Clueless Dad: Are Earrings from Claire's Safe?

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Anonymous wrote:Can i just say this website wasn't put up for insults but for advice, if you want to know if they are safe, ask Claire's what their earrings contain before you buy them. As a result you will find that they can be quite safe, also for a two year old, your should only rarely change their earrings, i know because as a child i would mess around with my earrings as the would be swore. If you do change the earring, make sure you know what they contain and if they are "dirty" or you think they are, sterilize them as two year old's are usually quite sensitive to most metal.
I hope this comment helps

No don't ask Claire's employees. They don't know crap about what they sell. My daughter and I are both highly allergic to nickel and we both broke out to their sensitive ones. Guess what? They are plated. You are better off spending extra money in a jewelry store plus you get a guarantee. And they have screw on backs so they are next to impossible for toddlers to take out.

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Anonymous wrote:All earrings in Claire's that say sensitive solution are specially formulated so it won't release any nickel into your body. I personally am allergic to nickel and do great with these and they only start off from $3! They also carry sterling silver which is extremely great because they don't tarnish and start at $7.50!! They do even carry some 14k white gold and gold earrings as well as stainless steel! Of course those are a little more but worth it because they have a lock on back so kids won't lose them. They also always have a sale on all earrings either buy 2 get one free or sometimes but one get one half off!

Umm the lock on backs don't work well they can take them off easily. Spend the extra money and get screw on backs from a jewelry store

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Anonymous wrote:Look for stainless steel posts. That should be the most hypoallergenic metal, even as compared to silver or gold. Note that with gold, 10k and 14k have various metals added in. If you want gold that is least likely to irritate, you should try 18k or 24k (24k is really only available at Chinese jewelry stores though, esp. in NY Chinatown).

Stainless steel has nickel in it. Surgical steel doesn't have nickel.

[Anonymous]

I had a really bad reaction to anything other than gold as a kid. Finally let my piercings close when I was fourteen because they'd been red and puffy so often. They were at their worst when I wore plastic earrings.

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I wouldn't let my kid wear those cheap earrings until she was a teen. 2 is way too young considering they're probably made in china with lead.

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Whether or not cheap earings cause allergic reactions totally depends on the person. Some people get rashes with anything except gold, sterling silver and surgical stainless steel....others are fine wearing stuff with nickel in it. To be on the safe side, I would err on more expensive metals until your daughter is old enough to let you know if her ears are uncomfortable.

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For those getting their baby's ears pierced, how did you manage -- if this happened -- with the baby pulling at the earring/ear area? My baby sometimes will scratch around her ear, so I can only imagine if there is an earring there (with possible soreness), she may tug there. Just wonder how this would all work out.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I'll check out the sensitive ears, although the name alone sounds pricey. lol

11:23--I knew there'd be one in the bunch. Here's what will really bake your noodle: She got them pierced at 6 months!

Are you European? I know it is popular over there.

Good God, don't blame this tacky fashion on us. It's done for the same reason that you Americans cut your infant boys sexual organs, it's purely cultural and both tacky and inappropriate. She's a human child, not a doll. Wait til she can make her own decisions.

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Anonymous wrote:Piercing a baby girl's ears is also cultural. I would be worried about infections or the baby pulling on the earrings, but in the Latino culture (not sure about others), it's a rite of passage for baby girls.

For such an educated bunch you people sure do put your open mindedness aside when it comes to something you regard as "tacky".

My daughter was born while we were living in Spain and until she had hair I had to correct people on her gender because even though she was often dressed in pink, seeing a baby without earrings signaled to people there that she was a boy. Just because your culture doesn't do it, does not mean it is universally tacky.

And if it matters, I am whiter than white.

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I don't think it's tacky. I think it's cute. No need to judge.

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Im just going to put this out there. Go for titanium jewelry if you're worried about allergies. Find a reputable tattoo/piercer and purchase from there. Look for Anatometal, Neometal, Industrial Strength, etc. A toddler will not be able to remove the beads on a barbell or a CBR.

Don't get your child's ears pierced at Claires or Piercing Pagoda, or anywhere that pierces with a gun. Do your research and see how bad and unsanitary those are!

-a piercing enthusiast with a nickel allergy

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love that this post is over 2 years old. the girl in the original post is what, now 4, maybe 5?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I'll check out the sensitive ears, although the name alone sounds pricey. lol

11:23--I knew there'd be one in the bunch. Here's what will really bake your noodle: She got them pierced at 6 months!

Are you European? I know it is popular over there.

Good God, don't blame this tacky fashion on us. It's done for the same reason that you Americans cut your infant boys sexual organs, it's purely cultural and both tacky and inappropriate. She's a human child, not a doll. Wait til she can make her own decisions.

Shut up, old man. Goodness.

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For people with sensitive ears, we all know how sore, red and infected they can become. It hurts and takes a week to clear up the infection. I tried Claire's earrings on the advice of my dermatologist. I have been thrilled with them. I probably have 50 pair of them now and have never been disappointed nor had infected ears. Pagoda is way way way too expensive but the earrings are excellent. Real gold. I can't afford that and if I lost one? Fiscal meltdown. Thanks for being a good dad.

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Macys has a great set of sensitive earrings for kids. They are reversible screw backs ie: gold globe on one side and diamond on the other. They are really cute and the only ones my daughter was not able to get off.