MATERIALS FOR MODS -

         OKAY TO BE WORN ALL THE TIME:  (With regular cleanings, of course.)

• 316LVM Surgical Stainless Steel
• Titanium. In the UK it’s illegal to pierce with anything BUT titanium! Please note, that it comes in hundreds of gorgeous anodised colours, however it’s impossible to create black using this method. A coating is used, which there is no industry standard for, so err on the side of caution with PVD)
• Titanium Blackline
  
• Zircon gold
• Glass
• 14K Gold (Not in fresh piercings, though. Only after healing.)
• PTFE and BiOPlast (Teflon - Just watch for decay in oral jewelry and should be changed to fresh jewelry every few weeks due to biting on the jewelry.)
  
  
  OKAY TO BE WORN IN SHORT INCREMENTS: (NOT to be slept in, or worn for more than about 6 hours at a time.)

• PMMA (polymethyl-methacrylate) [A clear plastic often used as an alternative to glass.]
• Wood
• Stone! (Be careful with heavy rock, though. It may weight your ears.)
• Horn
• Ivory
• Silicone (Be VERY careful with silicone as an unhealed ear can adhere to it in a matter of hours! AND DO NOT USE IT TO STRETCH.)
  
  MATERIALS TO BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS:
  
• Brass
• Bronze
• Cadmium
• Copper
• Costume Jewelry
• Chromium
• Fake gold
• Gold plated
• Gold filled
• 24K Gold (It’s too soft for piercing jewelry. Earring studs are fine.)
• Iron
• Lead
• PVD coated anything
• Nickel
• Non-stainless steel
• Pewter
• Sterling silver/silver (Silver only in ear piercings!)
• Tin
• Aluminum
• Zinc
  
  
  
  K. Cleared up all confusion, I hope. :)
  
  -Miranda