Our
high quality barbell products are 100% Internally
Threaded and provide your fresh piercing a smooth
clean insertion. They are made from Certified Implant Grade
Stainless 316 LVM or Certified Implant Grade Titanium. Internal
threading means the threads are inside the bar which makes
the outside surface smooth. Internal Barbells are also made
with tighter fitting balls which helps eliminate bacteria
build up.
Our
jewelry for use in new piercings meets ASTM and/or FDA designations
for surgical implant grade materials. Documentation of independent
lab biocompatibility testing is available to assure you that
your jewelry is safe for prolonged wear in the human body.
The
majority of jewelry on the body piercing market does not adhere
to implant standards, leaving you to guess whether your shiny
stuff is toxic to wear in your body. Tolerance to a material
(no signs of adverse allergic reactions) can be misleading.
A
common method used in the industry to loosely discern jewelry
quality was to try a material on, and if one did not get a
rash or prominent reaction, assume that it was safe sort of
like a patch test a dermatologist would suggest. We have gone
far beyond all that to ensure the safety of our jewelry.
The
jewelry that we sell and use for long-term wear (greater than
24 hours) is certified for compliance with human implant standards
by independent laboratory tests. The material chemistry, mechanical
properties, crystalline microstructure and surface finish
have been scrutinized, tested and certified for human implant
applications, to ensure our jewelry is suitable to heal and
wear in a new piercing.
Body
jewelry should meet the same standards intended for human
implant. They are sensible, applicable and achievable to ensure
safety for insertion of objects into broken or intact skin
in perforations of the human body. Most common body jewelry
does not even come close to these specific standards for chemistry
and surface finish. Please read what the Association of Professional Piercers (APP) has to say on the matter. |