For any questions or enquiries about nostril or septum piercing or healing, please feel free to drop in, call the studio, or use our contact form on the home page
Nostril
You may use ibuprophen to reduce swelling if you are not allergic to it.
Please do not use any other cleaning solution other than the one that is provided to you by your piercer.
You do not need to clean your piercing on the first day. Wait until the day after and start your cleaning around an hour before you go to bed to ensure the area has dried.
Wash your hands with anti-bacterial soap and water and dry with a clean towel.
Put a piece of non-woven gauze up inside your nostril to avoid spraying inside. Close your eyes and spray the outside of the nostril towards the piercing.
Take another piece of non-woven gauze and gently pat the area dry, taking great care not to catch or press too hard on your piercing. Do not force the gauze under the jewellery. Do not spray the inside of the nostril with the cleaning solution, take the cap and clean it out with anti-bacterial soap and water and thoroughly dry. Spray the inside and take a cotton bud and dip into the solution and wipe around the inside of your piercing, do not worry about getting it all the way around, just as much as you can without moving the post.
That is it, you do not need to twist or move your jewellery, turning or twisting the jewellery will damage cells which are healing in the piercings and can lead to scar tissue growth.
Continue cleaning this way for one month. If you forget to clean it one time, do not clean extra the next day, less cleaning is always better than too much cleaning, even if you miss it three or four times a week, this is fine. After one month you must book in for a downsizing in jewellery, this can be done via the booking page. This will help with the continued healing as longer jewellery pieces, after the swelling has gone down, can lead to a prolonged healing process due to too much movement in the longer jewellery. This can also lead to irritation bumps.
If you see some crust on your piercing, do not panic, this is normal! Take a piece of non-flavoured/non-scented floss and gently clear the crust away. You can use a floss stick to help with this.
If you have only one side of the nostril freshly pierced do not sleep on that side until fully healed, if you have a fresh piercing on each nostril then lay on your back.
The piercing may take up to eight months to fully heal, if you wish to upgrade your jewellery if you havent done so for this initial piercing you can either request an upgrade when downsizing or after three months if the healing is going well. If you would like a ring please leave the piercing six months. We have plenty of new jewellery pieces in the studio for you to choose from.
If you need to change your jewellery or remove it before these times for any reason please drop into the studio and discuss this with alicia.
DO'S AND DON'TS
Do not go swimming or submerge your head in water for three months after your piercing, still water, chlorinated pools and the sea contain alot of bacteria which we do not want to touch your piercing. If you cannot avoid these please get in the shower as soon as possible and have the water fall onto the piercing, it can help avoid any bacteria build up but you must dry your nose throughly and gently when finished.
Do not rush and change your piercing to a ring before six months. There is a reason we do not pierce with rings or change a healing piercing to rings too soon. It can lead to irritation bumps as the ring moves around in the piercing too much and disturbs the healed tissue. If you have any issue with bumps please contact the studio.
Septum
You may use ibuprophen to reduce swelling if you are not allergic to it.
Please do not use any other cleaning solution other than the one that is provided to you by your piercer.
You do not need to clean your piercing on the first day. Wait until the day after and start your cleaning around an hour before you go to bed to ensure the area has dried.
Wash your hands with anti-bacterial soap and water and dry with a clean towel.
Decide whether or not you want the piercing out and seen or not seen and in your nose, please consider your lifestyle when deciding, for instance if your work will not allow facial piercings, its probably best to wear it up.
Whichever you decide this must be the position the piercing is healed in, too much flipping up and down will disturbed the healing tissue inside the piercing and prolong healing time.
For cleaning, spray a piece of non-woven gauze with the cleaning solution provided and gently dab the cleaning solution onto one side of the piercing. Take another piece of gauze and do the same to the other side.
That is it! Please take great care not to catch or press too hard on your piercing. Do not force the gauze under the jewellery. Do not spray the inside of the nose with the cleaning solution.
You do not need to twist or move your jewellery, turning or twisting the jewellery will damage cells which are healing in the piercings and can lead to scar tissue growth.
Continue cleaning this way for one month. If you forget to clean it one time, do not clean extra the next day, less cleaning is always better than too much cleaning, even if you miss it three or four times a week, this is fine. After one month you must contact alicia for a downsizing in jewellery if needed.
If you see some crust on your piercing, do not panic, this is normal! Take a piece of non-flavoured/non-scented floss and gently clear the crust away.
The piercing may take up to eight months to fully heal, if you wish to upgrade your jewellery if you havent done so for this initial piercing you can request an upgrade after three months if the healing is going well. We have plenty of new jewellery pieces in the studio for you to choose from.
If you need to change your jewellery or remove it before these times for any reason please drop into the studio and discuss this with alicia.
DO'S AND DON'TS
Do not go swimming or submerge your head in water for three months after your piercing, still water, chlorinated pools and the sea contain alot of bacteria which we do not want to touch your piercing. If you cannot avoid these please get in the shower as soon as possible and have the water fall onto the piercing, it can help avoid any bacteria build up but you must dry your nose throughly and gently when finished.
Do not rush and change your piercing yourself before eight months. This can lead to irritation of the healing tissue inside the piercing if you do not know where the jewellery is from or what metals have been used. If you need to change it before the recommended time for any reason please contact the studio.