History of belly button ring piercings

Are belly button rings and belly button piercings a new thing or are they an ancient tribal custom? Well given the weird and wonderful range of body adornments I've seen among tribal people, I was surprised to learn that whilst they were definitely around, belly button piercing was not quite so common back then.

It's acknowledged that Latin American warriors wore belly button rings, as did ancient Egyptians. In these cultures it was not so much an adornment, but a symbol of achievement, or standing in the community. In Egypt, only the Pharaohs (Egyptian Gods) were allowed belly button rings, anyone else found to wear one was rewarded with a death sentence!

Having a belly button ring has really only become popular (and widely accepted) in the last number of decades (and particularly so in the last ten years).

Read the rest of thisarticle at my site: www.bellybuttonringsonline.com.

Belly Button Ring Migration

Have you ever heard of a belly button ring (or any piercing for that matter) making an escape attempt out of your body? I'm not talking about the jewelry coming undone either, I'm talking about the body rejecting it and pushing it out through the skin! This phenomenon is known as migration (or more commonly - rejection).

If you were to imagine for a moment - earrings that are very thin and very heavy, slowly 'dragging' downwards and out of the ear. That could happen if the gauge size on your belly button ring is the wrong size too. It's a good thing to be aware of.

Read the rest of this on my website: http://www.bellybuttonringsonline.com/BellyButtonRingArticleMigration.html

Merry Christmas!
J

How to choose the best metal for your belly button ring

Thanks to Ryan's question yesterday, I thought I'd put some of a relevant article here for you to read (you can read the full article at www.bellybuttonringsonline.com)
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Here is a guide to the metals to choose from when selecting a belly button ring. Take special note of the metals which are particularly good for new piercings, whilst in the healing stage. The best metals for a new belly button ring piercing are marked with *.

*Nickel Free Surgical Steel Belly Button Rings - Especially made for initial piercings. It's safe and least likely to cause irritation. .

Surgical Steel Belly Button Rings - (also known as 316L) is one of the most common metals to use for belly button ring piercings, most notably in the US. Regulations in some parts of the world don't allow this metal for new piercings as it has a high nickel (10-14%) content - which in itself is allergy prone. The fact is however that nickel contained in 316L surgical steel is so tightly bound it is in fact allergy-free. The down side of surgical steel is its weight, which is problematic for larger pieces of jewelry. Not a problem for our belly button rings!

The rest is on my site: www.bellybuttonringsonline.com/BellyButtonRingArticleMetals.html

Enjoy, and please let me know what you think.
J

Great Belly Button Rings site

Hi!
Has anyone been wondering where to get the best and cheapest belly button rings on the net? All the piercing sites on the net seem to be for all piercing jewelry. Here is a great site for JUST belly button rings: www.bellybuttonringsonline.com
Let me know what you think of the site!
J