Why Titanium Posts?
I had to wait until I was 12 to get my ears pierced. Yes, my Mother ruined my young life.
We happened to live across the street from a mall which had a Claire's.
I could finally buy all the huge, plastic, colorful earrings I wanted! And I did..... I couldn't wait to wear them! But, I was "responsible" and kept my starter earrings in for the required 6-8 weeks. Turning them everyday, cleaning with alcohol, etc.....Never got an infection, until....
I put in a pair of large purple hoops. Within 2 hours my lobes were hot and bright red. Crap. "Maybe it's because they're so big," I thought. So I put my starters back in, and waited a week for my ears to feel normal. Then I tried a smaller pair of black triple hoop huggies. Same problem.......
As a birthday present, my parents' had bought me a tasteful pair of small gold hearts. And they were the only pair of earrings that I could wear. Sigh.......... Not exactly the pop/glam/punk look I was going for.
I would try other earrings occasionally, with the hope that I could find the magical pair that didn't hate me. The fun colorful (inexpensive) earrings always caused a reaction.
Fast forward 20 years later, and I stumbled upon titanium. I have no idea where I found the info., but I bought some posts and started making little colorful stud earrings for myself that actually felt comfortable! My kids were tiny, so big dangles were out. But I could have any color of stud earring I wanted! And I made a lot............
Titanium is the only affordable metal that is nickel-free (which is what usually causes metal sensitivities) and lead-free. It's super strong, and light weight, so it works even better for earrings than gold or silver (which are soft metals).
Give titanium a try!
