Are Anatometal implants graded?
We take great pride in the quality of our products. We use only the best materials to be in contact with a piercing, either fresh or well healed: ASTM F-138 certified implant grade stainless steel.
What is Anatometal made of?
Steel, Titanium, and Niobium.
Is bioplast good for healing piercings?
This is called Bioplast or Bioflex (a biologically inert material which will not react with your body). Bioplast is great for concealing piercings as well as healing (especially for people with sensitive skin or allergies).
What piercings use straight bars?
Straight barbells are most commonly worn in tongue piercings. Though, they’re also worn in many other piercings (e.g. eyebrow, industrial, nipple, etc.). With tongue and genital piercings, heavy gauge barbells are often used.
Is niobium safe as titanium?
Although titanium is even more corrosion resistant than niobium, niobium is lower priced and even more highly available. It’s also one of the most inert metals, making niobium an ideal hypoallergenic body jewelry material for those who have more sensitive skin.
Are surgical steel and titanium the same?
Titanium is Ideal for Hypersensitive Users Those with hypersensitivity issues should use Titanium instead of Surgical Steel. Titanium is a preferred material for initial piercings because it’s an elemental metal – it doesn’t contain nickel. Titanium is as strong as steel, but as light as aluminum.
Is niobium safe for piercings?
Is niobium safe for piercings? Yes, niobium makes an excellent metal for body jewelry. Unalloyed niobium is highly biocompatible just like titanium. In fact, it’s included as a metal on the Initial Jewelry Standards published by the Association of Professional Piercers (APP).
Is Bioplast safe for tongue piercings?
Bioplast can bend with your body, making it ideal for locations that see a lot of movement e.g. oral piercings, scaffold piercings and tongue piercings. It has a nice soft feel that is gentle on the skin, especially in oral piercings.
Can you pierce your tongue with a plastic bar?
Most people wear a metal barbell in their tongue piercing but what if you need something different? The answer is often a plastic tongue ring – plastic tongue rings feel softer, won’t damage your teeth and are safe for X-rays and hospital.
Which is better niobium or titanium?
Is anodized titanium safe for tongue piercings?
Are Anodized Metals Safe to Wear? Not all anodized metals are safe for piercings but anodized titanium and niobium are hypoallergenic and safe to wear. They won’t cause skin reaction so allergies of any kind, making them an excellent, bio-compatible option for even fresh piercings.
How expensive is niobium?
Pricing. Niobium is typically used in the structural steel industry, the chemical industry, or the super and master alloy industries. Currently, niobium prices range from US$45 per kilogram (US$45,000 per tonne) for standard ferroniobium metal and greater than US$50 per kilogram for niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5).
Is niobium safe for body?
It’s also one of the most inert metals, making niobium an ideal hypoallergenic body jewelry material for those who have more sensitive skin.
What is the best tongue ring material?
What Jewelry Material Is Used for a Tongue Piercing?
- Implant-grade stainless steel: The most common type of metal used to make jewelry for piercings is stainless steel, specifically implant-grade.
- Titanium: Titanium doesn’t contain nickel, so it won’t cause any irritation to the piercing site or other allergic reaction.