What Exactly is PTFE?
PTFE is short for Polytetrafluoroethylene and is more commonly known as teflon. PTFE is a type offluoropolymer which has numerous applications including flexible body piercing jewelry. Most commonly used as a non stick coating for cookware, PTFE also has many other uses including the newest and (at least for our purposes) most important use – body piercing jewelry! Benefits of PTFE in Body Piercing Applications: PTFE has several very important benefits when used in body piercing applications. These benefits include: • Flexibility • Light weight • Hypoallergenic properties • Non stick surface Flexibility is a very good property in many body piercing applications. This is especially true in such applications as: navel piercings in pregnant females, corset piercings and other similar surface piercings such as nape piercings, and various body piercings in athletically active people. The flexible property of PTFE has a dual benefit of maximizing comfort for the wearer while simultaneously r
