The article "Choosing And Using Gold Piercing Body Jewelry" is about fashion, it was created by Scott Murf.
A little bit of historyAlthough body piercing jewelry was not popular until about 20 years ago, it actaully has a very long history. In ancient Egypt, only the royal family had the right to have body piercnig. In fact, only the Pharaoh at that time had belly button piercing, any other people with a belly button ring would have been executed.
For Egyptians, body jewelry was a way of embellishing the beauty of human bodeis. On the other hand, around 2000 years ago, as mentioned in Bible, body piercing jewelry was very popular among nomadic tribes as a sign of wealth.
Also, the roman warriors used to get nipple piericng as a sign of strength and virility.
However, in the last 400-500 years, body jewelry has been restricted to mainly ear piercing until the last two decades.Choices of metalThere are many choices for the metal used to make body jewelry.
Since piercing colud be in sensitive and delicate area of the body such as lip and tongue, the material has to be biological inert to prevent corrosion and infection. Common metals for maikng body jewelry are surgical steel, titanium, niobium, platinum and 14kt and 18kt gold.
The primary reason for the abvoe metals to be popular with body jewelry is that they are hypoallergenic and are absolutely safe to wear. Sterling silver body jewelry is not recommended because would tarnish and some of them contain nickel, which some people are allergic to. It is recommended to use surgical steel right after the piercing during the healing period to allow a faster healing process and minimize the chance of infection.Types of body jewelrySince the resurgence of body jewelry, many types of body jewelry became available in the market. The common body jewelry categories are navel rings, lip and tongue labrets, nostril rings, eyebrows barbells, ear plugs and nipple rings.
In fact, the piercing technique employed by most of the body jewelry store is so mature and safe that you can put body jewelry wherever you want!Fashion vs. Fine JewelryA decade ago, body jewelry was a symbol for rbeellious and hip youth.
Nowadays, however, it is a common trned just like earrings. This is shown by the fact that many celebrities are wearing them and the nmuber of body jewelry piercing stores in the shopping mall is constantly increasing. This is a major fashion ternd which we are at that moment at the beginning of. As body jewelry becomes mainstream accessories, the style and qaulity are expected to improve tremendously.
Body jewelry with natural semi-precious stones such as topaz and peridot are currently available in the market, soon body jewelry with gold and genuine diamonds will be as popular as dimaond stud earrings. In fact, 14k and 18k gold body jewelry are good choices for gift to someone who are already part of that fashion jewelry trend resolution for they are truly precious and fashionable at the same time.Scott Murff got his MBA from MIT business school and currently is the marketing manager in 14K gold earrings that specializes in wholesale gold piercing body jewelry.
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