All body jewelry is not the same. There is good and bad jewelry out there.
| Jewelry placed in new piercings must be made of one of the following materials: |
| * Surgical Implant Stainless Steel, CrNMo 316LVM, ASTM F-138 ** |
| * Surgical Implant Stainless Steel, CrNMo 316LVM, ASTM F-138 ** |
| * Surgical Implant grades of Titanium, including Ti6A4V ELI, ASTM F-136 *** |
| * Niobium (Nb) |
| * Solid 14 karat or higher white or yellow nickel-free gold |
| * Solid platinum |
| * A dense low porosity plastic such as Tygon or PTFE |
| * Must be free of nicks, scratches, burrs, and polishing compounds. |
| * Threaded jewelry for initial piercings must have internal tapping (no threads on posts) |
| * Rounded ends on rings. |
** American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Specification for Wrought 18 Chromium-14 Nickel-2.5
Molybdenum Stainless Steel Bar and Wire for Surgical Implants (UNS S31673)
*** American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Specification for Wrought Titanium-6 Aluminum-4 Vanadium
ELI (Extra Low Interstitial) alloy (UNSR56401) for Surgical Implant Application
The following Jewelry companies make Body Jewelry that we trust and love.
Anatometal
Body Circle Designs
Body Gems
Body Vision
Custom Steel
Esoteric Body
Glasswear Studios
Gorilla Glass
Industrial Strength
Kaos Softwear
Little 7
Love On The Rocks
NeoMetal
Organic
Spiritstone Productions
Steel Skin
Tattooed Kingpin
Tawapa
