Nose Screws - One Option To Think About At The Piercing Shop

The nose screw is really compact jewelery that's normally made out of twisted metal and can go through an already pierced hole that may be on either side of the nose. It is frequently worn by women of nearly every age.

Nose screws are usually embedded with jewels or other ornamentations to make them look all the more alluring.

Although initially it may be a daunting task for beginners to insert it the nose, a piercing technician may easily show the insertion and the removal technique of this fashion wear.

1. DESCRIPTION OF NOSE SCREW

A nose screw is one of various types of jewelery used for piercing of the nose. While one side of the jewelery is a ball embedded with some finial or jewels, the opposite end is tapered that will help the lead end to make way through the piercing. It is crucial that this jewelery must be composed of hypo-allergenic material such as gold, sterling silver, platinum, surgical grade stainless-steel or even of glass.

2. VARIOUS TYPES OF NOSE SCREWS

Generally these screws are available in three unique styles. The most common of this jewelery type is the straight one, that is mostly referred to as a small piece of metal which is of an "L" bent. However, although not so common today, it can also be found in semi-curved "C" shapes like that of a corkscrew, composing of both right and left bends.

3. SIZING OF THE NOSE SCREW

Nose screws may be of various sizes. It might be sometimes custom made or found easy to find in the jewelery shops in various thicknesses or gauges which typically varies from 13-21 gauge and from top to bottom it is commonly 4-9 mm, in its length.

4. HISTORY OF THE NOSE SCREW

Piercing of the nose has remained a part of ornamentation of the face ever since the ancient times. It is an aged custom and it has often been seen with both men and women in the ancient days in the African countries and particularly for women in India. The act of nose piercing has additionally been seen with the Biblical characters as old as 2nd century BC.

On the other hand with the arrival of the modern-day hippie lifestyle, nose piercing grew to be very fashionable in the Western countries throughout the 1960's and has still continued to be in style with nearly all fashionable European women nowadays.

5. FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Nose piercing is usually completed with a piercing gun or by making use of a sterilized surgical needle. The act of piercing is usually completed with assistance from qualified professionals to make the nose piercing precise and also painless. Once the piercing is completed, the piercer inserts the nose screw which is not swapped out before the piercing in the nose has got itself healed. For once it is removed while the piercing is still raw; it becomes tough to get back the nose screws down through the pierced hole once again. It generally takes around three to four days to get the nose healed and back in its shape.

These kinds of piercings might not exactly appeal to you, however with this information you will certainly be in the position to decide if this is what you desire to get when you step into the piercing shop.


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BONUS: A short article further examining nose screws has been written by Christine Crotts. This is just one of many articles about piercing and tattoos that Christine has written, including how to design your own tattoo.