Body Piercing: Don't Get Stuck With a Toxic Stud

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316 L Surgical Grade Steel body jewelry is dangerous and should be avoided.
More information can be found here.
http://www.safepiercing.org/publications/brochures/initial-jewelry/

Tommy of CA 6:59PM January 10, 2013

That's why only American made body jewelry companies should be used. No import jewelry is safe enough to be in your body.
This article should also mention that ALL import jewelry is not safe and not just body jewelry.
Even with lead bans foreign made jewelry should not be trusted.

Tommy of CA 6:56PM January 10, 2013

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who takes old computers and monitors of AL 11:22PM May 19, 2010

Any reputable jeweller will use only 316 L Surgical Implant Grade Steel, or Grade 23 titanium. Which are for all intents and purposes, completely free of these toxic chemicals. Anyone getting cheap jewellery at a retail store in a mall will of course run the risk of getting inferior products, as these aren't reputable dealers. The simple solution is that these stores, such as Claires, should not be allowed to sell things which they know nothing about... They still pierce ears with a gun, which is anything but sanitary, or safe.

1:13AM April 16, 2008