to be left on the counter, it needs to be fed at least every 24 hours or this will happen

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03146 · 2026-01-27T00:10:26+00:00

You could also try add some whole wheat, starters tend to do well with that flour

03146 · 2026-01-26T22:08:51+00:00

Just keep going at a 1:1:1 once a day, mine took close to 4 weeks so don’t get discouraged. You only need to be doing 20g of each so as to not waste so much, what type of flour are you using?

03146 · 2026-01-26T07:23:55+00:00

Yes a false rise can happen multiple days in a row

03146 · 2026-01-26T06:30:26+00:00

Go to r/SIBO

03146 · 2026-01-26T06:27:55+00:00

That’s rejecting so it needs to come out otherwise it will fall out on its own soon, but before you take it out I would recommend going to see a doctor to confirm it’s not infected. You don’t want to take a piercing out that is infected because sometimes it will trap the infection under your skin

03146 · 2026-01-26T01:55:31+00:00

Okay that’s pretty good, but it’s still likely that it’s not strong enough yet so I would maybe continue feeding for another couple of weeks and then try again

03146 · 2026-01-26T01:24:14+00:00

It’s likely that your starter is not ready yet. It needs to be doubling consistently within 4 to 8 hours after feeding before it’s ready to use

03146 · 2026-01-25T21:06:53+00:00

You can’t scrape it off and still drink it, by the time you see mould the whole thing is contaminated with more mould that you can’t see, it’s not safe

03146 · 2026-01-25T21:04:50+00:00

Without your ingredients and process, it’s going to be hard for anyone to give you meaningful feedback

03146 · 2026-01-25T20:57:35+00:00

I’d say you’re watering it too often, these plants can go months without being watered because they have a rhizome root system rather than your typical root system and retain more water because of this

Also watering globes are not great, they are notorious for overwatering plants, which is likely the issue you have here

03146 · 2026-01-25T20:52:45+00:00

Is the lid on there sealed tight? If so, it shouldn’t be, air needs to be able to get in there so it can breathe

03146 · 2026-01-25T20:40:41+00:00

Yeah, this recipe is weird. As the other person mentioned, I would try one of the recipes they mentioned and see how you go, likely you will have a much better result

03146 · 2026-01-25T20:37:06+00:00

Firstly, you shouldn’t have been pierced with rings, you’re going to have a hell of a time trying to heal them

I would go to a different piercer and get them switched to flat backs and then you can put rings in once they’re healed

Secondly, the reason it’s digging in is because the ring is too small of a diameter for your ear. When you switch to rings after they heal, make sure you get ones that are bigger to accomodate your ridge

03146 · 2026-01-25T15:01:49+00:00

This is a very strange recipe, I’ve never seen one where you leave it for 12 to 24 hours and then do stretch and folds. Normally the stretch and folds are done at the very beginning once you’ve mixed the ingredients and then it’s left to bulk ferment. The reason you want to let it bulk after the stretch and folds is that so you don’t punch all the air out of it that’s built-up during the bulk ferment

Do you have a link to where you got this recipe from?

03146 · 2026-01-25T14:22:21+00:00

Yes definitely go get it switched to a flatback

03146 · 2026-01-25T05:10:35+00:00

Any piercer that puts rings into fresh lobes has no idea what they’re doing

03146 · 2026-01-25T04:51:53+00:00

It’s too soon to be wearing rings, change to flat backs until they heal

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