Some people get allergy from 10k 14k 18k gold and white gold earrings as they contain a certain amount of nickel.
Is 14k gold good for sensitive ears.
It is often used to strengthen expensive and malleable metals like silver and gold.
High karat gold earrings gold is easily one of the best metals for sensitive ears.
The lower the amount of gold in the metal the higher the risk of metal allergies.
If you have sensitive ears going for a pair made out of solid 14k gold or higher is one of the safest routes you can take as very few people are allergic or sensitive to the neutral metal.
So avoid this whenever you can if your ears are sensitive.
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Most metal allergies are caused by nickel.
24k gold is considered 99 5 percent pure and anything below 14k means that at.
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Karat is a measure of the purity of gold.
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This is because gold alloys are mixed with metals such as nickel and zinc which are the cause of the allergies.
All of these involve coating a base metal with a layer of gold.
What material is not good for sensitive pierced ears.
The gold surface which is very thin measured in millionths of an inch can wear or chip off leaving your piercing exposed to the reactive metal underneath.
Hence it is advisable to use gold in its pure form i e.
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Gold plated gold filled or gold overlay vermeil jewelry is not acceptable for sensitive ear piercings.
If it is present and you are sensitive to it you might get a skin rash if you wear low karat earrings.
While buying gold it is important to check what type of gold suits you.
However there is a caveat to this.