Body jewelry—The fusion of the ancient and the modern era

Though non-piercing body jewelry appears similar to piercing body jewelry, but to wear it, you do not need to pierce and make any kind of hole in the skin.  Either it sticks by clips, or attaches by special magnets. Recently body piercing has become a trend with the younger generation. But the craze of wearing body-piercing jewelry also brings with it a lot of allergies and infections in the absence of proper care. Sometimes these infections may also leave scars, rashes or skin complications.  Nipple  piercing, for example, can cause issues related to nursing, as there are number of milk ducts in a nipple, so wearing non-piercing body jewelry would be the best option in this case.

Thanks to fashion magazines and the cine stars sporting innovative body jewelry, it is no more just the female stuff; body jewelry is revered equally by the male population as well. Another popular trend related to body jewelry is that it is not restricted to precious metals like gold and silver but all available metals like platinum, surgical steel and other materials such as wood, plastic, bamboo and stones are frequently used to make it.
In many ancient civilizations like Egypt, Greece, India and China body jewelry was prevalent and it was an essential part of traditions and customs at the time.  In the tribal areas and remote villages of India and other countries, young and old females alike can easily be spotted with pierced ears and nose to wear different kind of body jewelry. But in urban areas the trend has caught up due to the wave of westernization and influence of Hollywood.   You can find girls wearing body jewelry and sporting latest fashion trends to look modern and cosmopolitan.

Although a variety of body jewelry is available for different parts of body, such as toe rings, belly rings, lip rings, ear rings, etc. but belly rings are the most popular followed by tragus rings. Many researches have concluded that gold belly rings are the most popular jewelry items in terms of sales.  The gold belly rings are not only a symbol of elegance and style; they arouse sensuality.  Similarly tragus rings are among the other attractions that are in high demand by both boys and girls. 

Generally body jewelry is perceived to be the piercing one but the current trend is more towards the usage of body jewelry plugs. These plugs have the advantage of being both attractive and convenient to use at the same time. No doubt piercing jewelry showcases and enhances the beauty of our body, but the associated drawbacks of infections etc. are making users to opt for non piercing ones.
 
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