Just a heads up…

I went to a popular chain in Canada(and maybe the USA?) called Merle Norman to get my nose pierced earlier in the week. The place itself is fine, they do hair nails and piercings, in separate rooms. I got the piercing done and everything went fine, but then when talking about aftercare, the piercer told me NOT to use salt water because it would dry out the piercing and cause irritation and instead she tried to sell me alcohol based “aftercare” garbage. It left me to wonder how someone who is employed to pierce people for a living actually shunned salt water… 

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  1. chinitagzzz said: shouldn’t have even gotten it done with a gun anyways.
  2. fleurdecouture reblogged this from myxoskeleton and added:
    they also pierce with a gun as opposed to a needle and they’re not trained they’re on par with claires which is...
  3. divine-destiny said: LOL I WOULD NEVER GET PIERCED SOMEWERE THAT DOES HAIR AND NAILS IN THE SAME BUILDIN YOU STUPID
  4. riseabovedemise said: Oh wow. I got my nose pierced and used a purified salt water spray to clean the piercing and it healed just fine. Just make sure you change it out a month or two later or when you know it’s fully healed or it will give you problems!
  5. bowloftacos reblogged this from awfulmodifications and added:
    lol this is why you don’t go to the mall for piercings.
  6. lishalovespenguins reblogged this from awfulmodifications and added:
    Salt Water has always caused the skin around my piercings to dry and get irritated. It’s actually caused infections to...
  7. cantankerousness said: My piercer, very well known with years of experience, tells me to use warm water and the occasional clean with salt water as it is very drying. But said if it seems irritated to up the use of salt water.
  8. rats-in-the-walls reblogged this from awfulmodifications and added:
    Well the people that work in chain businesses like this are pretty much appealing to the lowest common denominator and...
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