What is nickel free jewelry?
What exactly does that mean?
Unfortunately, in the United States this term means almost nothing. You can legally attach the terms nickel free
jewelry and hypoallergenic earrings to earrings made of any metal, regardless
of nickel content.
People in the United States who suffer with nickel allergy,
or nickel sensitivity, are unable to find a solution to their problem, or
relief from their symptoms, by buying “nickel free jewelry”. Unfortunately these terms, nickel free jewelry and hypoallergenic jewelry, are most often used to describe the least
expensive costume jewelry on the market or in the store. We have found earrings being sold for 5 pairs
for ten dollars being marketed as nickel free hypoallergenic earrings. They are a bargain for sure, but safe for
sensitive skin they are not. They are
made from various base metals, all of which contain high percentages of
nickel. Indeed it was only recently that
the US trade laws demanded that jewelry sod in the United States be lead
free. Imagine that – as little as 5
years ago, nickel free jewelry could legally contain not just nickel, but lead
as well. It is nice that the lead has
been eliminated but nickel free earrings can still contain unlimited amounts of
nickel!
This situation is handled differently in the European
Union. The EU Nickel Directive, which
dictates the amount of nickel that can be contained in ear piercing studs, earrings,
and non-earring jewelry, was initiated in 1994, shortly after the EU was
formed. It has been amended several
times, most recently in 2009. Each
amendment has further reduced the allowable nickel content in jewelry. Originally ear piercing posts had to contain
less than .05% nickel. The EU now
measures nickel migration, a complex measure of how much nickel is absorbed
into the body over time. This
measurement results in even less nickel content.
The bottom line is that Europeans are provided protection
against contracting nickel allergy to begin with; whereas Americans are left
completely in the dark on how to protect themselves from this common
allergy. 3 – 4 % of the population is
born with a nickel sensitivity. After
just one ear piercing that figure jumps to over 20%. Ear piercing causes nickel allergy. There is no longer any doubt that this is the
root cause of this sensitivity.
Blomdahl ear piercing studs exceed all EU Nickel Directive
requirements in terms of safety and nickel content. Blomdahl uses two materials for their ear
piercing studs. Medical Plastic, the
word’s only 0% nickel ear piercing stud, and medical grade titanium. Medical grade titanium is deemed safe to use
INSIDE the human body. Medical grade
titanium is pure, homogenous titanium and it greatly exceeds all EU
requirements.
Until the American Congress institutes the protections that
Europeans enjoy against nickel allergy, the only way for American’s to avoid the
high risks associated with piercing with non-safe ear piercing studs is to
choose Blomdahl.
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