The art of looking good is instilled in a girl from childhood. Mom dresses her daughter in dresses, ties bows and braids. And often, for a girl under one year old, they decide to have her ears pierced and wear beautiful earrings.
An adult girl can wear precious metals and jewelry and change them often, unless of course she suffers from allergies. It is important for the child to choose high-quality earrings and wear them constantly so that the ears get used to it and the puncture sites do not become overgrown. And in this situation, not all models are suitable, because the child’s body is unpredictable and can react to foreign metal.
Which earrings are best for a child?
Parents choose the age for their daughter's ears to be pierced. Doctors have no restrictions on this. There are parents who want to see their baby with earrings so much that they pierce her ears at 3-4 months. And there are couples who decide to wait at least until a year, or even two. Fortunately, today the procedure is not painful and safe. Punctures are made with an earring loaded into a special pistol.Everything happens so quickly that the child does not have time to understand what happened and in most cases does not even cry.
IMPORTANT! The piercing procedure is immediate and painless, but further treatment of the wound can cause discomfort and pain. So think twice before making your final decision.
A little girl doesn't need big earrings or with pendants and stones. It’s also not worth saving; good metal will protect against allergies and inflammation.
Choosing metal
Jewelry is not the best option for a child. Children's earrings are small and light, even gold is inexpensive. Expensive metal does not oxidize and does not cause inflammation. You can swim in them, and you won’t have to constantly disturb the wound that has not yet healed. If gold doesn't suit you, there are other materials.
IMPORTANT! After the piercing, the girl is put on special earrings until the wound heals. After this, jewelry is put on for permanent wear.
The most common materials for children's earrings:
- gold is a metal that does not oxidize and most often does not cause allergies. The type of gold does not matter much - yellow, pink or white;
IMPORTANT! For your first earrings, choose yellow or rose gold. White gold alloy contains nickel, which can cause allergies. But this is not necessary, each body reacts differently.
- Silver is a good budget metal for children's earrings. But watch your child's reaction - an allergic reaction may occur. This happens especially often due to low-grade silver, so choose 925 sterling silver earrings for children;
- surgical steel - the first earrings for piercing are often made from it. Metal promotes rapid healing of the wound, but you can buy earrings made of surgical steel for constant wear.
The best styles for girls under 1 year old
There are styles for every age. A girl under one year old can accidentally get caught in clothes, get scratched, or lose an earring. Special models and styles are produced for small children. The best option is studs, also known as carnations, and rings, also known as congas. It is better to do without stones and beads; there are beautiful bright models covered with enamel.
IMPORTANT! For children, choose studs with a screw clasp. At the end of the pin there is a thread, the fastener is screwed onto it. The clasps here are rounded and hide the end of the pin, so the girl will not get hurt, snagged or lose them. And during sleep they will not prick and interfere.
Congos are good because their clasp does not stand out, but fits smoothly into the earring. The advantages are the same - it does not interfere with sleep, it will not hurt. True, the risk of losing the product is higher.
From one to three years
For an older girl, you can buy jewelry with an English or French clasp. The styles here are more varied. They can be decorated with stone or pearls. Enamel also remains relevant. Bright insects and animals will appeal to the little fashionista, and it is impossible to lose the enamel, unlike stones.
It’s better to hold off on pendants. They are suitable for girls of primary school age. But a 2-3 year old girl, through negligence, can get the pendant caught on her clothes and lose it or injure her earlobe.
IMPORTANT! At this age, also choose small earrings. Large jewelry can cause discomfort to the child and distract his attention. A child, in an attempt to examine the earring, may pull it and injure his ear.
Tips for choosing
The main thing when choosing earrings for children is the quality of the material. Keep in mind that gold of the same standard, but from different producing countries, may differ in quality.What you definitely don’t take for children is Chinese or Turkish gold.
Russian gold is alloyed with a certain alloy and this process is controlled at the legislative level. The same cannot be said about Turkish. The country does not have its own gold, so it buys it in America and Germany. But the composition of the alloy and the alloy technology are poorly controlled. Therefore, Russian and Turkish gold may be of the same standard, but of different composition.
IMPORTANT! Gold jewelry has the lowest risk of allergies or inflammation. If the ear is red or swollen, the wound will take longer to heal, and it is better to replace the earrings.
The design must be appropriate - natural motifs or cartoon characters. It is better to leave pebbles for older people.
The weight of children's earrings is 1-2 grams. A heavier product may cause injury or simply get lost.
IMPORTANT! It is better to pierce your ears in the warm season, when you do not need to wear hats and sweaters that can get caught on. This way the wound will heal faster and will not cause unnecessary inconvenience to the baby.
The end of the pin should be blunt. If it is sharp, the child will be easily scratched. Earrings with a sharp pin are often inserted into a piercing gun, but are banned in many countries.
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