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(Created page with "<html><div class="mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr" id="mw-content-text" lang="en"><p>A <b>Septum Retainer</b> is a piece of <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Jewelry" title="Jewelry">jewelry</a> for making a <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Septum_piercing" title="Septum piercing">septum piercing</a> less visible (or not visible at all). The septum retainer was a <a href="/index.php?title=Gauntlet" title="Gauntlet">Gauntlet</a> innovation.<a class="exte...")
 
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<html><div class="mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr" id="mw-content-text" lang="en"><p>A <b>Septum Retainer</b> is a piece of <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Jewelry" title="Jewelry">jewelry</a> for making a <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Septum_piercing" title="Septum piercing">septum piercing</a> less visible (or not visible at all). The septum retainer was a <a href="/index.php?title=Gauntlet" title="Gauntlet">Gauntlet</a> innovation.<a class="external autonumber" href="http://news.bmezine.com/2004/05/18/gauntlets-jewelry-design-legacy-running-the-gauntlet-by-jim-ward/" rel="nofollow">[1]</a>
'''Septum Retainer''' is a piece of [[Jewelry|jewelry]] for making a [[Septum_piercing|septum piercing]] less visible (or not visible at all). The septum retainer was a [[Gauntlet|Gauntlet]] innovation.[http://news.bmezine.com/2004/05/18/gauntlets-jewelry-design-legacy-running-the-gauntlet-by-jim-ward/ 1]
</p><p>There are two general kinds of septum retainers. There are staple-shaped ones that are made of either blackened <a href="/index.php?title=Niobium" title="Niobium">niobium</a> to be less visible or <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Stainless_steel" title="Stainless steel">stainless steel</a> (or occasionally <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Glass" title="Glass">glass</a>). Second, a variety of <a href="/index.php?title=Plug" title="Plug">plugs</a> may also be used as septum retainers. Typically, one would use a single-flare plug with an O-ring groove (also known as a bullet in reference to septum jewelry) or a double-grooved plug with O-rings. Septum wearers at larger gauges may find these plugs to be more practical as they are usually more readily available and may be more comfortable. At larger gauges, staple-shaped retainers may simply become uncomfortable/annoying for some wearers due to the size of the ends that are tucked inside the nostril.
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<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Alternative_Names">Alternative Names</span></h2>
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There are two general kinds of septum retainers. There are staple-shaped ones that are made of either blackened [[Niobium|niobium]] to be less visible or [[Stainless_steel|stainless steel]] (or occasionally [[Glass|glass]]). Second, a variety of [[Plug|plugs]] may also be used as septum retainers. Typically, one would use a single-flare plug with an O-ring groove (also known as a bullet in reference to septum jewelry) or a double-grooved plug with O-rings. Septum wearers at larger gauges may find these plugs to be more practical as they are usually more readily available and may be more comfortable. At larger gauges, staple-shaped retainers may simply become uncomfortable/annoying for some wearers due to the size of the ends that are tucked inside the nostril.


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[[File:Septum-retainers-1.jpg|thumb|Blackened niobium staple, stainless steel staple and stainless steel single-flare/bullet-type with O-ring]]
 
== Alternative Names ==
;Septum Keeper

Latest revision as of 11:16, 17 September 2023

Septum Retainer is a piece of jewelry for making a septum piercing less visible (or not visible at all). The septum retainer was a Gauntlet innovation.1

There are two general kinds of septum retainers. There are staple-shaped ones that are made of either blackened niobium to be less visible or stainless steel (or occasionally glass). Second, a variety of plugs may also be used as septum retainers. Typically, one would use a single-flare plug with an O-ring groove (also known as a bullet in reference to septum jewelry) or a double-grooved plug with O-rings. Septum wearers at larger gauges may find these plugs to be more practical as they are usually more readily available and may be more comfortable. At larger gauges, staple-shaped retainers may simply become uncomfortable/annoying for some wearers due to the size of the ends that are tucked inside the nostril.

Blackened niobium staple, stainless steel staple and stainless steel single-flare/bullet-type with O-ring

Alternative Names

Septum Keeper