Flexible jewelry is defined as jewelry made of softer, flexible materials. Unlike metals, this jewelry is more comfortable and provide other advantages to the wearer.
However, such jewelry is often not suited for prolonged wear, so it’s typically used as temporary jewelry for your piercing. Even with this drawback, flexible jewelry is immensely important because it offers certain advantages over metal jewelry or jewelry made of other sturdy materials. Also, there are some flexible materials that can be worn for longer periods of time.
Advances of Flexible Jewelry
Flexible jewelry offers some advances over metal and other sturdy jewelry:
- More comfort. This type of jewelry is soft and flexible, so it provides more comfort to the wearer. Also, this jewelry is typically lightweight, much lighter than metal or even organic jewelry, which only contributes to the comfort.