How to Clean Nostril Piercing?
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Saturday January 5th, 2008 @ 1:42 PM
Filed under: Nose
Ok, so I just got my nostril pierced a few days ago, and the only aftercare I was told was to spray the outside with some H2Ocean and then just leave it alone. The outside is nice and clean, but I’m guessing there is some gunky stuff on the inside that probably shouldn’t be there…
What should I be doing to keep this as clean as possible? I would just sea-salt soak it, but I was told not to “dunk” it in water for a few weeks.
I tell my clients to mix up a sea salt solution in a clean glass, stick their nose in the glass, and blow bubbles. After soaking, blow your nose gently with your fingers on either side of the stud (not pressing directly on it) and clean the inside with the salt water and a cotton bud/q-tip. H2Ocean’s fine if that’s what you want to use, but you do need to clean the inside of the nostril as well!
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2 Responses to “How to Clean Nostril Piercing?”
Wow. I thought I had been cleaning my nostril piercing fine, but I tried this, and wow.
I was kinda grossed out by what showed up in the water.
Thanks for the great advice!
Megan on January 11th, 2008 at 2:42 amOh ho, if you dug that, you should get a neti pot and drain some salt water through your sinuses. (It doesn’t hurt, it actually feels kind of good to get rid of any pressure there!) The COPIOUS amount of crap you get out is amazing!
Lori St.Leone on January 11th, 2008 at 10:05 amLeave a Comment