Having made your decision to wear pierced body jewelry, taken the time to select the type and style you want, and spent the money to purchase your piece of jewelry, you naturally expect to be able to wear your new earring, nose ring, tongue ring, nipple ring etc. Follow the practical tips below to enjoy your chosen pieces For as long as you care to or-of body jewelry permanently. * You should always take into consideration the effect that your body piercing will have. s Consider whether you will be bothered by how others see you. It's your choice to wear body jewelry. But if it's visible and you think your employer may not approve, make sure your decoration can be easily removed when appropriate. * Have your body piercings done by professionals. Ascertain that your physical and mental wellness are not endangered. Infectious disease such as HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis can easily be spread through the use of unclean syringes and surgical instruments. It is important to ensure that your immunizations for both Tetanus and Hepatitis are current, and also, remember its ok to ask questions. * Remember that there is no difference between a new body piercing and a puncture wound , keep your piercing clean. Pierced hole infections are very common in fresh piercings, and mean that you won't be able to wear and enjoy your new body jewelry for long. If you have facial piercings it is recommended that you do not wear makeup during the first several days to a week. * Certain metals should never be used in fresh body piercings. The greater the amount of nickel body jewelry contains, the greater the allergen risk. Using nickel, which is not biocompatible, in pierced body jewelry may cause difficult healing and sensitivity issues. It's important to avoid these following metals when purchasing your first piece of body jewelry. - Bronze and Brass; varied alloys were employed in use and more often than not caused skin irritations which were painful, and also potentially serious infections. - Cadmium and chromium are both toxic and may be absorbed by your body. - Copper too may produce an adverse skin reaction. - Gold Plated pierced body jewelry is a particularly bad choice because you pay a little extra for the gold plating, which will eventually rub off to expose the underlying metal. - Pewter; many pewter alloys contain lead and could expose you to lead poisoning. - Tin contains small amounts of lead. - A common cause of an allergic reaction when it comes to jewelry is the use of Nickel. This metal in an inexpensive filler in most fashion jewelry, and when considering body piercing, you should opt for a choice that is Nickel free. In quite a few countries in Europe, it is not legal to sell pierced jewelery which has more than 0.nickel 5% - With a 0 rating for Sterling silverThis body jewelry is 925% real silver, so be cautioned that some contents may be other possible skin irritant metals. All silver oxidizes when it contacts body tissues, fluids and air. Silver is also a soft metal that can easily be nicked or scratched, and bacteria could grow in these nicks. Silver body jewelry is perfectly safe to wear in healed piercings. - Gold: You maybe amazed to know that gold is not used for body jewelry in the initial piercing. Even though it is correct that higher, more desirable grades of gold, 24 and 18 karat, contain less nickel, it is also a fact that the higher the karat count of gold, the softer the metal. The softness of high karat gold means that it is prone to bumps and dents and bacteria can breed in these imperfections. Please note that many 14-karat gold based alloys do contain traces of silver, copper, brass, and zinc and sometimes nickel the safer route would be to not buy gold jewelry for the first body piercing. * It is recommended that your body jewelry is made out of a more expensive metal. The following metals are recommended: - Surgical-quality Stainless Steel; this relates to surgically implant grades 316L or 316LVM and it is probably the most widely used metal for pierced body jewelry. Nevertheless, many people do have allergic reactions to SSS, and some Europeans countries have actually prohibited its use for new piercings. - Niobium is quite a bit costlier than SSS as well as more durable. It is ideal for those who are greatly sensitive to metals and for your initial body piercing jewelry. It comes in gray or colorful anodized finishes. - A very high-grade metal with a less than, (titanium is)05% nickel content. It is strong and cannot be scratched or dented. One of the most expensive metals used for body jewelry is Titanium. The process of being anodized means that it will come in a number of different colors. If you are hypersensitive to SSS and Niobium and if your pocketbook permits it, then you should choose titanium for your first piece of body jewelry. Keeping the above pointers in mind when you buy your first body jewelry will help you select the perfect piece.
Please Rate this Article 5 out of 54 out of 53 out of 52 out of 51 out of 5
Not yet Rated
