Piercing Jewellery Materials

The metal in a piercing matters more than almost anything else, because it sits inside your body for weeks or months while a piercing heals, and against your skin for years after. The right materials are inert, nickel-safe, and smooth; the wrong ones cause most of the irritation and reactions people blame on infection. Vanhess sells piercing jewellery in implant-grade titanium and solid gold in Coquitlam; we do not perform piercings, so see a professional studio for that, then choose safe jewellery here.

The safe materials

• Implant-grade titanium and solid gold (14k and 18k)
• Implant-grade steel and niobium
• Glass and biocompatible retainers

Colour, sensitivity, and what to avoid

• Anodised titanium colours
• Nickel and sensitive skin
• What to avoid: sterling silver, plated, and mystery metal

Visit Vanhess

We stock only body-safe materials, implant-grade titanium and solid gold, at 2929 Barnet Highway, Unit 2424 in Coquitlam. Browse our piercing jewellery, or call +1 (604) 653-6449.