Typically, you’ll gently clean a septum piercing — or any piercing, for that matter — with saline solution, which is made from salt and water.
You can buy saline solution online or at your local drugstore, but you can also make your own using tap water or distilled water.
FYI Saline solution made with distilled water lasts longer, which makes it a good option if you want to make a big batch ahead of time. You can find distilled water at most pharmacies or grocery stores.What you’ll need
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Some people also dip their nose into a shallow bowl of solution. If you want to try this, go for it. Just avoid breathing through your nose while submerged underwater.
A good rule of thumb is to clean your septum piercing twice per day with a saline soak, though you can clean it more often as needed. If it gets crusty, for instance, go ahead and carefully clean it again.
Technically, you need to keep cleaning it forever, but, once it’s fully healed, you can clean it less often. You can also switch to plain water cleanings, instead of saline.
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Crusting is totally normal in the first 1 to 2 weeks. After that, any crusting will probably be less crust and more, well, boogers.
You can gently remove any built-up crust using plain warm water and a clean piece of gauze. You can also try gently soaking the area to help loosen up crusting.
Gently pat the area dry afterward with a paper towel, if you’re still healing. If you’re fully healed, a clean towel is fine.
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Once you’re fully healed, you can remove your jewelry and either wash it with soap and warm water or set it in boiling water to sanitize it.
Make sure your hands are clean before you put it back in. You’ll also want to make sure the jewelry is thoroughly rinsed, dry, and cooled. (Septum burn? Ouch.)
Septum piercings generally heal faster than other nose piercings. They typically take around 2 months to heal. That said, everyone’s different. Some people won’t fully heal for 8 months or longer.
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Improper aftercare, poor health, and low quality jewelry can slow the healing process. So can anything that irritates the skin, like getting a sunburn, playing with your jewelry, or blowing your nose a lot.
It’s also important to watch for signs of rejection. Piercing rejection happens when your body treats the jewelry as a foreign substance and tries to push it out.
First, getting pierced by a reputable piercing professional can help you avoid injury and complications. Ask friends for referrals, or find one through the Association of Professional Piercers (APP).
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Once you’ve got your septum piercing, it’s important to be super careful with it as it’s healing — but don’t stop once it heals. Stay mindful of your piercing afterward to help you avoid accidentally snagging it or ripping it out.
You can absolutely still do all of these with a septum piercing, of course. Just take a little extra care around the piercing site.
Learning how to clean your septum piercing properly is important for preventing infection as it heals. But proper cleaning can also help keep your piercing healthy for the long haul.
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