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Summary: The healing process of nose piercings involves keeping the area as clean as possible with antibacterial soap and a sea salt solution. Follow the piercer's instructions after getting a nose piercing with tips from a tattoo shop owner in this free video on body piercing.
Brandon Pearce is part owner of the Foolish Pride Tattoo Company in St. Petersburg, Fla., and he's been in the industry for several years. Foolish Pride Tattoos is made up of five...read more
"How's it going? This is Brandon Pearce from Foolish Pride Tattoo Company here in St. Petersburg, Florida here to talk to you about nose piercings and the healing process. For the most part once you get it pierced you are going to need serious instructions from your piercer. Follow those directly and you should be fine so make sure you keep the piercing clean. That is the number one most important thing. Don't touch it with your hands, just keep it out of dirt and all that. Hopefully your nose isn't in dirt. Other than that you are going to use a non-antibacterial soap three times a day with water, clean hands and Q-tips works incredibly well. Also non-iodized sea salt solution. Other than that taking care of a nose piercing is incredibly simple. Just keep your hands away from it and follow the instructions that your piercer gave you. Don't listen to your friends. That's the most important thing. Friends might have had nose piercings but they are not professionals. So listen to your piercer, use a non-antibacterial soap and a sea salt solution and your nose piercing should heal up fine. After that you are good to go. So again to wrap things up, just keep your piercings clean, use a non-antibacterial soap and a sea salt solution and don't listen to your friends. This is Brandon Pearce from Foolish Pride Tattoo Company in St. Petersburg, Florida. Good luck with your piercings."
eHow Article: Nose Piercings & the Healing Process