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Diamond studs, stainless steel?

AP1976

AP1976

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I want to buy a pair of studs, but I have very sensitive ears and the ONLY metal I can wear is stainless steel. It's my understanding that having jewelry custom made in stainless is nearly impossible, and I am having a hard time finding real diamond earrings with stainless posts. Any ideas where I can find them, if at all?
 
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You can't wear platinum?
 
No, I thought that would have been a sure bet, but I have tried it all. I recently got my ears re-pierced this year, I did it properly this time - using a professional piercer instead of the mall/gun scenario. I had let them close up over the years out of frustration (and pain!) and so far I have done perfectly fine with stainless. I've tried all the other metals, including platinum, and I'm just so sensitive to anything but stainless. Sensitive to the point of pain and swelling, otherwise I would try to deal with it, lol! :( However, I do have white gold rings and have no problem with them, only my ears get bothered.
 
Yes, that is really rare because everything I have ever read said platinum is hypoallergenic. I think you may have to contact some custom jewelry people and ask if they can work with stainless steel. There are some jewelry makers that the girls on the colored stones forum use and they might be good to contact. I think one is Daniel M who has been on etsy before.
 
I'd also try local jewelers. At least my local guy can get almost anything in stainless.
 
I would love to wear them as we'll. let us know what you find!

Edited: love to wear, not live to wear.
Sigh.

Also I did some googling, men's studs in stainless steel are out there. Maybe double those up?
 
Interesting idea that should catch on with the price of gold!
 
Great idea! I hope you can find someone to make it work - it sounds like you might have some options ::)

One thing to mention - sometimes other things can irritate the ears as well, especially fresh piercings - notches too deep, posts slightly too thick, posts not well polished... so you may want to try on some other types of studs just to be sure that you know what sorts of posts your ears are happiest with, and that it's definitely the metal that's the problem!
 
Can you wear titanium? I thought awhile back I'd seen Brian Gavin Diamonds offering a bezel halo setting made of titanium, but I checked their site and I guess they're not offering that setting in titanium anymore... They do however have pins made of titanium and I wonder if they could work with stainless steel. Either way, I'd recommend sending them an email.
 
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! I've never thought about titanium, I'll look into that. Diamond studs will be a far future project for me, so I'm just trying to do research ahead of time :) I have time to play around and make sure I know how my ears react to different earrings. :)
 
AP1976 - Thanks so much for starting this thread. I am in the same situation as you. Please report back re: whether you are able to find stainless steel posts with diamonds. Oh, did the piercer pierce with stainless steel, and you healed just fine, but did not in the past with gold?

Yssie - Your post is very interesting to me. Like , I not so long ago concluded (after some internet research) that I should wear stainless steel posts, if I ever get my ears pierced again. I've had my ears pierced 3X in the past, but they have never properly healed. I wonder if I should look into getting some narrower posts. In what metal do you think? Where would I get them? I have like zero earring experience!
 
Yes, the piercer used stainless steel hoops, not even posts, and I healed perfectly. Evidently, hoops are easier to keep clean, and they move through the ear better rather than twisting the stud and backing which is a no-no these days. The rules have changed from when I got my ears pierced when I was younger! And he needle hurt way less than the gun! It was so simple. The hoops are captive bead hoops, if you don't like the look of the bead, just rotate it to the back.

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Perfect. Thanks for the info. I'll put this on my to-do list. :))
 
Loves Vintage|1353351206|3310269 said:
AP1976 - Thanks so much for starting this thread. I am in the same situation as you. Please report back re: whether you are able to find stainless steel posts with diamonds. Oh, did the piercer pierce with stainless steel, and you healed just fine, but did not in the past with gold?

Yssie - Your post is very interesting to me. Like , I not so long ago concluded (after some internet research) that I should wear stainless steel posts, if I ever get my ears pierced again. I've had my ears pierced 3X in the past, but they have never properly healed. I wonder if I should look into getting some narrower posts. In what metal do you think? Where would I get them? I have like zero earring experience!
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I actually prefer slightly thicker posts - they seem to stay in place in my ears better, they don't twist and turn inside the piercings, if you know what I mean? All my pearl studs are on those stock 10mm long 0.75mm thick posts and my ears are always a bit sore after wearing them for a couple of days back to back.

I avoid silver but I'll wear anything else - my skin isn't sensitive. I should think any local bench could put some new posts on for you though!
 
I do not know where you could get studs in stainless steel. But you would think it would be easier. Frankly I think I would rather have them in stainless steel. Seems like a good way to save money, seeing as how you're just putting the metal in your lobes for the most part. I wonder if they could make the prong part in platinum and the stud itself in stainless :confused:

I just wanted to chime in to say im glad to see the second time around you went to a professional. Those mall piercing guns are not hygienic (regardless of what they tell you or how well they clean them) you really should get your ears pierced the same way you would get anything else pierced. Very smart of you :bigsmile:

Edited for spelling :read:
 
Thanks, Yssie. That's interesting about the post size. So much to think about.

nielseel - I love the ring in your avatar!! :love:

AP1976 - I just sent an email to ID Jewelry. Very curious about this topic. Yekutiel responded right way (like instant fast) that he could do stainless steel posts, no problem. I am totally putting these as next on my list!! Will have to get my ears pierced first, haha, but thank you so much for your post, which is motivating to get this done! Have you thought about what style earrings you want. I've been partial to these for a while: https://www.pricescope.com/communit...tcw-studs-reset-into-8-prong-martinis.133892/ though mine will be smaller for sure, lol!
 
diamondseeker2006 said:
Yes, that is really rare because everything I have ever read said platinum is hypoallergenic. I think you may have to contact some custom jewelry people and ask if they can work with stainless steel. There are some jewelry makers that the girls on the colored stones forum use and they might be good to contact. I think one is Daniel M who has been on etsy before.
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It’s actually not, and finally more studies have come out about it. I had two failed dental implants (same tooth, tried twice) because I was allergic to the platinum. After that, I had all of my amalgams removed, etc,
 
whitewave said:
Oh heck, didn’t realize this post was From2012 lol
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Thanks for (re-)raising the topic! I hope others don't mind if I continue it. It's an interesting and especially complex one. My sister-in-law works as an engineer for a medical implant manufacturer, and we've had discussions about allergenic materials as we're both hypersensitive to nickel (I religiously avoid its use in my workshop).

The use of the term "hypoallergenic" is somewhat problematic as there's no standardised definition, whether medical or regulatory. Some of the marketing suggests that it means "can't cause an allergic reaction". However, a more accurate characterisation is "less likely to cause an allergic reaction". Most "hypoallergenic" metals, in fact, are associated with allergic reactions to some extent, but typically the prevalence is very low. For example, one study conducted in 2008 by Silicia et al. sampled 1500 dental patients for a reaction to a titanium allergy test: only 9 (or 0.6%) tested positive. The prevalence of platinum allergies is even lower: Fowler, Perryman and Quilan sampled 446 patients and found that only 2 (0.44%) tested positive to a platinum allergy test.

An interesting exception to this is palladium. Even though it's commonly viewed as "hypoallergenic", Forschau et al. (2011) reviewed the patch test results for 10,778 dermatitis patients and noted that 7.8% tested positive for a palladium allergen (it's very strongly associated with nickel allergies). However, they also explained that those with a palladium allergy rarely ever experience a reaction in day-to-day life, even when wearing palladium jewellery, as the metallic state of palladium (as used in jewellery and medical implants) isn't sufficiently reactive to act as an allergen. This is in contrast with nickel which readily reacts with sweat to form free nickel ions that can enter into the human body.
 
Fanfare said:
Thanks for (re-)raising the topic! I hope others don't mind if I continue it. It's an interesting and especially complex one. My sister-in-law works as an engineer for a medical implant manufacturer, and we've had discussions about allergenic materials as we're both hypersensitive to nickel (I religiously avoid its use in my workshop).

The use of the term "hypoallergenic" is somewhat problematic as there's no standardised definition, whether medical or regulatory. Some of the marketing suggests that it means "can't cause an allergic reaction". However, a more accurate characterisation is "less likely to cause an allergic reaction". Most "hypoallergenic" metals, in fact, are associated with allergic reactions to some extent, but typically the prevalence is very low. For example, one study conducted in 2008 by Silicia et al. sampled 1500 dental patients for a reaction to a titanium allergy test: only 9 (or 0.6%) tested positive. The prevalence of platinum allergies is even lower: Fowler, Perryman and Quilan sampled 446 patients and found that only 2 (0.44%) tested positive to a platinum allergy test.

An interesting exception to this is palladium. Even though it's commonly viewed as "hypoallergenic", Forschau et al. (2011) reviewed the patch test results for 10,778 dermatitis patients and noted that 7.8% tested positive for a palladium allergen (it's very strongly associated with nickel allergies). However, they also explained that those with a palladium allergy rarely ever experience a reaction in day-to-day life, even when wearing palladium jewellery, as the metallic state of palladium (as used in jewellery and medical implants) isn't sufficiently reactive to act as an allergen. This is in contrast with nickel which readily reacts with sweat to form free nickel ions that can enter into the human body.
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Thanks, and obviously the implant was titanium (I misspoke platinum).

I have a titanium allergy, metal allergies in general. White gold doesn’t bother me. Most platinums don’t.

I appreciate the science.

My mom’s sister had a titanium knee replacement, has had nothing but issues and blood clots and now is diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which is terminal. sad :(( I really think the replacement is the problem, though we get into causation and correlation issues...
 
I have issues with any studs of any metal or post thickness. I get about 3 hours before the pain and irritation begins. I have to stick to hoops, french hooks and the like. Idk
For sensitive folks, niobium is often available in jewelry and can work for some.
 
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