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SAFETY

To let all people know about my clay plugs, I use polymer clay and I heat them at a certain temperature. In most cases if you use clay plugs without having your piercing heal, you may have a reaction. In any case when you stretch your ears, you need to make sure your piercing is healed when you change your plugs. When you do so, your plug stays clean and very changeable through out the time you have them.

I use 100% Non toxic clay.

You can clean these plugs just like any other plug you would buy, but you may have build up, you may not. It all depends.

Keep your plugs clean and you won't have any build up.

I suggest not wearing your plugs while taking a shower or in any water.

Here's a bit of information that I researched about the policy of the sculpey non-toxic chemicals, I am only showing this as a health warning and I am also not going against the policy by letting you be aware of this. I am only keeping you informed about the clay that I use and what I am selling to the public:

Unsatisfactory Consumer Warnings

Rather than warning consumers about phthalates in polymer clay products, packaging on polymer clays actually advertises the products as “environmentally friendly” and “non-toxic.” These misleading labels are based on the assumption by the Arts and Creative Materials Institute (ACMI), the organization

approving the non-toxic label, that polymer clays only contain a few phthalate esters. However, VPIRG’s research shows that polymer clays contain phthalates other than those the ACMI considered. Non-toxic certification was granted to polymer clays even though not all the chemicals found in polymer clays were studied for health impacts. It should be noted that the ACMI is a consortium of art and craft material manufacturers.

Inadequate Federal Regulations

Because the U.S. regulatory framework does not require pre-market testing for new industrial chemicals before they are used in the marketplace, and it is difficult to restrict use of existing chemicals, many harmful chemicals end up in consumer products. Of over 80,000 chemicals used in the marketplace today, the vast majority are untested for human health impacts. This is alarming because consumers may be exposed to chemicals like phthalates on a frequent basis without knowing what the health impacts from exposure may be.

References:

http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Plasticizers/Polymer-Clays-Hazard-VPIRGJul02.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_clay

http://www.sculpey.com/products/clays/sculpey-iii