What would be the safest choices for jewelry, when dealing with a nickel alloy allergy?
• 925 Sterling Silver – you must be careful the jewelry is not coated with nickel or alloyed with nickel. Always use a nickel testing kit when buying this type of metal to be safe. • 18k Yellow gold – for new piercing, after piercing have healed many may find that they may wear 14k with no side effects. B aware gold is alloyed with nickel, higher karats contain less nickel. Which may decrease the chances of a reaction in most. • Surgical Stainless Steel – commonly contains a low enough content of nickel that it won’t cause a reaction. It can be ordered with a 0% nickel content if extremely sensitive. Nickel free does not guarantee that there is a 0% content of nickel, it only guarantee’s a low enough content that most will not react to it. • Pure Titanium – virtually nickel free, with virtually nonexistent reactions. • Niobium – not recommended for initial piercing, only for ones already healed. • Glass (Pyrex) • Wood & Other Natural Elements • Pure Platinum • Acrylic • White gold – on
