That is the simple answer. Non Piercing Body Jewelry is like other mainstream jewelry styles - how you wear it, and what you wear it with, determines how other people see it. A simple, medium-sized cross necklace is the perfect example: if you dress demurely, the cross will look innocent; but that same cross can look devilish if worn with a goth outfit; put it on a rapper, or a nun, or even Mr T, and it has a different look each time.

All piercings above the neck must be a minimum of 1mm and below the neck must be 1.6mm. Piercing jewelry must be made of Platinum, Palladium, 316L Grade Stainless Steel, or 24ct & 18ct Gold. Silver should never be used as it oxidizes in the wound and can cause allergic reactions. Surgical Steel rings must be highly polished and must have been passivated, which is an acid cleaning process.

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If your nose piercing is too swollen to get the earring backing back on, then that in itself is the source of your problem. The piercing gun is widely used in mall and department stores - and professional piercing artists want to see it BANNED. Why? Find out why the gun is so dangerous and how the needle compares. See what others thought of their piercing experience. Read their personal thoughts on the process, pain, and healing.

YES. Piercing needles are brand new and autoclaved also. So is the body jewelry used in a new piercing.

If you've stretched a piercing but want it to shrink back, there are a few things to consider to figure out whether or not that is possible.

Stretching a piercing is a process that requires patience, especially if you goals are lofty. Ideally, if you wait a reasonable amount of time in between stretches and listen to the limits your body sets on what can be comfortably done, stretching feels like a mild stinging or burning sensation. Yes, you can force jewelry in fast and get your piercing to be many times its original size quickly, but we have seen the negative results of this time and again.

Yes, but it will take an investment in tools and supplies. To be perfectly honest, it would be cheaper to just buy. Don't consider making your own jewelry unless you're doing it because you enjoy it. To make body piercing jewelry you will need first of all access to high quality materials -- even very slight deviations in the grade of stainless steel for example can have a monstrous effect on reactions.

Our top dangle styles, except the Reverse-style dangling blue topaz belly rings, are internally threaded. All of our other styles are externally threaded. Externally threaded body jewelry is stronger and the bars are solid. Internally threaded body jewelry does not have any threads on the outside of the bar. Because the threads are on the inside, it does less damage to a piercing when the jewelry is being changed. Each type of threading has its advantages.

All of our other styles are externally threaded. Externally threaded body jewelry is stronger. Externally threaded body jewelry has threads on the bar. Internally threaded body jewelry does not have any threads on the outside of the bar the threads are in the ball. Because the threads are on the inside, it does less damage to a piercing when the jewelry is being changed. Each type of threading has its advantages. If you require an internally threaded bar we can create one upon request.

No. We cannot use jewelry bought at the mall or discount stores because it can be of a lower grade metal that can affect healing or cause irritation after the piercing has healed. Back to top

The rate at which your body piercing heals varies greatly from person to person. Some piercings can take up to a year to heal properly. Even after the piercing has healed, reinsertion can be difficult and sometimes impossible. You should not change your body jewelry during the initial healing period. The initial piercing healing time is usually about 2-5 months. Be sure to always wear appropriate jewelry in your piercings, even when fully healed.

Not all piercings are suitable for all ages and the minimum age varies depending on the piercing, please call for more details. If you are under 18 years old, state law requires that a parent be present. For us to verify that you are the child of the parent you must bring: Photo ID for the parent, birth certificate of the child, plus a school ID, photo ID, drivers license, or school yearbook for the child.

Sleepers and earrings are designed for ear lobes, they aren't even good to put in your ear until they are healed. Sleepers are very thin and can cause migration if they are used for body piercing, this acts just like an old fashioned cheese-cutter. The thin jewelry tears at the flesh like a wire and cuts through the flesh like cheese causing the piercing to migrate or grow out, this will cause inflammation and eventually infection.

A risk of HIV transmission does exist if instruments contaminated with blood are either not sterilized or disinfected or are used inappropriately between clients. CDC recommends that instruments that are intended to penetrate the skin be used once, then disposed of or thoroughly cleaned and sterilized.

Applied by self, unlicensed individual or a facility outside the state of Texas: One year from date of application. Applied by self, unlicensed individual or a facility outside the state of Texas: One year from date of application. Applied by self, unlicensed individual or a facility outside the state of Texas: One year from date of application. Applied by self, unlicensed individual or a facility outside the state of Texas: One year from date of application.

In order to establish the actual size of your piercing, we strongly recommend that you contact your piercer to get an accurate measurement for your body piercing jewelry. If you are unable to contact your piercer please refer to our measuring charts below to help determine the size you need. Please note that as we can not accept returned jewelry it is advisable to do what you can to get the correct measurements before you place the order.

If you’ve gotten a piercing in a licensed facility where sterile or single-use equipment was used, you CAN donate. There is no waiting/deferral period. If you have gotten a tattoo, we ask that you wait one year to donate from the date of your tattoo.

The Ear Piercing Gun requires no training, experience or skill to use. It is dangerous if used to pierce anything but the Ear lobes. Body piercing must be done using Aseptic or "Sterile" technique, this is a medical method devised to reduce the chance of infection and transmission of deadly pathogens i.e. AIDS and Hepatitis. Aseptic technique requires that the piercing be performed in a purpose-built enclosed room.

Body piercings have to be kept clean in order to guard against infection. If you feel that your piercing has become infected, apply Neosporin to the piercing with a q-tip twice a day. If it remains infected, have a professional remove the jewelry until the piercing heals. Please click on the Peirced Body Jewelry Care link below for more information.

There is no legal age limit for Body Pericing (however, there are a different set of rules for genital peircing), though as a professional studio we do try to set our own moral standards.

We Guarantee that we only sell BRAND NEW NEVER USED - highest quality body jewelry from the BEST jewelry manufactures in the world, or that we can make our selves.

Yes, we have a very nice selection. You can also special order from any of our catalogs. You need to pay 1/2 down at the time of order and the other 1/2 when your jewelry is in stock.

Making hooks from scratch is a difficult task that requires many of the same skills and tools required making body jewelry. However, the metals used in body jewelry are quite soft and the hooks you make will take less force to straighten than the tempered steel used in mass manufactured hooks. For most, the easiest route is to purchase stainless steel fishhooks and grind off the barbs.

Even after your piercing is completely healed, it will take some time before the new skin inside the piercing will be ready for daily removal. From the moment you remove your jewelry, your piercing begins to shrink, and how long it can stay out will have to be experimental on your part. Never force your jewelry back in if it doesn't want to go. Come see a professional re-insert the jewelry.

Unfortunately, no. Since we use only titanium jewelry for initial piercings, we will not use any jewelry for a piercing that we cannot guarantee the quality of. It is impossible to tell the quality of the jewelry or what metal it contains by looking at it. Even if the person who sold you the jewelry originally told you it was titanium, we cannot guarantee this to be true.