Body piercings are much more widely accepted than ever before in western cultures, but there are still times when people need to disguise their piercings for work or to appease a conservative family member. There may also be times you need to insert a non-metallic piercing retainer before having a test like an MRI or another medical procedure. Piercing retainers, although not completely invisible, can help minimize the appearance or potential negative impact of a body piercing for such situations.
Types of Piercing Retainers
There are piercing retainers for nearly every type of body piercing. For instance, Painful Pleasures carries:
- Clear & Metallic Septum Retainer Options
- Clear Nose Studs/Clear Nose Rings
- Transluscent Pink & Clear Tongue Ring Retainer Options
- Clear Lip Rings (i.e. clear labret retainers rather than actual rings)
- Clear Belly Button Rings/Clear Belly Button Retainers
- Flesh-Colored Earring Retainers for Stretched Ears
- Clear Eyebrow Rings
- Other Clear Retainers
When You Can Wear Piercing Retainers
You should wait until your piercing is fully healed before inserting a flesh-colored or clear piercing retainer. Depending on the piercing, you may need to wait anywhere from 6 weeks to 9 months or more. For instance, earlobe piercings that have been stretched can typically accept an ear piercing retainer within a month to 6 weeks, but a cartilage piercing may need 7 months or more before it will comfortably tolerate a piercing retainer.
Where to Find Piercing Retainers
Most of Painful Pleasures’ piercing retainers are available in our Piercing Retainers section, with a few exceptions. Click a link below to visit the appropriate section of our site:
- Clear Silicone Balls for Use in Captive Bead Rings
- 16g and 14g Clear Flexible Labret Posts
- 28-48mm Clear O-Rings
- 18g – 1″ Clear O-Rings
- Clear Tygon (“thread”) by the Foot
- Clear Silicone Tunnels/Earlets
- Silicone Clear Ear Retainer Skins
- Flesh-Colored Plugs
- Flesh Tone Plugs for Lighter-Colored Stretched Ears
- Pinker Flesh-Colored Plugs