Doing Your Own Nose Piercing

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Professional nose piercings can be expensive. You can perform the process at home, but you'll need to do your research beforehand. You'll need to be very conscious of cleanliness, and you'll need to be prepared for a bit of pain. Remember that while it is possible to safely pierce your nose, it will almost always be safer, cleaner, and more reliable to go through a professional.

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It’s always safer to have your nose pierced by a professional, but if you want to pierce your own nose, here’s how. Buy piercing jewelry for your nose made from a safe material, such as stainless steel or titanium. Choose a hollow piercing needle that’s between 20 and 18 gauge. Make sure the gauge matches the jewelry or is slightly larger. Soak your needle and jewelry in rubbing alcohol, then boil it in hot water to sterilize it. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water and put on latex or nitrile gloves. Clean the skin where you’d like the piercing to go with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol. Then, use a piercing marker to draw a dot on your nose exactly where you want the piercing to go. Pinch the spot with a piercing clamp so you can see the dot through the opening on the clamp. Take a deep breath and slide the needle through the dot in one quick, fluid motion. Then, immediately insert your jewelry into the piercing and put the backing on to keep it in place. Clean your piercing twice a day with saline solution or slightly soapy water, and always wash your hands before touching the piercing. Avoid removing the jewelry for at least 2-3 months so the piercing has time to heal. After that, you can put new jewelry in. For more information, including how to mark your nose to pierce the right spot, scroll down!

Is a “wiki, ” similar to Wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are co-written by multiple authors. To create this article, 153 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. This article has been viewed 2, 022, 072 times.

It’s always safer to have your nose pierced by a professional, but if you want to pierce your own nose, here’s how. Buy piercing jewelry for your nose made from a safe material, such as stainless steel or titanium. Choose a hollow piercing needle that’s between 20 and 18 gauge. Make sure the gauge matches the jewelry or is slightly larger. Soak your needle and jewelry in rubbing alcohol, then boil it in hot water to sterilize it. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water and put on latex or nitrile gloves. Clean the skin where you’d like the piercing to go with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol. Then, use a piercing marker to draw a dot on your nose exactly where you want the piercing to go. Pinch the spot with a piercing clamp so you can see the dot through the opening on the clamp. Take a deep breath and slide the needle through the dot in one quick, fluid motion. Then, immediately insert your jewelry into the piercing and put the backing on to keep it in place. Clean your piercing twice a day with saline solution or slightly soapy water, and always wash your hands before touching the piercing. Avoid removing the jewelry for at least 2-3 months so the piercing has time to heal. After that, you can put new jewelry in. For more information, including how to mark your nose to pierce the right spot, scroll down!

Is a “wiki, ” similar to Wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are co-written by multiple authors. To create this article, 153 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. This article has been viewed 2, 022, 072 times.

It’s always safer to have your nose pierced by a professional, but if you want to pierce your own nose, here’s how. Buy piercing jewelry for your nose made from a safe material, such as stainless steel or titanium. Choose a hollow piercing needle that’s between 20 and 18 gauge. Make sure the gauge matches the jewelry or is slightly larger. Soak your needle and jewelry in rubbing alcohol, then boil it in hot water to sterilize it. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water and put on latex or nitrile gloves. Clean the skin where you’d like the piercing to go with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol. Then, use a piercing marker to draw a dot on your nose exactly where you want the piercing to go. Pinch the spot with a piercing clamp so you can see the dot through the opening on the clamp. Take a deep breath and slide the needle through the dot in one quick, fluid motion. Then, immediately insert your jewelry into the piercing and put the backing on to keep it in place. Clean your piercing twice a day with saline solution or slightly soapy water, and always wash your hands before touching the piercing. Avoid removing the jewelry for at least 2-3 months so the piercing has time to heal. After that, you can put new jewelry in. For more information, including how to mark your nose to pierce the right spot, scroll down!