Surgical stainless steel = the best. It is hypo-allergenic & commonly available.
“Make sure you use the type of jewelry designed for your piercing site. Only use nonallergenic jewelry. Surgical stainless steel, gold, platinum, niobium, and titanium are the only types of jewelry you should use in a new piercing.”http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-t…
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zoelikes November 4, 2009
5:09 am
Definitely high-grade surgical steel to start. It’s non-porous so your fresh piercing won’t “stick” to it. Also, unlike gold and silver it doesn’t cause allergic reactions.
Niobium and titanium would be your other choice as they can also be safely autoclaved and if of high-quality rarely cause allergic reactions either. However, titanium will most likely be more expensive and if choosing niobium you will have a lot fewer choices as it’s more difficult to produce.
cherrybo… November 4, 2009
5:19 am
well gold is the best but also remember some people get something like an allergic reaction by wearing fake (i.e, crusty ears, puss, swollen, red etc). so i suggest go with gold and once your ears are recovered try w/e you want.
Treadsto November 4, 2009
5:45 am
Surgical steel is best for piercings. It’s considered hypo-allergenic.
lisanna_ November 4, 2009
6:17 am
GOLD for sure, it’s the puerest metal.
Ash November 4, 2009
6:52 am
I would think that it would be best to use surgical steel. This coming from the fact that doctors use it for surgery, so why not use exactly what a doctor would use on a patient,its kind of the same same situation isn’t it?
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Surgical stainless steel = the best. It is hypo-allergenic & commonly available.
“Make sure you use the type of jewelry designed for your piercing site. Only use nonallergenic jewelry. Surgical stainless steel, gold, platinum, niobium, and titanium are the only types of jewelry you should use in a new piercing.”http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-t…
Other Source: http://www.happynews.com/living/bodyart/…
Definitely high-grade surgical steel to start. It’s non-porous so your fresh piercing won’t “stick” to it. Also, unlike gold and silver it doesn’t cause allergic reactions.
Niobium and titanium would be your other choice as they can also be safely autoclaved and if of high-quality rarely cause allergic reactions either. However, titanium will most likely be more expensive and if choosing niobium you will have a lot fewer choices as it’s more difficult to produce.
well gold is the best but also remember some people get something like an allergic reaction by wearing fake (i.e, crusty ears, puss, swollen, red etc). so i suggest go with gold and once your ears are recovered try w/e you want.
Surgical steel is best for piercings. It’s considered hypo-allergenic.
GOLD for sure, it’s the puerest metal.
I would think that it would be best to use surgical steel. This coming from the fact that doctors use it for surgery, so why not use exactly what a doctor would use on a patient,its kind of the same same situation isn’t it?