Body piercing jewelry is jewelry manufactured specifically for use in body piercing. Jewelry (the American spelling; spelled jewellery in Commonwealth English) consists of ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. ... A captive bead ring. ...

Originally hardly any other other jewelry than circular earring was used in modern Western body piercing. As the body piercing became more of a fashion a vast amount of specially crafted jewelry became available. Materials used for production have grown from traditional gold and silver to most widespread surgical steel as well as titanium, glass, several kinds of plastic, wood, horn, amber, stone, bamboo, silicone, fossilized ivories, tusks and other bones, etc. Sarmatian silver earrings from the Hermitage Museum. ... The term fashion applies to a characteristic means of expression or presentation; fashions may follow trends, in which they gain or lose popularity. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... Surgical stainless steel is a variation of steel consisting of an alloy of chromium (12-20%), molybdenum (0. ... General Name, Symbol, Number titanium, Ti, 22 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 4, 4, d Appearance silvery metallic Atomic mass 47. ... This article refers to the material. ... Plastic is a term that covers a range of synthetic or semisynthetic polymerization products. ... A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood derives from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... Silicones, or polysiloxanes, are inorganic polymers consisting of a silicon-oxygen backbone (...-Si-O-Si-O-Si-O-...) with side groups attached to the silicon atoms. ...

A labret (pronounced with a strong "T") stud is commonly used for piercings through the cheek.

A labret (pronounced with a strong T) stud is commonly used for piercings through the cheek. ... A labret (pronounced with a strong T) stud is commonly used for piercings through the cheek. ...

Most common designs

• Barbell
• Captive bead ring
• Claw
• Prince's wand
• Spike
• Spiral
• Stud
• Flesh tunnel aka earlet

Body Jewelry composed of a straight bar and with a bead on each end, one or both beads unscrew for removal and/or changing of the beads. ... A captive bead ring (CBR) (also ball closure ring or less frequently captive ball ring) is a common example of body piercing jewelry. ... The Princes Wand is a particularly unusual piece of body piercing jewelry. ... a stylus being passed through a 00ga (10mm) metal flesh tunnel with a single flare A flesh tunnel is a type of body piercing jewelry. ...

See also

• Body piercing materials