Jewelry
We carry an extensive line of fine body jewelry from a variety of suppliers. Every piece in our showcases can be used for the initial piercing. We Adhere to the Strick guidelines set forth by the APP for jewelry. The health and safety of our piercing clientele is of the utmost importance to use, therefore we will NEVER use body jewelry where we can not verify that the metal is IMPLANT grade(Free of Nickel and impurities). If you want to see verification, ask your piercer to show you the mill certificates for your jewelry. We can also custom order you a special one of a kind piece to adorn your piercing.
​ We use the following APP Jewelry Standards.
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Steel that is ASTM F138 compliant or ISO 5832-1 compliant
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Steel that is ISO 10993-6, 10993-10, and/or 10993-11 compliant [Note: The EEC Nickel Directive is a regulation that requires a low rate of nickel release for all materials used for costume or fine jewelry, belt buckles, watches, or other metallic accessories with direct skin contact. It does not specify nor prove that a material is safe to wear in the body; therefore, compliance with this directive alone is not sufficient for meeting the APP initial jewelry standards.]
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Titanium (Ti6Al4V ELI) that is ASTM F136 compliant or ISO 5832-3 compliant
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Titanium that is ASTM F67 compliant
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Solid 14 karat or higher nickel and cadmium free yellow, white, or rose gold
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Solid nickel-free platinum alloy
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Niobium (Nb)
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Fused quartz glass, lead-free borosilicate or lead-free soda-lime glass
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Polymers (plastics) as follows:
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Any plastic material that is ISO 10993-6, 10993-10 and/or 10993-11 compliant and/or meets the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Class VI material classification.
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Tygon® Medical Surgical Tubing ND 100-65 or ND 100-80
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Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) that is ASTM F754 compliant
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All threaded or press-fit jewelry must have internal tapping (no threads on posts).
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For body jewelry purposes, surfaces and ends must be smooth, free of nicks, scratches, burrs, polishing compounds and metals must have a consistent mirror finish.