Claires Ear Piercing for Kids: Everything You Need to Know
Claire’s ear piercing services are available throughout the UK for both children and adults. This week we took my daughter Sylvia to have her ears pierced for the first time. I was pleased with the experience at Claire’s and hope this review helps you make an informed decision when considering ear piercing.
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Claires Ear Piercing Age
In general, there are no restrictions to Claire’s ear piercing age. A parent or legal guardian must accompany any child under 16 and some countries may require evidence of immunization for infants. Contact your local store for specific information in your region.
Having my child’s ears pierced was something I thought about for some time and was something Sylvia wanted.
In fact the average age for children to get their ears pierced in the UK is 7 years of age. With Sylvia being ten, I felt comfortable taking her to get her ears pierced.
Should You Pierce Your Child’s Ears at Claire’s?
Choosing where to have your child’s ears pierced is an important decision. I had previously pierced my own ears at Claires about 10 years ago and had been pleased with the ear piercing process along with the after care recommendations.
Based on my experience I was happy and felt comfortable taking Sylvia to have her ears pierced at Claires.
We have a local Claires store in Chorley and decided to visit during the school holidays to give her ears time to get used to the earrings before going back to school where my daughter would have to remove her earrings or put plasters over her earrings during PE.
I like the fact that the Claires ear piercing service provides information about aftercare and that you get an antimicrobial solution to use on the ears as part of your ear piercing package. I was really pleased I knew where to get ears pierced safely. To learn more about how to get your child’s ears pierced safely read this guide.
Claire’s Ear Piercing Cost
If you’re wondering how much does it cost to get your ears pierced at Claires, the price varies.
When getting your child’s ears pierced at Claires you get a package which includes, the set of earrings, the piercing, and the aftercare lotion to prevent ear infection.
You can choose earrings with different metals and this will alter the price when you get your child’s ears pierced.
The most expensive earring is a small diamond which is gold plated which costs £100. You can then go for gold plated and other options in different styles.
Sylvia chose an earring with a small white crystal which was silver plated. It cost £30 along with the ear piercing and aftercare product.
Does Your Child Need Permission to Get Ears Pierced?
If you’re under the age of 16, you will have to take a parent or legal guardian with you to get your ears pierced at Claires.
I think that is a sensible rule as it’s not something I’d want my child to do on her own.
After we had chosen the earrings for Sylvia’s ears, I completed a form and gave permission for Sylvia to get her ears pierced.
Sylvia’s ears were then marked in the correct place and I was able to check that I was happy before the lady pierced my daughter’s ears.
Claires offer the option of piercing both ears at the same time and we took that option so Sylvia would not have to feel the piercing twice.
Sylvia was very nervous before hand, and it did sting a little, but she was all smiles once she saw the new earrings in her ears.
Claires Ear Piercing Review
We were really pleased with Claire’s ear piercing process. Sylvia has had earrings now for one week and we are following the aftercare guide. We use the lotion to clean her earrings each day and protect the ears from infection.
The workers used aprons and gloves and everything was done hygienically. The workers spoke kindly to my daughter, talking to her to distract her from the guns used to pierce her ears.
Sylvia is super excited and looking forward to wearing Halloween earrings in October and Christmas Earrings at Christmas.
We definitely recommend Claires ear piercing for kids and adults of any age.
We paid for this service and chose to write this review on our own.
I’d recommend if she wants more to go check out a professional piercer. Needles are so much safer, and sterile. 🙂
Claire’s site says that kids under 16 must be accompanied by parent/adult, but my daughter is 12 turning 13 next month and wanted her cartlidge pierced. Claire’s has a big sign up advertising that they do that there, but they told us they dont do cartlidge under 14. So does Claire’s have rules as to what ear piercings they do, or not?