The Chain Gang Body Jewelry Blog

As soon as the healing period is over, we cannot wait to sport all types of beautiful body jewelry, right? Of course! After all, what is the point of getting a body piercing is you cannot adorn it with eye catching pieces and turn some heads? Most of us shop for body jewelry online. In such a scenario, it is very important to know how to correctly measure body jewelry.

Whether a piercing is fresh or healed, a wrong sized jewelry piece can irritate and infect it. Let’s look at how to correctly measure some of the common types of body jewelry pieces.

Straight Barbells – One of the most common and easy to measure body jewelry pieces, straight barbells are measured along the shaft between the two balls. Used most commonly for tongue and industrial piercings, straight barbells are also very comfortable when worn in almost all piercings including navel, nipple and eyebrow. Read More

Comments (0) Jan 22 2010

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Comments (0) Dec 03 2009

Here is a press release from the FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that St. Louis-based Care-Tech Laboratories Inc. and its principal officers, John C. Brereton and Sherry L. Brereton, have signed a consent decree, agreeing to stop the illegal manufacture, marketing, and distribution of over-the-counter (OTC) antimicrobial drugs used to treat and prevent infection. Read More

Comments (0) Nov 23 2009

Just a quick post to let you know that we just had another article published. This one is on several different assorted body piercings for the female genitalia.  We cover the popularity, some of the risk, some common side effects (both good and bad) and naturally the jewelry. You can find the article posted here;

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Comments (0) Nov 11 2009

First off, do not believe everything you read! You are going to hear all kinds of horror stories about tongue piercings, but guess what? When ear lobe piercing was on the rise, there were all kinds of tales of doom and gloom with these as well. No matter where you look, you can always find bad reviews and horror stories for everything in the world all due to others opinion. Think about – you can hear not to eat eggs from one doctor and then from other eat eggs. Like stated before, it is all an opinion. The main thing is to learn how to care for your piercings whether they are on your ear lobes, tongues, naval, or elsewhere. Read More

Comments (5) Aug 30 2009

Body piercing dates back several centuries that is today classified as body art to many people. Throughout history, just the mention of body piercing separated the upper class, was a religious sign, or to protect them from evil among many other reasons all across the world. Today, more and more individuals are using this unique art form to adorn their bodies with beautiful handcrafted body jewelry to enhance their beauty, to show their own unique personality or to just accessorize.

Deciding to have body piercings is a personal and important decision. Before you just jump in feet first, you should note the risk involved as well as how to care for your piercings once you have them. Read More

Comments (0) Jul 23 2009

Many women wonder about this when considering getting nipple piercings. Will piercing my nipples inhibit me to breast feed my children? There are no studies that have proven that nipple piercing will cause any problems. The most important thing that you want to remember is to remove your jewelry when you are feeding the baby. There are a lot of little parts on most jewelry that if they come lose they can cause your child to choke.

The most common side effect to having this done is that milk may leak out of the piercing holes. Some say chose a piece of jewelry that is easily removed so that you can insert it back into the piercing after each Read More

Comments (0) May 11 2009

Piercings are so hot and in right now! No matter how much some folks frown upon them, everyone wants and gets pierced left, right and center, very literally! While it is completely your decision to get pierced and/or tattooed, there are some times when the decision seriously has to be thought over.

It is a common notion that you have to tolerate at least some pain in order to look nice, and it is true as well. But sometimes, it is just not worth it, especially if the result is too much pain, bleeding and/or perennial discomfort. Read More

Comments (0) May 06 2009

Healing time and healing processes of different body piercings are different. While some heal in a matter of 2-3 weeks, some others might take as much as 8-10 months. Proper care during the healing period can speed up the process and also keep infections and allergies at bay.

Right from the time you get a piercing to the time it actually heals, most of the things you do everyday will affect it. Taking care of a fresh piercing is not just cleaning it and not touching it, you may have to make some serious lifestyle changes. Let’s look at a few of these: Read More

Comments (0) Apr 30 2009

Genital piercings are not as uncommon as you might think. While it is true that some people are freaked by the mere idea of getting a piercing ‘down there’, there are others who can’t think of anything more exciting and daring. Genital piercings are an expression of individuality and more and more people are now opting for them.

As is the case with anything uncommon, there are many myths attached with both male and female genital piercings. Let’s try and separate some prevalent myths from the facts:

Genital piercings hurt much more – No they don’t! Getting a hole punched in your body is bound to hurt and genital piercings hurt only as much as any other piercing would. Read More

Comments (3) Apr 26 2009