Now that you have a septum piercing, you probably want to know how to best care for it. Fortunately, a septum piercing is usually not a difficult piercing, and you won't have much work to do during the healing period. Which aftercare products are suitable for your septum piercing, and how do you best clean it? Read all about it in this blog!
Aftercare products for a septum piercing
As a basis, it is fine to occasionally clean the septum piercing in the shower, and otherwise leave it alone. This works well, especially for the first few days. Over time, it can be nice to also care for your septum piercing with a ready-made saline solution for piercings, a homemade warm saline solution or additionally use a disinfectant aftercare.
A saline spray is very nice when healing your septum piercing, because this saline solution not only gently cleanses, but also helps keep your nasal passages clean. Blowing your nose can be sensitive at first. By additionally using a saline spray, you keep your nasal passages hydrated and you also rinse away other impurities around your piercing. After using the saline solution, rinse with clean water, and your piercing is well cared for! You can then wipe the edges of your piercing and the septum jewelry itself with a sterile gauze.
You can also make a warm saline solution yourself with which you can clean your septum piercing and the jewelry. You can apply the saline solution with a gauze, or - if you are very brave - hang the tip of your nose in a bowl of saline solution. Here too, rinse with clean water and carefully pat your piercing and jewelry dry with a clean gauze.
Is your piercing a bit irritated or are you more susceptible to infections? Then you can use a disinfectant spray (temporarily). When your irritation has disappeared again, you can switch to cleaning with saline solution only or rinsing with warm water.
Septum funk! In other words: the dreaded smelly septum
Almost every septum piercing wearer has experienced it at some point: a smelly septum piercing. Don't worry, this is completely normal and also harmless. Especially during healing, you can sometimes smell an unpleasant odor. And you can't really avoid it, the septum piercing is of course also in an ideal place to sniff all those smelly odors. The odor is caused by a combination of wound fluid, skin flakes and body fluids (snot!) that remain in and around your piercing. The solution is very simple, because regular cleaning helps! So keep to your aftercare routine with the remedies mentioned above, and you probably won't have too much trouble with it.
An absolute pro-tip for septum piercing wearers is Fix - Piercing Recovery Serum. We have developed and improved this oil ourselves over the years and is perfect for the healing of your septum piercing but also for the care afterwards. Fix has a lovely, spicy scent and a little bit will help you get rid of your piercing funk. Our Piercing Deo is also ideal for caring for your septum piercing, especially if your piercing is a bit older. It also helps against dry spots at the bottom of your nose, so ideal in somewhat inclement weather conditions.
Cleaning septum jewelry
The jewelry for your septum piercing can also use a cleaning every now and then. Usually your jewelry will clean itself when you clean your septum piercing. Every now and then it can be nice to exchange your septum jewelry for a fresh piece of jewelry, and to clean your other jewelry extra well. To do this, place your septum ring, septum bar or other septum jewelry in a bowl of lukewarm water with some mild soap and clean the jewelry. A soft toothbrush can be useful. Rinse and dry and your septum jewelry is ready!
In this blog post we have already given many suggestions for aftercare products for your septum piercing. But, of course, we have much more piercing aftercare in our shop! View our complete range of piercing soap and piercing aftercare online. Do you have any questions about keeping your septum piercing clean or about piercing aftercare? Feel free to ask them via info@alloverpiercings.nl or Whatsapp us on: 0640494149
Aftercare products for a septum piercing
As a basis, it is fine to occasionally clean the septum piercing in the shower, and otherwise leave it alone. This works well, especially for the first few days. Over time, it can be nice to also care for your septum piercing with a ready-made saline solution for piercings, a homemade warm saline solution or additionally use a disinfectant aftercare.
A saline spray is very nice when healing your septum piercing, because this saline solution not only gently cleanses, but also helps keep your nasal passages clean. Blowing your nose can be sensitive at first. By additionally using a saline spray, you keep your nasal passages hydrated and you also rinse away other impurities around your piercing. After using the saline solution, rinse with clean water, and your piercing is well cared for! You can then wipe the edges of your piercing and the septum jewelry itself with a sterile gauze.
You can also make a warm saline solution yourself with which you can clean your septum piercing and the jewelry. You can apply the saline solution with a gauze, or - if you are very brave - hang the tip of your nose in a bowl of saline solution. Here too, rinse with clean water and carefully pat your piercing and jewelry dry with a clean gauze.
Is your piercing a bit irritated or are you more susceptible to infections? Then you can use a disinfectant spray (temporarily). When your irritation has disappeared again, you can switch to cleaning with saline solution only or rinsing with warm water.
Septum funk! In other words: the dreaded smelly septum
Almost every septum piercing wearer has experienced it at some point: a smelly septum piercing. Don't worry, this is completely normal and also harmless. Especially during healing, you can sometimes smell an unpleasant odor. And you can't really avoid it, the septum piercing is of course also in an ideal place to sniff all those smelly odors. The odor is caused by a combination of wound fluid, skin flakes and body fluids (snot!) that remain in and around your piercing. The solution is very simple, because regular cleaning helps! So keep to your aftercare routine with the remedies mentioned above, and you probably won't have too much trouble with it.
An absolute pro-tip for septum piercing wearers is Fix - Piercing Recovery Serum. We have developed and improved this oil ourselves over the years and is perfect for the healing of your septum piercing but also for the care afterwards. Fix has a lovely, spicy scent and a little bit will help you get rid of your piercing funk. Our Piercing Deo is also ideal for caring for your septum piercing, especially if your piercing is a bit older. It also helps against dry spots at the bottom of your nose, so ideal in somewhat inclement weather conditions.
Cleaning septum jewelry
The jewelry for your septum piercing can also use a cleaning every now and then. Usually your jewelry will clean itself when you clean your septum piercing. Every now and then it can be nice to exchange your septum jewelry for a fresh piece of jewelry, and to clean your other jewelry extra well. To do this, place your septum ring, septum bar or other septum jewelry in a bowl of lukewarm water with some mild soap and clean the jewelry. A soft toothbrush can be useful. Rinse and dry and your septum jewelry is ready!
In this blog post we have already given many suggestions for aftercare products for your septum piercing. But, of course, we have much more piercing aftercare in our shop! View our complete range of piercing soap and piercing aftercare online. Do you have any questions about keeping your septum piercing clean or about piercing aftercare? Feel free to ask them via info@alloverpiercings.nl or Whatsapp us on: 0640494149
