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Things to Know before You change Jewelry
New jewelry should be surgical stainless steel or 14k or 18k
gold. If you know that you tolerate niobium or titanium
well, you might start with that. See what you piercing
professional recommend. Sterling silver is better saved for
established piercing that don’t get irritated by the high
rate of tarnish. For washing around the piercing, use a
natural soap without dyes, perfumes or heavy anti-bacterial.
These can all irritate the new piercing, as can
over-cleaning the piercing. You will want to rinse the
piercing with something like anti-bacterial rinse once a
day, or apply a light dab of triple antibiotic ointment (if
you are not allergic to it) to keep the ring lubricated and
moving freely.
Aftercare and Changing Jewelry
 Piercing
heal from the outside in, so what your nose is doing is
growing a tunnel from the two sides of your nostril to
surround the new jewelry. The surfaces can look healed
whereas the inside areas might not be healed totally
together, so don’t rush to change into new jewelry for the
first two months or so. Once healed, some people switch the
ring to a stud, or switch to a smaller, snugger ring than
what they started with. A popular jewelry style is the
nostril screw, an Indian-style where the short post ends in
a half curl to hold it in place. Some people even find they
can wear a conventional earring style post in their nostril
and it will stay in place without a backing. This will
depend on how “tight” your piercing and the jewelry fit.
Beware; you can loose backless studs when you sneeze!
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