5 Advice To Choose The Right Body Jewelry For Your Piercing

Most of us are familiar with the size of our rings or bracelets, but when it comes to body jewelry, the case is different. The process of selecting body jewelry can be complex, especially for people who are unfamiliar with the terminologies involved, due to different positions, sizes, and materials. As a result, deciding on the right body jewelry can be tough, especially if it’s your first time.

In this article, let’s discover how professional piercing services can help you to choose body jewelry so that you can be equally satisfied with the fit, feel, and style of your piece.

Placement Of The Jewelry

It's important to think about placement if you already have piercings or are thinking about getting them.

While a nose piercing, for example, appears to be identical to all others to an untrained eye, there are many minute distinctions in placement. The type of body jewelry that can be worn and the overall appearance it creates depend on the piercing position.

For example, wearing nose rings might not be an option if the nostril is pierced high up.  The piercings in different areas of your ear also determine the type of jewelry you can wear. A daith is different from a tragus piercing. It can take some time to become familiar with these differences, but it's helpful to know them from professional piercing services so you can choose the right jewelry.

Type Of Jewelry

You need to pick the right type of jewelry once you are aware of the type of your piercing. It is important to remember that not all jewelry is appropriate for all piercings.

Here are the four primary categories of piercing jewelry, which is not an exhaustive list-

Rings- These are the most easily recognizable type of jewelry and are available in a lot of designs. For example, there are captive bead rings, clicker rings, seam rings, and more.

Bars- They are tubes that have two ends. Occasionally, only one end is removable while the other is fixed. For this kind of piercing, there are also two closure options: internal thread and threadless.

Curved Bars- These are similar to normal bars, except for being slightly curved.

Labrets- They are made up of two parts: an end and a base that is finished with a flat disc. For this type of piercing, there are two existing closures: the traditional "internal threading" and the "threadless" or "press-fit" systems. The last type of closure is easier to replace yourself, and the end is universal, which is great because it eliminates the need to purchase a new labret merely to change the end!

Size Of Body Jewelry

When considering the size of body jewelry, there are two basic factors to take into account- the gauge and the distance between holes in your piercing.

Gauge

Gauge is a term used in body jewelry to describe an object's thickness.

Most online shops will specify the thickness in terms of millimeters, although certain jewelers will use a "ga" measurement to denote the gauge (mm). The thinnest gauge on the market is about 0.8mm thick (20ga).

Body jewelry usually comes in specific gauges for various placements. 1.6mm is a standard size for belly, tongue, and nipple bars or shields (14ga). Similarly to that, the majority of cartilage ear-piercing jewelry has a standard size of 1.2mm (16ga).

Size Of Jewelry

The "size" mentioned when selecting body jewelry refers to the bar's length. This will help you to decide whether the piece is appropriate for your piercing. For example, a 10mm titanium dermal anchor is inappropriate for someone with piercings spaced 12mm apart.

So, measure the size in terms of the bar's length to see if it would fit your body piercing.

Material Of The Jewelry

For body piercing jewelry, some materials are unsafe to use. This is because they may irritate the skin, start to corrode, and discolor. Every part of our bodies has a different type of skin. The body may reject some materials, such as silver and plated jewelry, and react when exposed to them.

Therefore, you should be careful to select a biocompatible material. There are metals like stainless steel, gold, titanium, and other materials, like glass, that have been proven to be safe to use as jewelry for the body.

Style And Finish

All that's left to do is pick the specifics now that the difficult part is over! A simple and classic style or a bolder look? While surgical titanium and stainless steel are very durable materials, they can also be molded into the style and design you like.