There is a great deal of different shapes and styles of jewelry on the market and when it comes to piercing. The piercer has to decide what will work best. Which may not be what the piercee would like to have. Always remember when choosing jewelry style that after the piercing is healed the choice of styles that you can wear will increase. I've list the most common types:
CAPTIVE BEAD RINGS:
Often referred to as CBR and is the most common jewelry used in body piercing. It is a ring with a bead made of either SSS or a stone that is counter sunk on each side and/or has a hole through it. The tension of the the ring locks and holds the bead in place. Rings are the best for cleaning during healing. The main problem is the amount of space the ring takes tends, to make the jewelry more prone to abuse and the beads can be a pain to remove and replace.
BEADED RINGS OR FIXED BEAD RINGS:
Same as the CBR but the bead is made of the same metal and can not be removed. Draw back is that the ring must be pulled apart and then twisted to remove and replace.
SEAMLESS RINGS:
The Seamless in most cases is not the best choice for piercing jewelry because many are just a ring with blunt ends that are pushed together. If the seam gets into the piercing tunnel there is a chance the body will try to grow tissue through the seam in it attempt to reconnect the skin.
OVAL OR D-RING CAPTIVE BEADS RINGS:
Like a CBR but is shaped like a capitol D. It works well in Navel piercings to reduce contact with clothing.
STANDARD OR STRAIGHT BARBELLS:
Often refer to as BB it is a straight post with two balls that screw in to the post. The Axiom will only handle internal threaded BB where the balls act like a screw which threads into the post. The externally thread barbells tend to cause damage during insertion and loosen more quickly then internal threaded BB. We stock or can order 16g through 0g.
CURVED BARBELLS:
Same as BB but have a 1/4" curve to them kind of like a banana.
CIRCULAR BARBELLS:
Are also the same as a BB but are shaped like a ring or horse shoe.
SEPTUM RETAINERS:
An U-shaped piece of wire used with Septum piercing that can be tucked up inside the nose and be hidden.
NOSTRIL SCREW:
A question mark shaped piece of wire with a ball, disc or gem on one end. Based on an Eastern Indian jewelry design. For those who want a stud like look, to their nostril jewelry.
Plugs & Eyelets
Usually worn in the Ear and come in a large variety of shapes and materials. Since the weight of CBR and Cir BB can greatly increase when you get into larger gauges, many piercing collectors will wear plug while stretching. Not to mention how hard it is to get a bead off a 0g CBR. They usually start at 8g and go up in some cases 1 inch and larger. They are disc shaped or hollow tubes and usually use rubber o-rings to keep the jewelry secure or are flanged shaped.
