It is said that today’s most popular piercing is the navel ring. Although there has been a lot of critique and debate from parents against belly button rings because of the risk of infection, skin irritation and the like, this hasn’t stopped youngsters from around the world to get a navel piercing.
Indeed there are plenty of risks involved with getting a belly button ring-if the needle alone used to pierce the navel is not properly sanitized, it may instantly cause a skin irritation or infection, what more if the navel jewelry used adds to the skin reaction?
This is why it is vital that proper care and hygiene should be observed especially when the piercing is new up until it is fully healed. The kind of navel jewelry to be used is also a great contributing factor to avoiding dangers and risks related to having the navel pierced.
There are plenty of kinds of navel jewelry such as titanium navel rings, gold navel rings, silver navel rings which all come in a myriad of different styles, sizes and colors. Titanium navel rings are one of the most popular choices in navel jewelry today because of many good reasons.
Titanium navel rings are sought after by those who have navel piercings because of its attractive appearance. Titanium is dark gray in color when in its natural state but it can be easily anodized to produce a range of beautiful metallic colors which not only makes it attractive but versatile as well.
More importantly, titanium, apart from gold is one of the safest and most reliable materials used in jewelries. It is a biocompatible metal which is FDA approved and is a common material used in surgical implants and implements. This means that it will not at all be rejected by the body or cause any skin complications. Our body will even treat titanium like a bone-making it an anchor to grow.
Titanium navel rings are not particularly cheap, but they are still affordable. They are worth every cent, though, because navel rings made out of titanium are very durable as titanium has the highest strength-to-weight ratio than any other metal. To top it off, titanium is lightweight, too, it is said to weigh at just about 60% of an equivalent volume of stainless steel. If that’s not enough, titanium navel rings do not have nickel, which is a common cause of skin complications from jewelries. It is also non-corrosive and can easily be sterilized using autoclave.
You don’t have to worry about variety when it comes to choosing a titanium belly button ring to suit your taste-there are a plethora of different designs for you to choose from. Titanium navel rings also come in titanium covered navel jewelry in different colors such as teal, copper, blue and even rainbow. Trendy designs are also available in combination with gem stones, gold plate, enamel, steel or hand-blown Venetian glass.
So if you want a navel piercing but are afraid of the risks and dangers, titanium navel rings re the answer to your problem.
