Is this type of metal good ?

Question

Ok so I bought this new belly piercing and the type of metal it says this

"14G BC CZ Vine"

I was wondering if this is good metal or no ?

Answer 1

its alright

Answer 2

If the material isn't stated in plain english then you can pretty much bet that it's utter c**p

14g refers to the gauge (the standard for navel piercings)

BC I can only imagine refers to a curved barbell (ie. the type of jewellery)

CZ refers to the gem, namely cubic zirconia in this case

And I'm guessing that vine refers to the style

As the material's not even stated leave it well alone, chances are it'll end up looking like this: http://news.bmezine.com/2008/07/08/belly...

A reliable manufacturer will state the material and grade (apart from surgical stainless steel, the name alone implies that it's implant grade)

amongst all that jargon you need to look for the letters 'ASTM' on titanium or '316L' on steel, it's all explained in more detail over here: http://bodyartforms.com/materials.asp