FreshTrends Body Jewelry

• Body Jewelry Materials
• Body Jewelry Care
• Body Jewelry Specs
• Is your jewelry safe to use in my piercings?
• What does Internally Threaded & Externally Threaded mean?
• When is it safe to change my piercing jewelry?
• Measuring Body Jewelry

• Jewelry & Piercing Terminology

• Body Piercing Information
• Body Piercing Size Chart
• Piercing Aftercare
• Piercing News
• Celebrity Piercings
• Your Piercing Stories
• Making Sure the Piercing Shop Is Safe and Sanitary
• Top 10 Questions about Body Piercing
• How Body Piercing Works
• Body Piercing - Things to Think About

Body Jewelry Materials

We sell only the Highest Quality Body Piercing Jewelry that is safe to use on all body piercings. Our Steel body jewelry is made from the finest 316LVM Surgical Stainless Steel, our Titanium Jewelry is non-allergenic Anodized 6AL4V-ELi Titanium, our 14KT Solid Gold Body Jewelry is Nickel-free, 925 Sterling Silver, and our Acrylic is dental grade. Please do not confuse our products with other cheap body jewelry found on the Internet. We stand behind our products and designs, and offer a 100% Guarantee on Quality and Craftsmanship.

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Body Jewelry Care

The most important thing to do when you are about to insert any type of body jewelry is to clean it.

It is very important to take proper care of you body piercing jewelry. Here are some helpful hints for proper body jewelry care and cleaning:

These tips should help you keep your body jewelry in the best condition possible.

If you have any more questions regarding proper body jewelry care and cleaning we recommend contacting your local qualified body piercing professional. They are generally happy to help.

Piercing Care Info

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Body Jewelry Specs

Choosing the right type of body jewelry is sometime difficult if you are unfamiliar with your body piercing size. Please see our Body Jewelry Size Help? page for assistance. If you are still uncertain about the size of your piercing, we recommend contacting your piercer. He/she is generally happy to help.

All body jewelry and products on FreshTrends.com Body Jewelry & Fashion Accessories have accurate descriptions including gauge, size, length, materials, etc to ensure you get exactly what you are looking for. If you have any further questions regarding any of our products, please feel free to contact our customer service representatives by email support@freshtrends.com or calling 1-800-420-7002 / 561-282-6790 during standard business hours.

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Is your jewelry safe to use in my piercings?

We at FreshTrends.com Body Jewelry & Fashion Accessories are committed to bringing you the highest quality materials and workmanship. Our piercing jewelry is manufactured using implant grade metals. Our Steel body jewelry is made from the finest 316LVM Surgical Stainless Steel, our Titanium Jewelry is non-allergenic Anodized 6AL4V-ELi Titanium, our Solid 14Kt Gold Jewelry is Nickel Free14KT, 925 Sterling Silver, and our Acrylic Body Jewelry is dental grade. Please do not confuse our products with other cheap body jewelry found on the Internet. We stand behind our products and designs, and offer a 100% Guarantee on Quality and Craftsmanship on unused items.

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What does Internally Threaded & Externally Threaded mean?

Internally Threaded body jewelry refers to when a male ball threads into a female shaft. as seen below. Being much less likely to cause damage and irritation, especially at the time of piercing, internally threaded jewelry is considered superior to externally threaded jewelry. It is usually slightly more expensive than externally threaded jewelry, due to the extra machining and labor involved.

Externally Threaded body jewelry refers to when a female ball that threads onto a male shaft. All of our jewelry is externally threaded unless otherwise noted. This type of barbell is usually only used when the gauge of the bar is too small to allow it to be internally threaded, or in cheap, mass produced body jewelry. Some higher-end manufacturers make externally threaded barbells with "step-down threading", where the threaded section has a smaller diameter than the wearable section; these are fairly uncommon and usually internally threaded barbells are used in their place. Step-down threaded jewelry ends can be inserted into the blunt end of a hollow piercing needle, allowing for less irritation during initial placement than regular external barbells or even internally threaded barbells.

Internally Threaded Barbell

Externally Threaded Barbell

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When is it safe to change my piercing jewelry?

The rate at which your body piercing heals varies greatly from person to person. Some piercings can take up to a year to heal properly. Even after the piercing has healed, reinsertion can be difficult and sometimes impossible.

You should not change your body jewelry during the initial healing period. The initial piercing healing time is usually about 2-5 months. Be sure to always wear appropriate jewelry in your piercings, even when fully healed. Always make sure to disinfect your body jewelry before use (even if it is band new). If you must remove the jewelry temporarily, call your piercer, or use a retainer to retain the piercing until you can reinsert the jewelry. There is no long term effects if you decide to permanently remove your piercing jewelry, in most cases only a small indentation will remain.

For More Body Piercing Information click on the links below:
Piercing Aftercare
Body Jewelry Info
Piercing News
Piercing Size Chart
Celebrity Piercings

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How to Measure Body Jewelry

Gauge Chart

Body Jewelry is sold in the following sizes. Please find a conversion chart below for those of you using the metric system.

How to Measure the Lengths and Diameters of Piercing Jewelry

	Captive Bead Rings
	Captive Bead Rings are measured from the largest inside diameter. Captive Bead Rings are also known as C.B.R.'s, B.C.R.'s & Ball Captive Rings. They come in many variations, shapes, sizes, but the same measuring rule applies. Always measure the largest inside diameter of the circle. We carry captives in gauges 18G-00G All captives sizes 4G-00G are spring loaded for easy insertion and removal.

	Barbells
	Measure the length of a barbell between the two balls along the length of the bar, as shown in the diagram. We carry barbells in gauges 18G-00G

	Circular Barbells / Horseshoe Barbells
	Circulars / Horseshoes are measured from the largest inside diameter. We carry circulars in gauges 18G - 00G.

	Curved Barbells
	Curved barbells, commonly used for belly button rings and eyebrow jewelry, are measured in a straight line from the inner length between the two. We carry curved barbells is gauges 16G - 00G.

	Nose Rings
	Nose Twists are measured from the base of the ball / charm to the beginning of the twist, as shown in the diagram. Measure nose bones to the end of the shaft, before the beaded tip. Nose fishtails are measured from the base of the ball / charm to the end of the barbell. Standard gauge for nose rings is 18 Gauge. We carry nose rings in 18G-20G in many designs

	Labrets
	Labrets / Monroes are measured from the base of the ball to the top of the flat disc. Standard size for labrets is 5/16".

	Plugs
	Ear Plug length is measured from the inside edge of the horizontal line, as shown in the diagram. The same measurement applies of Earlets, Tunnels. Plugs are manufactured in many different materials, designs, and variations. We carry plugs, earlets, tunnels and eyelets in 10 Gauge - 00 Gauge.

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