Over and over again we receive inquiries whether our design jewelry is suitable also for people with allergy. Therefore, I would like to publish here an article which has appeared already a few years ago in one of our newsletters. Maybe there are also allergy sufferers among the readers who can report about their experiences with jewelry also ? Our design jewels manufactured in germany of the base metal stainless steel are also safe for persons with allergies. We are using two certified non-allergenic stainless steel alloys: stainless surgical steel (316L) and the stainless steel alloy 4305. They make TeNo jewelry safe even for those who suffer from a nickel allergy. As the name suggests, surgical steel is used in surgery and for surgical implants – among a number of other applications. People who had a complicated fracture may well have a plate or nail made of this highly biocompatible alloy in their bodies. Electrodes for pacemakers are also made of stainless steel. The alloy 316L does not give off nickel salt, and does therefore not cause what’s known as “nickel contact dermatitis”. Research at independent laboratories has shown that 316L emits less than 0.01 ug/cm2/week of nickel. And the numbers are even lower for the 4305 alloy. Legal regulations are very clear about the permissible nickel content in jewelry. Nickel allergies should be avoided before they can even manifest themselves, and those who have allergies need to be protected. Both alloys used by TeNo conform completely to the strict guidelines laid down in the European Union’s nickel regulations. With TeNo jewelry, wheter rings, armbands, bangles, pendants or watches, people with nickel allegy are always on the safe side.
