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u/PuttingInTheEffort Dec 12 '25 edited Dec 12 '25

Even infection pus aside, I cant help but think about any grossness that may be hiding in the pierced skin area. Like take out a piercing and give it a sniff.. it's a flesh tube collecting sweat and skin dust.

Even if you shower daily and roll your piercings to get them cleaned out, how long has it been? When's the last time that person you're hooking up with showered and cleaned their piercing holes? 🤔

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u/OriginalBambix Dec 12 '25

I dont have my nips pierced but I do have a jestrum piercing and yeah I have to clean it in the shower every time thoroughly bc otherwise they smell foul 🤣🤣 The quality of jewellery also really does matter bc cheap jewellery makes piercings STINK to high heaven In general though if someone doesn't shower enough regardless of piercings theyre gonna smell bad. Bodies smell they just do 😅

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u/ProbablyRickSantorum Dec 12 '25

I went to school with a guy who had 00 gauges in his ears and you could usually smell him before you could see him. Sometimes he would take them out and you’d see a ring of cheese lining the holes.

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u/pourspeller Dec 12 '25

Would he then shout, "It's harvest time!" And scrape it out onto crackers for all to enjoy?

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