Traditions and cultures all over the world give different kind of significance in wearing body piercing. Nose piercing, most particularly, septum piercings, have great importance in Asian, African, Australian Aboriginal, and Native American cultures. Today, body jewelry enthusiasts continues the enigmatic beauty of wearing piercings by embracing individuality by standing out amidst the conventional ground of beauty. People in all walks of life now choose to wear body jewelry pushing the further development and evolution of the piercing industry.
Septum piercings are believed to have been worn as early as 4,000 years ago in the Middle East. The Bible even mentions a nose ring when Rebekah, wife of Isaac, received one as a bridal gift. Other cultures where wearing nose piercing plays more than mere body decorations include Hindu traditions in which women wear piercings to signify whether they are married or unmarried, and are also believed to help with childbirth and ease the pain of menstruation. Many people believe that the tradition of wearing nose rings instead of their finger counterparts to signify a woman’s marital status is based on the fact that septum piercings are easier to see and not easy to take off, ensuring a wife’s fidelity and faithfulness to her husband.
Nose jewelry are still popular today and recently, an innovation on the classic septum ring is gaining in popularity. Known as a septum clicker, this body piercing jewelry offers an improved design which makes it easier to wear on and off compared to horseshoe rings or curved barbells. Unlike curved barbells that have a threaded end and a removable bead, septum clickers are more convenient and more comfortable to wear due to its unibody design. Because there are no removable parts that can get lost or threads that can irritate, septum clickers are becoming more popular as they become more widely available today.
Innovated for modern piercing enthusiasts, there are a different array of available designs that include classic plain surgical steel and gem studded pieces, among other styles, plus a wide range of sizes or gauges for personal preference and comfort fit. Some people like the convenience and ease of wearing septum clickers that many use it as piercing in different parts of the body. Many photos in various blogs and forums show people wearer septum clickers as cartilage jewelry in the ears, some particularly like to wear it as helix, conch, and daith piercing. Due to the wide range of available gauges, people are becoming creative with how they wear septum clickers.
Septum piercings, just like any type of body piercing, can be painful and takes a bit of time to fully heal. An average of three to four months are needed to ensure that the piercing is close. Initial jewelry can sometime be replaced as soon as two weeks if desired, though this can be a case to case basis. If the piercing is still fresh and too painful, it would be better to wait it out. Septum clickers are not considered to be a good jewelry for fresh piercing but when fully healed, the clickers can look really great and easy to wear. It can also be fun to combine with other nose piercing like nostril and bridge to create a stunning effect.
Body piercing has come a long way. From the various ways the body can be pierced up to the innovations and vast availability of body jewelry in the market today, it seems the practice of modifying the body is far from getting forgotten. Though many may still cringed at the sight of small metals, studs, or gems protruding from various cartilages or piece of flesh, body piercing is steadily becoming as ordinary as any fashion style in the street today. Whether it is a sign of improvement or a decline in culture, the good thing is that beauty will always be in the eye of the beholder.