Ears are the most commonly pierced place on
the human body, and it's hardly surprising due to the vast location options
available in all the nooks and crannies of an ear! Here we have a brief
breakdown of the more common piercings that are done.
Lobe
This is arguably the most common
ear piercing around the world, dating way back even past the Tutankhamen era.
Even he was known to have his ears pierced and stretched. Ear lobes can be
decorated with a number of different types of jewellery, including studs, hoops
(or sleepers), cuff earrings and dangling ones.
Old tribes used to stretch their
earlobes and this practice is still popular today. Tunnels or Plugs are common
phrases for the jewellery that is worn in stretched ears. Some people have
stretched that much they can fit coke cans in their ears. Pretty weird, huh?
Helix
The helix piercing is located on
the top outer ring of the ear and is in our opinion the second most common ear
piercing location. This new ear hole can be filled with a number of types of
jewellery but most commonly a stud or ring/hoop! Pair one of these with a
forward helix and you have yourself a scaffold piercing.
Forward Helix
This is on the same part of the
ear as the helix but located further round towards your face! This isn't as
popular on its’ own but is most commonly done as part of a Scaffold piercing!
It looks really cool when a number of these piercings are placed close together,
and this is fast becoming the next trend.
Scaffold
After naming it in the last two types of piercing it would
be rude not to talk about it! This piercing is in fact a combination of the two
about. These two are then joined together using a barbell style piercing that
goes across the front of your ear. Just like scaffolding...?
Rook
The positioning of this is kind of hard to explain so we will let the picture do the work for us! This piercing has to be worn with a ring or a curved barbell to sit within the ears natural shape. A little more daring of a piercing, but hey, it looks pretty cool!
Tragus
Apparently when this piercing is
done you hear a popping sound as the needle pops the cartilage, but don't let
that put you off. This piercing has quickly become a popular choice amongst
women. A labret stud (those worn in lip piercings) is the most common piece of
jewellery for this piercing because of its flat back. Rings also look cool in
this particular ear hole.
Conch
Imagine the back of your ear, the
thick bit right inside, and now imagine having a needle pushed through it and
some jewellery placed in the hole thus made. That, my friends, is a conch
piercing. A pretty radical piercing don't you think!
Daith
Again, this is another hard one
to explain without being an expert in the bendy parts of an ear, but this is
located on the part of an ear where the outer rim has curled back into the ear.
The picture should explain better! A barbell or ring is the best choice for
this piercing.
Aside from all the tattoo supplies we sell here at Body Shock,
we also can supply your studio with a full range of piercing equipment. If
you're looking to kit out your studio with a full piercing set up contact us now on 01922 744088 and
a member of staff will be more than happy to help.
