I can't use metal because my ear swells up, so does anyone know where I can get a barbell made of silver?Thanks :).
Silver also contains nickel ( which causes allergies) and other nasty metals. Sterling silver - with the well known 924 stamp - contains 92.5% real silver and 7.5% of other metals, nickel included. Also silver turns black after a while and this black thing especially on a kinda new piercing can easily cause permanent discoloration of the skin ( black/green spot on the piercing hole ) That is why at all piercing studios they only use : Titanium, stainless steel, 18K and above gold. Titanium is the best metal by far. No allergies, no skin sensitivity and body loves it. It's also not expensive at all. It has a beautiful silver color which stays shiny for ever. You can find those jewelry online and on other places as well but it's best to get body jewelry from Tattoo/Piercing parlors. There are a lot of titanium and stainless steel jewelry around which are not great in quality. They are polished ( real titanium is not polished and the color is original done with a very special method ) and they are not than fine. So if you don't have a shop that you trust it's better to go to a professional piercing studio ( not at Claire's and places like that ) to get it.
