Body piercing jewellery

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Body piercing jewellery is jewellery manufactured specifically for use in body piercing.

Originally, hardly any other jewellery than circular earrings were used in modern Western body piercing. As the body piercing became more of a fashion, a vast amount of specially crafted jewellery became available. Common types of body jewellery now include barbells, captive bead rings, labrets, navel rings, plugs, spirals, and many more. Materials used for production have grown from traditional gold and silver to widespread use of surgical steel as well as titanium, niobium, glass, several kinds of plastics (PTFE, tygon, bioplast, nylon), wood, horn, amber, stone, bamboo, silicone, fossilized ivories, tusks and other bones, and even porcelain. With so many different materials being used, body jewellery can be of some very unique designs.

Gallery

  • Variety of body piercing jewellery

  • 14K gold barbells in front of 24K gold for color comparison

  • Belly button ring that snaps closed

  • A labret (pronounced with a strong "T") stud is commonly used for piercings through the cheek, such as labret piercings, madonna piercings, monroe piercings, and dimple piercings. It can also be used for other piercings, such as tragus or conchs, just to name a few. Shown with external screw threads

  • Hand carved tusks made out of horn, these are normally worn in nasal septum piercings

  • Ear Spirals made out of glass

  • Nipple shields are attached to barbells when worn

  • Circular Barbell, Barbell, Ball Closure Ring and Curved Barbell

See also

References

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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Piercing jewelry.

    Association of Professional Piercers Gorilla Glass Body Jewelry Industrial Strength Body Jewelry Pierced Edge - Sterilized Body Jewelry


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