Titanium Jewellery

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Biotene woes? (by LadyRaeven on 1998/05/20, 1 reply)
people tell me that it's not good for initial piercings, though... any thoughts on this? Adrianna "I do what the voices in my head TELL me to do." ~Visit Me~ http://members.aol.com/LadyRaeven/index.html ... (more)

Biotene woes? (by Cait... on 1998/05/19, 7 replies)
Has anyone ever had a bad reaction to using Biotene as mouthwash for tongue piercing? For my first tongue pierce I used diluted Listerine, which was fine until the 2 week point, when my tongue suddenly got white and icky. Now with my repierce (same tongue, different location) I've been using Biotene, and after 6 days the swelling has mostly subsided but the pain is terrible; much worse than the first time. First the outer edge of my tongue got really sore, like a million tiny canker sores, and now the top ball has made the typical crater but the "edges" are really red and inflamed and seem to be pulling away ... (more)

Biotene woes? (by Cait... on 1998/05/19, 7 replies)

Has anyone ever had a bad reaction to using Biotene as mouthwash for tongue
piercing? For my first tongue pierce I used diluted Listerine, which was fine
until the 2 week point, when my tongue suddenly got white and icky. Now with
my repierce (same tongue, different location) I've been using Biotene, and
after 6 days the swelling has mostly subsided but the pain is terrible; much
worse than the first time. First the outer edge of my tongue got really sore,
like a million tiny canker sores, and now the top ball has made the typical
crater but the "edges" are really red and inflamed and seem to be pulling away ... (more)

Steel vs. Titanium was Re: Biotene Woes? (by Anne Greenblatt on 1998/06/02, 3 replies)
I have used titanium jewelry for more than a few clients who cannot heal piercings with steel or gold alloys. unpolished >titanium wire around a mandril, cutting it off with a pair of wire-cutters As do some steel and niobium and gold jewelry manufacturers. Piercers and clients should look for the same surface quality in their jewelry ... (more)

niobium/titanium jewellery (by stouffer on 2000/01/31, 9 replies)
I was thinking about buying some coloured niobium or titanium jewellery to wear in my lip and septum piercings, but I am a bit hesitant as the last lot (dark blue niobium) discoloured really quickly. so, does anyone know if titanium is less prone to discolouration than niobium, or if using different (lighter?) colours will make a difference? Or is it because the last lot of jewellery was of low quality? ... (more)

niobium/titanium jewellery (by stouffer on 2000/01/31, 9 replies)

I was thinking about buying some coloured niobium or titanium jewellery to
wear in my lip and septum piercings, but I am a bit hesitant as the last lot
(dark blue niobium) discoloured really quickly.

so, does anyone know if titanium is less prone to discolouration than niobium,
or if using different (lighter?) colours will make a difference? Or is it
because the last lot of jewellery was of low quality? ... (more)

colour in 'titanium' jewellery (by Ross on 2000/04/04, 3 replies)
This is a 'physics of everyday life' sort of question. I put it to sci.engr.color, but no-one there offered any ideas. Do you know the style of metal jewellery they call 'titanium" - metal jewellery with bright iridescent colours. The colours seem too bright to be due to pigments - unless perhaps there is some internal reflection and backlighting in the colour layer. I've always assumed the colours were due to optical interference effects. ... (more)

colour in 'titanium' jewellery (by Ross on 2000/04/04, 3 replies)

This is a 'physics of everyday life' sort of question. I put it to
sci.engr.color, but no-one there offered any ideas.

Do you know the style of metal jewellery they call 'titanium" -
metal jewellery with bright iridescent colours. The colours seem too
bright to be due to pigments - unless perhaps there is some internal
reflection and backlighting in the colour layer. I've always assumed
the colours were due to optical interference effects. ... (more)

Stainless -Surgical steel ? (by ~Black Rose~ on 18 Feb 2004, 9 replies)
surgical and stainless steel and which one is the best and most anti-allergic. By the way, my earlobe is definitely better than it was. :o)Thanks everyone for your help!! Obviously, there wasn't an infection, it must have been an allergy.So, I went to buy a ring made of titanium or stainless steel, but because -as you ... (more)