Body piercing jewellery is
jewellery manufactured specifically for use in
body piercing. Originally hardly any other jewelry than circular
earrings were 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.
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