Shine Light On Your Piercings With Exquisite Ear Cuffs

The main purpose of a body piercing is different and varied. For some it is culture, its popularity factor and even as a way to celebrate favorite occasions. Other reasons include showcasing your independence and definitely to adorn your body; and what better way to do it than body jewelry. The ear is the most popular of all piercings and there are multitudes of items used to adorn the piercing, like earrings and ear cuffs.

Non Piercing Ear Cuff

Silver and gold jewelry items are one of the most beautiful ways to enhance the effect of your piercing. With an ear, auricle or pinna piercing you can choose to wear a range of different designs along with barbells in various materials like rhodium plated earrings with dangling chains. Intricately carved stunning works of arts are just some of the pleasures you derive when you use jewelry to enhance the beauty of each of your piercings.

Ear cuffs are another great way to exemplify the look you have created with your helix and auricle piercings. Worn on the outer edge of the ear, there is a lot of variety out there to ensure your ear piercings get the attention it deserves. You can match your ear cuffs with the rest of your ensemble or go minimalist to bring the attention to your face. Many individuals like the look and feel of the ear cuffs even when they do not have a piercing. There are non-piercing ear cuffs too available for these specific purposes.

Get Familiar With Body Piercing Tools

As mechanical as they may sound, piercing tools are quintessential to perform a safe procedure, so that you can come to enjoy the results of your piercing experience.

The most basic of the tools used for a piercing is the humble needle. This one is made of surgical steel; strong and of the highest quality. The thickness of the needle will vary depending on the type of piercing being carried out. The piercing needle has a hollow plastic tube called a cannula. It is attached to the needle and contains the jewelry that will be inserted into the opening made. This is always created from good quality metal and safe for use on wounds. Piercings require instruments like the Foerster clamp; Septum clamps or needle drivers to hold the skin during the procedures. Dermal anchor is another insertion tool used widely.

Large Ring Opening Plier Tool

Small & big tapers and stretching tools like the spiral shape and various others can be used to keep the hole from closing while the decorated, designed and even glow-in-the-dark, stunning pieces of art, are used as jewelry. Jewelry pliers and ring openers are instruments that assist in changing the jewelry after the piercing to ensure smooth removal and replacement. Other items that you will most definitely see in a piercing studio are autoclaves, which are used to sterilize the equipment being used. Disposable needles and gloves will be discarded once the procedure is done.

Clean and sterile settings and instruments are a must for any piercing and is religiously followed by all professional piercers.