Nose Piercing

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The Nose or Nostril Piercing Ref: Nose-Pierc
Nostril piercing is a body piercing practice often associated with India. In North of India the outside of the left and in South India the outside of the right nostril is the preferred position of the piercing as this is supposed to make childbirth easier. This is because Ayurvedic medicine associates this location with the female reproductive organs. In India piercings were regarded as a mark of beauty and social standing as well as a Hindu's honor to the god Parvathi the goddess of marriage in the 16th century.

Nose piercing is still popular in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. It also remains popular in Middle Eastern and Arab countries. Pakistani people do this with a small diamond only, not a small hoop.

Nostril piercing has in recent decades become popular amongst the industrialised nations, as have other forms of body piercing. Piercing was introduced by the hippie culture in the 1960s and 70s. Afterwards punks and subsequent youth cultures in the '80s and '90s adopted this sort of piercing. Today, nostril piercing is popular in the U.S., UK, Canada, the Caribbean, Australia and Italy, with piercings being performed on either the left or right nostril.

Both men and women have nostril piercings, although they are much more common among women. Some people have multiple nostril piercings, in either or both nostrils. Popular choices of jewelry for nostril piercings are nose screws , nose bones and ball closure rings.

People usually prefer nose screw as they have tendency to stay put. Comfortable BioFlex Nose Studs are now available either with small jewels or as retainers for comfortable wearing using fully the advantage of flexibility of this medical grade plastic to avoid irritations.

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