Talk:Body piercing materials

What about Neodymium? For magnetic implats under the fingertips. 87.194.8.35 (talk) 12:19, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Removed "Surgical Steel otherwise known as Implant Grade" line.
Due to being completely inaccurate, this misleading paragraph has been stricken. "Surgical steel" is not, nor has it ever been an official term used to describe ASTM F138 certified Implant Grade Stainless Steel. "Surgical Steel" is most often used as a marketing term or a broad generalization of lower grades of Stainless Steel. Associating it with ASTM certified materials by saying "otherwise known as" devalues the ASTM certification entirely.

Furthermore, the statistic was unsourced. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.28.158.192 (talk) 22:38, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

Requesting a citation for this claim
Quoting, "When using gold for piercings, a lower purity than 14 or 18 carat (58 to 75%) is not recommended. Neither should gold-plated jewelry be used and even though the EU allows it, gold should never be used in healing piercings."

Who says gold shouldn't be used in new piercings? I think it's important to have a proper citation for an instructive assertion such as this. Intuition says the stability of the gold-copper alloy along with the antimicrobial effect of copper ions would make it a preferred metal for a new piercing. By comparison, stainless steel has virtually no antimicrobial effect (although iron is antimicrobial). I hereby challenge this statement ("gold should never be used in healing piercings"). I will relocate the statement to this section some time in the future - days weeks months who knows - if not given proper citation.


 * There are persuasive arguments for and against the use of gold alloys for initial piercings. The chief supporting argument is historical, as anthropology shows centuries of application of various gold alloys for initial piercing without widespread problems. It is allowed for this reason by the Association of Professional Piercers initial jewelry standard, as "Solid 14 karat or higher nickel and cadmium free yellow, white, or rose gold."
 * The uncertainty of the alloy contents and properties, and the trade secrets that protect the material vendor, prevent a clear specification to be standardized for exact process and content. Other biomaterials such as Titanium and Ti alloys as well as Steel alloys have detailed ASTM and or ISO specifications for consistent production for a predictable response in the body. &#124;&#124;&#124; brnskll 00:56, 8 August 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brian.skellie (talk • contribs)

steel
the first part of this section is a copy paste-job from Surgical stainless steel - not even the links/references are edited. also the style "what is xxx? xxx is ..." is not suitable for an encyclopedia. --77.118.186.53 (talk) 20:26, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

Fauna
"Horn is not suitable..." please say why and provide a source. It's just not helpful to repeat it without specifying how it is unsuitable and how you know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.127.42.222 (talk) 22:27, 17 March 2019 (UTC)

How can make soft the gold bar under caratvelue of 10carat
How can soft the gold bar under caratvelue of 10carat golg Manishadesara (talk) 07:33, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Title should be “Body Jewelry Materials”
Body piercing is the act of piercing, the equipment for which includes needles and forceps and such. This article is about the materials used for making body jewelry, which is a different subject, and the article should be titled accordingly. Plaintiger (talk) 15:47, 6 December 2019 (UTC)