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Summary: Learn about piercing jewelry to use when getting pierced in this free body piercing video, including tips on hygiene and infection.
Rick Wyckoff has been a tattoo artist for more than 16 years and has owned four tattoo shops in Arizona, concentrating in central Arizona for more than 11 years. He is currently at his...read more
" Hi! My name is Rick Wyckoff. You can check out our website at avatartat2.com. I’m here on behalf of expertvillage.com talking about different kinds of jewelry to get pierced with. The most common type of jewelry that people get pierced with these days is stainless steel. The implant grade 316 L is really the only appropriate type of stainless steel to get pierced with, but there are even better materials. Sometimes people do have a reaction to the minuscule amount of nickel that’s present in stainless steel. Most people who have metal allergies are allergic to the nickel. In any sort of metal alloy, nickel is probably the most common component of any alloy; gold or silver or anything like that. This omega Pyrex is becoming a more substitute for the stainless steel, simply because it’s an inert substance. The silica that this Pyrex is made out of, your body can’t recognize it as anything foreign because it is a component of your connective tissue. Also, it’s totally non poorest and it has completely smooth surface so it really promotes new cell development on the interior of the piercing and your immune system doesn’t react to it all. A lot of times for concealing piercings for jobs etc. people will resort to different kinds of plastic, clear plastic jewelry. This particular retainer is acrylic. It might be used for something like a navel piercing. It has a little flat spot on the top and a slender back end to it, and a tiny clear grommet on the end of it is what holds it in place."
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