Materials Information

Surgical Steel

316L Surgical Steel is the most common material used for body piercing in the United States . It is a strong and durable metal which is very easy to clean and maintain. It is also corrosion-resistant so it doesn't rust or tarnish. It can be polished to a shiny surface giving it that lustrous look with only a fraction of the price as compared to other metals.

Sterling Silver

925 Sterling Silver should not be inserted into any part of the body. Therefore, all of our sterling silver jewelry comes with 316L surgical steel shafts. The softness of sterling silver allows it to form unique and intricate designs. Sterling silver also has a lustrous shine.

Acrylic

Acrylic body jewelry is lightweight and very flexible so it is comfortable for your body. Most of our acrylic jewelry is ultra violet light reactive or glow in the dark. Acrylic body jewelry offers many choices in colors making it a very attractive material for body jewelry.

Bio-Plastic

Bio-Plastic is an incredible, flexible material that conforms to world body jewelry standards. It is heat tolerant and can be auto-clave sterilized which makes it perfect for initial facial piercings. Studies have shown Bio-Plastic body jewelry to reduce any swelling from initial piercings, accelerate the healing process and minimize allergic reactions or infections.

Bone and Horn

Bone and Horn are relatively lightweight and can be carved into a variety of shapes giving it that "natural" look. They have a very smooth surface. They usually come in natural shades of white and black. Like wood, bone and horn gives your body some breathing room so it significantly cuts down on smell.

Glass

Glass is an excellent material for body jewelry . It has been used for over thousands of years. It is virtually bio-compatible so you don't have to worry about any allergies. It is comfortable to wear. It is non-toxic so it is safe for the body. Glass may be sterilized in a steam-autoclave but heat may cause cracking in cheaper glass products. Glass is one of the best things you can wear in newly stretched piercings. There are several types of glass jewelry:

Pyrex

Quartz

Pewter

Pewter is a metal alloy which consists of tin and copper. In addition to its bright and shiny appearance, Pewter is also a very malleable metal. It is great for carving very intricate designs. It also takes good impressions from punches and presses.

Titanium

Titanium is a hypoallergenic metal. It will not produce skin irritation or discoloration. A lot of piercers love Titanium because is stronger than steel and yet approximately 45% lighter. Titanium can also be anodized to create a wide variety of surface colors such bright blue, bright purple and a rainbow mix. This involves a process where the jewelry is submerged in an electrolyte solution and then voltage is applied. The color results from the refraction of light through the oxide layer. The thickness of the layer determines the resulting color. Titanium can be sterilized in an autoclave. It is ideal for customers who are sensitive to other metals. It will not oxidize, corrode or rust under normal use.

Wood

Wood is one of the oldest materials used in body jewelry . Body jewelry made out of wood has great versatility. Wood is lightweight. Wood also gives your body some breathing room so it significantly cuts down on smell. Properly finished wooden jewelry tends to thicken the skin of a piercing thereby drastically improving its health. Commonly used woods for Body Jewelry are: Teak Wood, Crocodile Wood, Sono Wood, and Iron Wood.

Fall is one of the most beautiful times of year for color. We developed these new plugs showing that trees not only have different colored leaves but different colored woods. These new styles are made from Teak, Iron, Crocodile and Sono Woods.

Teak

Well known as a wood very suitable for furniture and boat building, teak wood is very durable and resistant to decay and insects. It is of medium density, but its hardness varies and is easy to carve. Teak is native to India, Burma and Thailand and grows well in Java, Lombok, Sumbawa and Kalimantan (Borneo). Statues and masks made of teak can be found in Java, but it is primarily used for carved panels in Bali.

Crocodile Wood

The Indonesian name, panggal buaya, literally translates to crocodile teeth, referring to the knobby, tooth- shaped protrusions which cover the trunk. Native to lowlands from India to the Philippines, crocodile wood is usually white in color, some pieces have narrow, dark stripes. The heart is sometimes purple. The grain is straight and easy to carve and the wood is of medium hardness. Older trees produce darker wood than younger ones and the higher up in the tree, the lighter the color. A narrow-trunked tree, the wood is well suited to the elongated impressionist style of carving, popular in Bali since the 1930's. Crocodile wood is often called the Ivory of Woods because of its similar color and smooth finish.

Sono Wood

Similar to ebony in hardness, sonokeling has an excellent grain for carving. It is chocolate in color, sometimes with lighter colored stripes. It is an expensive wood, because the tree needs to be about 200 years old to produce a good large log. This is one of the reasons why carvings in this wood are rather rare. Native to India, sonokeling is called black rosewood in English.

Iron Wood

The Ironwood tree is found only in the Sonoran Desert, in the dry locales below 2,500 feet, where freezing temperatures are uncommon. In fact the Ironwood's habitat is almost an exact match of the Sonoran Desert boundary. Ironwoods are most common in dry ephemeral washes. Ironwoods function as oases of fertile and sheltered habitat within a harsh and challenging desert landscape. As a tree becomes established, it tempers the physical environment beneath it, creating a micro-habitat with less direct sunlight, lower surface temperatures, more organic matter, higher water availability, and protection from herbivores. Because of these factors, the Ironwood tree has immense ecological value in the Sonoran Desert.