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ETA- Can they be 14K gold plated do you think? Or do they need to be solid gold?


So DD got her ears pierced a few weeks ago.

She is asking for earrings for Christmas- since by then she will be able to remove the ones they used to pierce them with.

My question is- do I need to buy gold? Is silver ok?

I don't have my ears pierced so I am kind of clueless. I know for some people they can only wear gold, or they get a reaction etc.

What kind of earrings do your DD's wear?

She wants unicorn and emoji earrings so it's not like she is looking for diamond studs or anything good quality.

I just don't want to buy these cheap earrings she wants if they will cause an issue.

Any kind of metal I should be looking for or avoiding?

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I get a lot of nice earrings at Kohl's, but they aren't "fashion" type, trending earrings. Usually studs or super small rhinestone hoops (these are so pretty there! and like $30 for a set of three with a coupon). I buy the gold ones (white), or sterling and we haven't had issues (we both have sensitive ears and can't wear anything with nickel). The sensitive ears , nickel free ones from Claire's also work well also!

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Also recommend the earrings with the screw backs.

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I suggest going with gold earrings. I always had reactions to fake earrings and it isn't worth it for your DD to potentially have any issues. I wouldn't know where to look for emoji or unicorn earrings in gold but I'm sure they're out there somewhere!

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I got DD's ears pierced at a jeweler, and she recommended 14k only for at least a year.

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My jeweler recommends sticking to gold for a year or two after piercing, and then if you do silver, to really keep a close eye on them for a reaction. I just stick with gold for now.

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Thank you ladies, I will stick with gold for sure.
The last thing we need is an issue.

I found some 14k unicorn earrings when i googled, so I think we should be good!

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I'm one of those "I can only wear gold or silver" people; if I wear cheapo earrings, my ears itch. I haven't experimented with my daughters yet, so I buy gold or silver for them. Small hoops seem to stay in better than studs (my 7 year-old likes to play with the backings).

FWIW you can get emojis, flowers, characters, etc in gold or silver.

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Piercing pagoda may have the unicorns and emojis in gold. I have very sensitive ears so I make sure dd’s earrings are always gold.

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I don't know if they're good, but I've seen plastic sleeves for earrings.

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Do you think they can be 14K gold plated?
Or do they need to be solid 14k?

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Depends on how sensitive her ears are.

Plating can and will start to wear off. Then her ear will be exposed to the cheaper alloy underneath the plating.

Personally, I would stick with all gold... but I've found that my kid has *ridiculously* sensitive ears/skin.

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I would stick to all gold since she just recently got them done

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OK thanks.
I saw a bunch that were gold plated so I wasn't sure.
This is all new to me since she just got them done and is still wearing the studs they pierced them with.
So I have no idea how sensitive she will be

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We do surgical steel for my daughter. She has really sensitive skin.