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Body piercing has been around since ancient times, usually to identify someone status in their culture. A lot of people practice body piercing for religious or cultural, sexual, or rebellious reason. The modern day times of body piercing has been used for a fashion statement. People who have their body pierced have a no holds bar attitude and can have any place on their body pierced such as their genital areas, nipples, lip, tongue, and upper earlobe. It was common to see someone with their ears or nose pierced; however, time has changed and body piercing is becoming a new trend for people that want to enhance their image.
A long with body piercing there is many different types of body jewelry the most common types of body piercing today is of the nipple, navel, tongue, and lip. Nipple Piercing- was once considered of sign of strength and power. At a time in history the men of Central America pierced their nipples as a sign from them turning into men.
Navel Piercing- it is noted that the first people to pierce their navels were the pharaohs and royal families that adorned the belly button ring. Interestingly, enough it was shown as a sing of wealth, because if a pauper got their belly button pierced they would be executed.
Tongue piercing - in ancient times the Aztecs and the Mayans actually pierced their tongue as a form of communication to their gods. Nowadays, tongue piercing is used for sexual arousal or to control an oral fixation. Nose Piercing – is probably the most popular, even when it was looked at as a taboo by many. In some cultures like the Indian culture a woman’s nose would be pierced to identify her marital status.
For whatever reason people decided to get their body pierced they should be careful to prevent infection to sensitive areas of their body. They must maintain the pierced area by keeping it clean and fresh and by wearing sterling silver body jewelry.
There are several different types of jewelry used in the process of body piercing the most common type of jewelry is the captured bead ring. This type of ring is where the jewelry wire is bent into a circle and the two ends pinch holding the ring in its place. This is a great style of jewelry because it can work for almost any type of piercing.
There is also the curved barbell that is also popular in the world of body piercing. There are two ends to this barbell, one end is a fixed closed end and the other ends threaded for jewelry removal. This type of barbell has somewhat less of 180 degrees circle.
There is also the regular barbell that is straight with ends that can be capped with small or large beads. However it really depends on the manufacturer. It also depends on the person’s personal style. If you are into body jewelry, it comes in all different shapes and sizes...
A lot of jewelry manufactures have become creative in the different styles of body jewelry. If you were to does body jewelry search via internet or in your local store. You will be sure to find body jewelry that has dice designs, razor sharp design, and some are even crystallized or butterfly shaped, which works well with the belly button style of jewelry for the body.
They always say history repeats itself, and it is a proven fact because the art of body jewelry and body piercing has been around for centuries. It is wise to do as much research as one can on the fundamentals of body piercing, body jewelry can be used as an expression to define an individuals personality and characteristics. However, once you get your body pierced, you have to realize that the piercing will stay with you for the rest of you life. So, if you only want body piercing as a temporary thing or even for life. It is wise to get subtle piercing that will be appealing to the eye. |
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