Body jewelry: things to learn for the new customer
What kind of body jewelry you can think of, if you are going for the body piercing? You body is already unique but you can put anything more to give an interesting look to your body. However, your body can get irritation from any material you have put them on. If you get any irritation, please discard that body jewelry and avoid the same type of material/ metal from other piece.
The body jewelry is mostly made by various types of metal. You can choose and check for the material that your body did not react too. Many people are sensitive to small amount of metal inside your jewelry. The small amount of metal can turn your skin color into unusual color like green or black. Please check this symptom when you have put the new jewelry piece on.
The body jewelry can be made from sterling silver, nickel, gold or silver. But for the new body piercing customer, recommended metals for body jewelry are Stainless steel, Titanium, Niobium and Tygon.
Stainless steels have many types based on its quality. The type for surgery equipment and body implant (316L and 316LVM) is suggested for jewelry and body piercings. The quality of this stainless steel type is durable and not reacts with body fluids. This is a great new for your body. Also, stainless steel does not contain nickel which can be use for nickel-sensitive person.
Titanium is another metal that recommended for your body jewelry. However, titanium is quite expensive but it will last for long. However, titanium jewelry might contaminate with nickel which again, can cost allergy to nickel-sensitive person. If you want to go with titanium body jewelry, try it on first to see whether your body has reacts with this metal type or not. You can also go with many colors of titanium for your jewelry pieces.
Niobium is another recommended metal which can be more expensive than stainless steel but less expensive than titanium. Try to go for 99.9% niobium to avoid the allergy symptom.
Tygon is also suggested for the new body piercing. This material is a surgical plastic which can be use for people who are sensitive to any metals.
The other material you can go for your body jewelry is bone or wood. For the non-metal jewelry, bone and wood jewelry is your great choice to go. However, you should check whether your skin is reacting with these materials or not. There are many designs you can choose from based on these materials, in the same way as metal-based jewelry.
