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Give some glory to the Tragus

The tragus that small spot of tissue which protrudes over the ear canal. In piercing it is another popular sign of beauty. A simple area of the lower ear that can easily be adorned with jewelry after a safe piercing. Visit your trusted body piercer and get the usual second opinions from smart proven piercing experts. Then if you are ready. Get that tragus piercing. It could be a single ring or a series dangling and sparkling in the moonlight. Most conditions will require you to expect the piercing to heal within three to six months. As always keep it clean watch the change that you have done to your ear. Read the rest of this entry »

Originally posted 2009-07-04 20:27:18. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Rings for accenting your body. Piercing Jewelry that adds interest to what is important in piercing

Captive bead ring (CBR)

CBR ring

A captive bead ring (CBR) is a ball closure ring or captive ball ring. It is one of the bodies piercing jewelry. It is like any circle made up of a wire. A bead, which looks like a ball, is fitted into the circular wire. The wire is slightly less in diameter were the bead fits so that it is not movable within the wire and though the circle is open, the bead doesn’t fall off. But also the bead can be fit in such a way that it looks like being clamped by the wire.

Popularity of CBR

Body rings of this type are very popular. When the bead is removed, the jewelry is removed. So the person who wears it has to simply remove the bead. Still the bead will not fall off the ring. Because of the nature of manufacture it does not hold on clothing, hair or furniture, making them a popular choice for piercings, which are still healing. These are closed in shape and have rounded edges. The other ring has a slight separation between the bead and the other end of the ring. This also allows for easy removal and cleaning.
A Captive Bead Ring or Ball Closure Ring may be is the most popular kind of body piercing jewelry because one can wear it many ways and style it according to one’s own choice. It can be worn on the nose apart from being placed at the navel, lips, etc.
Reports suggest that customers go for buying it as jewelry, lip jewelry, nose jewelry, eyebrow jewelry and also for a clit, genital
piercing without minding the pain it may cause during sexual interactions.

Science of CBR

Selecting a ring is easy this is what goes into the design. The tensile strength of a metal wire is used to hold the bead in place. The wire is made up of surgical stainless steel, niobium or titanium. The bead is made up of colored glass or ceramic or some semi precious stone. This is the standard for quality rings.

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Different identities

Captive bead ring is called in another name as well. Sometimes it's called BCR (Ball Closure Ring). CBR can be used as a jewelry an as an instrument. It fascinates with its shape. Sometimes it makes shocking appearance to people who are yet to be comfortable with the idea that it may be a piercing jewelry.

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Piercing instrument

CBR can be used as a piercing instrument except with in a tongue piercing. Sometimes people like the navel jewelry to be designed in such a way that they prefer to have it pierced by a CBR. CBR piercing makes faster healing. The gauge size of the bead ring depends on the piercing type and your preferences of a particular design. A small or large ring opener is required to open the bead.
For closing the ring, one needs pliers. But these tools are not needed in case of acrylic rings, which have other arrangements, which are, can easily be opened and closed by hands. Once again Bodypiercingsafe.com recommends a piercing professional for all your piercing needs. Read the rest of this entry »

Originally posted 2009-05-01 18:00:29. Republished by Blog Post Promoter