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Re: [Orchid] Safe materials for earwires?
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Mary Partlan Wednesday, June 08, 2011
   
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    Peter, you said "Titanium and niobium are almost completely
    hypoallergenic". 

    The word almost in that sentence is important. I heard from a friend
    yesterday who is very allergic to nickel, and can't wear silver or
    gold earrings either. She decided to try some titanium ear wires
    advertised especially for allergy sufferers and, you guessed it, is
    allergic to titanium as well. I plan to send her a pair of Argentium
    silver earrings I'll make myself (so we'll know exactly what it's
    made of) and see how she fairs with that. Hopefully her problems with
    silver were because of the other metals in the sterling and not the
    silver itself. 

Mary Partlan
White Branch Designs

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