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The general term for any number of kinds of adornments worn through a [[piercing]], body jewelry can include barbells, rings, twists, spirals, hooks, weights, and many other designs, and be made out of virtually any solid or amorphous solid material under the sun.

== Types ==

Body jewelry comes in many different shapes.  While many wild and interesting shapes can be worn through [[Earlobe Piercing|earlobe piercing]]s, there are several widely used and recognized shapes used in other body piercings:

* [[Captive bead ring]]
* [[Barbell|Straight barbell]]
* [[Curved barbell]]
* [[Circular barbell]]
* [[Surface bar]]
* [[Plug]]s/[[flesh tunnel]]s

In addition, there are many types of [[retainer]]s which can help make a piercing less noticeable.

== Materials ==

The most common [[:Category:Materials|material]] for body jewelry is [[Stainless Steel|stainless steel]], but many other materials are favored by wearers and piercers alike - both [[Organic|organic]] and non-organic.  A partial list of commonly used materials in creating body jewelry follows:

* [[Acrylic]]
* [[Bone]]
* [[Gold]]
* [[Hematite]]
* [[Glass Jewelry|Glass]] ([[Borosilicate Glass|Borosilicate]] (Pyrex); [[Soda-lime Glass|Soda-lime]]; [[Quartz]])
* [[Niobium]]
* [[Silicone Body Jewelry|Silicone]]
* [[Stainless steel]]
* [[Stone]]
* [[PTFE]] (Teflon)
* [[Titanium]]
* [[Water buffalo horn]]
* [[Wood]]

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==See Also==
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[[Category:Body Jewelry |Body Jewelry ]]