The Chain Gang Body Jewelry Blog

The tradition of adorning body with beautiful jewelry came into practice during the time of early civilizations. They carved attractive shapes out of organic material such as wood, animal bones, ivory, horns, stones, jade, etc. Therefore, in a way organic body jewelry is a predecessor of metal and surgical steel body piercing jewelry. However, today it is gold, titanium and surgical steel that has gradually become the dominant material for producing body jewelry. So much so, that organic body jewelry is more or less viewed as a symbol of obscure tribal sensibility. Read More

Comments (0) Nov 04 2008

We all love body piercings and decorating them with innovative and trendy jewelry, but what stops most of us from actually going ahead and getting our tongue, navel, eyebrow or nose pierced is the fear of pain. Frowning parents and troubles at work can be handled but the pain factor seems to scare most of us. There is a solution anesthesia. While most piercers don’t use it and advise customers to get a piercing without any numbing, most piercees would be much more comfortable if there was anesthesia around.

So how important is anesthesia? Do we really need to numb an area before piercing? Most of the piercers, especially those who are very strict about their profession (and should probably be the ones to go to) will refuse to work with you when you are under the influence of anesthesia. So, this poses a problem for all of us who bank on numbing sprays/shots to reduce/eliminate the pain but sadly, this is the deal. Read More

Comments (0) Oct 13 2008

What can ruin a perfectly good and hot looking piercing? Infections! Once infected, piercings hurt, bleed, ooze and, in short, don’t look pretty. Body piercings are the in thing and we all must get them, but with every good thing comes a bunch of responsibility. When you decide to get a piercing, especially in uncommon places like navel, eyebrow, genital, etc., the before and aftercare is very essential so that your piercing does not turn into a painful experience.

Here are some signs to tell that your piercing is infected:

1.Redness While every fresh piercing and its surrounding areas have some redness initially, this should go away in a maximum of 7 days depending upon the area. Redness which is prolonged and accompanied with tenderness and pain is a sign of infection. Look into it immediately. Read More

Comments (0) Sep 21 2008

If you have body piercings I am sure that you have heard about “piercing migration” or “piercing rejection”. What is it? Piercing migration is when your body keeps pushing out the body jewelry that you have inserted into your body piercing. It will keep pushing it closer and closer to the surface of your skin. The reason is because your body feels that it is a foreign object like a splinter and it wants it out. This can be because of the gauge of the jewelry, or because of an allergy to the metal, or most commonly from using poor quality body jewelry. Sometimes your body is just very picky, and there is not much you can do. If gone unnoticed your body will reject the jewelry by pushing it totally out of your body causing scarring that will remain noticeable. Read More

Comments (0) Aug 23 2008

Piercings and tattoos have been around for the longest time, yet parents frown whenever their kids say the P or T words. When asked, most parents, in fact most elders, give the reason that piercings, except for the accepted one or two ear piercings, make you look out of place, and not in a good way. That doesn’t stop the kids though who keep getting their body parts pierced and decorated with tattoos. Being a kid is tough and it gets tougher when you have to convince your parents to let you do stuff your way.

Why are parent so anti-piercings/tattoos anyway? Read More

Comments (2) Aug 06 2008

It’s an ongoing dilemma is; should body jewelry be internally or externally threaded? Whenever you choose to purchase from an online body jewelry store, you have the option of picking jewelry which is threaded internally or externally. So which one should you pick? And why? Here is an attempt at making the decision easier.

What is internally threaded jewelry?

Internally threaded body jewelry has a threaded hole inside the barbell and an external thread protruding from the ball. A barbell passes through the piercing and then the ball is inserted and screwed into place. Read More

Comments (0) Jul 03 2008

Titanium is one of the best metals to uses in your body piercing, if you have allergies to metals. It has virtually no alloys in it, therefore causing no reaction with you body and less rejection and infection from your piercing. Titanium is used in many implant surgeries that doctors perform daily for these very same reasons. It also is very light weight, at about 45% of the weight of Surgical Steel. So if you have large Gauges piercings you and want to lighten up some, you can do so with Titanium body jewelry because of it being so light. Read More

Comments (0) Jun 22 2008

Many people still have misconceptions about gold body jewelry. Many people still even purchase cheap plated gold body jewelry which can be found at just about any mall and in stores like Spencers. Plated Jewelry can cause major infections due to the plating wearing off and the high nickel content in the Jewelry. Some people feel that the true solid gold body jewelry should be stamped 14k or 18k gold. However having this stamp does not mean a whole lot anymore since first of all, anyone can purchase the hammer stamps and put it on plated crap, and secondly having your body jewelry stamped just makes for a great place for bacteria to breed causing an infection. Usually this will only be done by the overseas companies and then it is very questionable what you are getting anymore based on the daily news. Body jewelry should be smooth without any places for bacteria to breed and hide. You should never wear Jewelry with nicks in it for that same reason. Read More

Comments (0) Jun 04 2008

In this day and time one can not be too careful where they purchase anything anymore. Whether it be toys, Jewelry, or even your dinner plates there are hazardous things everywhere. And if you notice it seems that the majority is coming from China and other Asian countries. Well guess where 70% of the body piercing jewelry is from? If you see a piece of jewelry that is too cheap to be real then it probably is. Do you really think that “Made in The US” body jewelry could sell for $4.99 or even less? The US makes it good, but not usually cheap. China has really brought our attention to a lot more things that effect our everyday life and even our safety.

So now in Body Piercings, you know that you should only wear Titanium, Niobium, Surgical Steel, 14k Gold, or 18k Gold. The most important reason is that there are not to Read More

Comments (0) May 07 2008

Welcome to The Chain Gang Body Jewelry. We offer you a wide selection of exquisite body jewelry at wholesale prices. Browse our online shopping store to see our vast range of body piercing jewelry including barbells, hybrid rings, ear plugs, charms and much much more.

We are the largest and most respected supplier of the latest high quality body jewelry for all type of body piercings and all at affordable prices. We feel pride on providing the best possible service to our customers. Read More

Comments (0) Apr 21 2008