Truly hypoallergenic earrings?

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Anonymous wrote:We actually had her ears pierced with titanium, and that took forever to heal, over a year. I don’t think titanium will work for her either, as we’ve tried putting in the earrings she had her ears pierced with and even they cause a reaction. I will look into some of these options, everything we’ve tried has been “ Nickel Free”. Maybe the plastic will work?
Poor kid. She just has sensitive skin overall, she reacts hugely to bug bites and sunburns even with olive skin when the rest of the family tans.

I posted earlier about titanium and plastic from Blomdahl. My daughter is the exact same way (right down to getting sunburn when the rest of us are tanning). One thing to consider for titanium earrings is that it may not be the earrings, it could be the backings. My daughter's ears didn't heal after wearing the flat back earrings from the piercing shop for months, so we tried a few things and landed on Blomdahl and an Etsy shop. Both of those shops send metal and plastic backings for each pair of earrings and we only use the plastic backings. Her ears are doing great now. I have no idea if it was the backings or just that the earrings from the piercing shop weren't medical grade titanium, but she can now wear earrings for weeks at a time and she seems to be all healed up.

Here's the Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ElizabethQDesigns

Thank you!! I’ve wondered about the backings and that may be the issue - though I would think the flat backings from the piercing place would be titanium too but maybe not? I’ll check out your recommendations.

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Wow, that’s so interesting. I do find my girls have less reaction to tiny hoops (Huggies). We have them in 18 ct gold and titanium (Swarovski brand, with the tiny crystal diamonds).

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I can only wear real gold earrings or decent quality dangly earrings with thin wires and light weight.

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I haven't tried titanium, but 18 ct gold and sterling silver work for me. Anything else and I get an ear infection.

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Have you tried niobium or surgical steel? I've had luck with those. There are some Etsy shops and other online sellers that have cute options.

When younger, I had small hoops and French hooks I'd use to attach gemstones or other 'dangly' things to make them more interesting.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter has very sensitive ears and even the most “allergy free” earrings we’ve found irritate her. Before I try to convince her to just give up on piercings I thought I would crowdsource for new ideas.
She’s almost 12 and has had her ears pierced for almost 5 years so it isn’t a new healing issue.

If you can, find 22k gold. I'm Indian, that's a typical level there, the gold is very soft and it's truly hypoallergenic. I never take those pieces off, like I've literally worn my chain and bracelets for 20 years, and they are in perfect condition and never irritate.

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Earrings by Emma has plastic posts. My girls wear them with no trouble.

https://earringsbyemma.com/

I've had luck with Zen Lady's surgical grade titanium.

https://thezenlady.com/jewelry.html

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Thank you for these links. I just ordered some earrings for my daughter from Earrings by Emma. It’s hard to find cute earrings that at least attempt to be hypoallergenic.

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Anonymous wrote:Earrings by Emma has plastic posts. My girls wear them with no trouble.

https://earringsbyemma.com/

I've had luck with Zen Lady's surgical grade titanium.

https://thezenlady.com/jewelry.html

DP but thanks for posting Earrings by Emma, super cute!

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Anonymous wrote:
Try 24K. Pure gold is chemically inert.

I get reactions from 14K. I can tolerate 18K. You won't get a large selection for 24K, but you should be able to find some...

They don't make jewelry from 24k; it's too soft.

But I do agree with this poster. Try 18k and above. I can't wear 14k either.

Humans have worn 24K gold jewelry from the moment they figured out how to make wearables from gold.

Here's a website:
https://auvere.com