My earrings keep tarnishing / rusting over. What kind of jewelry won't do this?
I think most of my earrings are sterling silver, and they keep getting all brown/black and rusty looking! I even splurged on some earrings coated with white gold, but the same thing happened to those earrings. Does anyone know the name of an earring material that will NOT do this? I have two cartilage hoops that I have never taken out, for about 2 years, and they are in perfectly fine condition - no rust, darkening, or anything! I don't know what material they are, though.
I was told titanium was bad for ear piercings?
When I got my cartilage pierced I wanted a titanium stud because it was the cheapest. I was at Piercing Pagoda (I know, not the best idea) and the woman working told me that they didn't pierce cartilage with titanium because it would almost definitely reject. Now I've just done some research on more piercings I want and I'm reading that titanium is one of the best things to pierce any cartilage with. Has anybody else been told this from Piercing Pagoda? I'm thinking she told me this so they would make more money which is completely bs. Or is there any truth behind this? Either way, not going back there again.
Can anyone tell me how much it costs for piercings?
i am going to get me nose and belly pierced but i need to find out how much its going to cost and does anyone know where i can get it done if I'm under the age of sixteen (but i have a parent) and has anyone pierced their nose themselves but then ended up going to get it done professionally??? because i already pierced my nose myself once before by my mom made me take it out and told me to get it done professionally so i was just wondering which hurt more or of they felt the same amount of pain
If someone has had an earlobe piercing and a helix piercing for 5 years, will the holes go away naturally if the earrings are taken out for a month? If not a month, how long would it take?
No, they shouldn't.Piercing holes only close up when put through trauma, such as strectching, irritations, infections or incomplete heals.After 5 years both helix and lobe piercings should remain open unless someone is constantly putting bad jewellery into them and causing them distress.If the holes where left fairly alone after removal of jewellery then it would be a very high chance that small openings still existed and re-inserting jewellery would just be a matter or gently re-stretching the holes to original size.If you are unsure how to do this then check with a piercer. I would just get clean small standard earrings made of steel or titanium(most chemists and piercing shops should have some) and put a small amount of nappy rash lotion of sorbolene cream on the tips and gently push them back in. It may feel sore. And I wouldn't suggest trying this unless you were confident.Otherwise any reputable piercer should be able to do this for you. As long as the conditions mentioned before are all good.
How do I sterilise my earrings?
I bought a new earring for my cartilage piercing after I got the peircer to remove the old one as the back on the barbell was stuck. Their titanium and I was wondering how to sterilise them. I usually just clean my piercing with boiled salt water, would this work with my earring too? We dont have any hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcohol at home as far as my knowledge goes, but there's a chemist down the road, I don't know if they would sell it though. Would placing it in boiled water salt water do the trick? Also I've has it pierced for two months and haven't had the earring in for two hours I'm kinda worried about it closing up, so please answer quickly, Thank you :)
Is it normal for my ear cartilage piercing to get irritated after having it for six months?
Thanks for the A2A. The problem with cartilage piercings is that they're a little finicky in healing. It can take a cartilage piercing anywhere from 4 months to 12 months to heal, sometimes even longer.As said by Paige Lauren , check your piercing for any signs of infection. Infections there really do have the potential to get really nasty really quickly.Aside from this, what kind of jewelry are you wearing? Is it a labret/barbell or a ring? Most of the times, piercings that are healed with a ring tend to take a little longer to heal, as the ring can move around a lot and cause irritation. (In this case, it might be a good idea to switch to a labret or barbell stud)The initial jewelry that comes with a piercing is often not that good. Did you resize (switch to a shorter stud) yet? If not, you might want to get it resized. A bar that is too long moves around in the piercing and is easily knocked around etc, which will also upset your piercing. If you can, get yourself some body jewelry made of implant-grade titanium or surgical steel. Some good brands are Anatometal, Industrial Strength and Neometal.Also, some people say that cleaning 2-3 times a day is way too much for a piercing that's several months old already. See if lessening it to a sea salt soak or a shower a day works. (My cartilage piercing at 4 months old only got a daily shower and its mostly healed now!)Good luck!
Can I change my earrings after I get them pierced?
As with all piercings, the initial jewellery should be left in until it has healed, unless you find you are allergic to the material its made from and in which case go back to the Piercer and have them change it (Titanium is often a good choice). If you had the piercing done somewhere like a jewellery/accessory shop, chances are they did it with a spring loaded “gun” that has used blunt force to drive a cheap gold plated metal stud through your earlobe, not really the best start for the piercing and neither the prettiest of jewellery either, so little wonder people can't wait to swap them out. This is why you are much better off and looked after by going to a reputable Piercing Studio in the first place. They will usually use a needle, which is a lot less traumatic than a gun and put initial jewellery in that you can live with while it heals. They will also be on hand to give you advice on aftercare or when the piercing has reached the point (is healed enough) to swap the jewellery.Good Luck
Hospital grade cartilage earrings?
I've been looking for hospital grade earrings for my cartilage piercing, but have found this task extremely difficult...where do you get your cartilage earrings? High quality? (I don't want cheap ones that will risk infection)
I have an upper ear cartilage piercing. What type of earrings are best for that type of piercing?
I'll add to this that whether you choose studs, huggies, or simple hoops, I strongly recommend getting earrings made with hypoallergenic metals. Mainly, that means no nickel. If you don't have an allergy to nickel, you're in the clear, but I still always recommend taking that extra step, to avoid irritation and preserve the piercing. Randomly, people will have no reaction to nickle in a necklace, or even a lobe piercing, but react at the cartilage, or vice versa. If you're okay with being exposed to nickel, stainless steel is a good choice, and a lot of earrings are made with it. It's also cheaper than many other metals.Surgical steel is a great jewellery metal. It's quite safe. While I never recommend getting pierced by the gun, I love the Studex piercing earrings because they are surgical steel. You can buy them online fairly cheap. If you're like me, and have tons of ear piercings, it's an easy, economical way to get enough matching earrings for your ears. Piercing jewellery sites also sell a lot of items in surgical steel.I also like to recommend sterling silver. It does tarnish, so you do need to clean them once in awhile (but then, you should be cleaning your jewellery anyway), but it's a pretty metal, and only a worry if you're allergic to silver. Sterling silver earrings aren't very expensive, either. All my earrings, minus the daith and tragus, are sterling silver (those two are surgical steel), and I don't have to clean them in silver cleaner very often.Gold is also a popular, safe metal, barring allergies. If you're like me and don't like the colour, there's always white gold. The only issue is the price, which means that for many people, myself included, it's only for special jewellery.Whenever you put new jewellery in, check in it a few times the first week, several times the first day. Like I said before, sometimes people have reactions to metals they've used before. New or old metal, you want to catch if you're having a reaction, or if your skin is turning green (some pieces can be labeled for any of the above metals, but the seller can be a liar, liar, pants on fire) before it gets bad.As for the earring itself, I'm a huge proponent of studs. They look nice, and you're far less likely to get your hairbrush caught on them. They're also generally cheaper than hoop styles with stones in them.Happy shopping!
Why do my ears hurt when I wear earrings?
ok i have 11 piercings so i know what your talking about. it could be that your not cleaning them properly. when did you get them pierced and are they lobe piercings. if yes and within a year they're still healing and thats why there's crusty stuff if not then its your body reacting to the foreign object in you ear. some people just cant wear earring or get pierced because their body will naturally reject all foreign materials. you could always try titanium. normally when my ears start to get sore its because i had the same earring in for a long amount of time without cleaning them properly. H2Ocean is the best cleaner you can get! my ears started to do the same thing because of this one pair that i wore for like 2 years(but i always cleaned them) and not i cant wear them so i wear 18k gold earrings. i heard the the purer the gold the less likely you are to get an irritation but im not 100% on that. so try cleaning them about twice a day using H2Ocean and try titanium or gold thats over 18k. if you got your ears pierced less then a year ago you should still be cleaning them twice a day! especially after you shower! also idk if you live in a colder area or a warmer one but swimming is a big NO if you have newly pierced ears!!!! the fact that their red and crusty sounds kinda normal if you notice puss thats yellow or green keep cleaning them until the infection goes away. if you take out the earring during an infection then the infection will get trapped in your ear. if you don't see any improvement within a week or two contact your piercer and go to the doctor for some either topical or oral medication to treat the infection. from what you described i think your fine tho. In that case definitely try to get 18k gold or higher i'm almost 100% positive you wont have the crusting :) titanium is also really good but 18k+ gold is the best.