Nose piercings and riding...

My ears had a bad reaction to piercings... do you think the same thing would happen to my nose?

Probably not, I think the reason my nose did that is because she basically had to re-pierce about 8 times in one sitting and was screwing around with the hole a lot trying to get the piercing in..

What happened with your ears though? Are you possibly allergic to certain metals? If that's the case, just get a plastic nose piercing - they are easier to pierce with, cheaper and usually safe for sensitive bodies.

I tried basically every metal out there.

Are the plastic ones cute at least? Haha

I don't think you can pierce with plastic. It isn't as sterile, and it won't clean as well. I'll ask my roomie, she's a tattoo artist and does piercings, but I'm pretty sure they have to use a metal.

As far as shows, once it's healed, you can get a clear plastic or glass [you can have glass in the beginning, I know that much] so you can't see it. It shouldn't be a problem.

^ That would be really interesting to find out, because most people I know got theirs pierced with plastic. Then again, it may not be generic plastic, probably something a little different.

I'll ask her when she gets home. Plastic holds bacteria unlike glass or metal. That's my understanding of it.
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Mine didn't hurt that bad. Made my eyes water and my nose bleed a little bit but nothing terrible. I have no idea bout the glass, plastic metal stuff, but I do know that I prefer the L shaped studs because the straight ones fall out easy and the curved ones are harder to get in and out.

The plastic ones are the ones you see that have a jewel on the outside.

Yeah, plastic is a no-go. It holds bacteria and the piercing will heal into it. You can use glass or metal until it heals, then use plastic.
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Yikes, that's quite scary considering the place I went not only suggested using the plastic but they're a very reputable place...