TheAshleyonly

Our material

Real titanium,
not a claim

Solid implant grade titanium, ASTM F136, Grade 23. The material professional studios trust, chosen for people whose skin reacts to cheaper metals.

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Macro of a natural titanium Ashley stud centered on the lower lip

What ASTM F136 really means

Implant grade

ASTM F136 is the titanium standard used for pieces that stay in the body. It is the grade reputable piercers put in a fresh piercing, not a look alike alloy.

Grade 23, Ti 6Al 4V ELI

Grade 23 is the extra low interstitial titanium alloy behind ASTM F136. Strong, light, and smooth, so nothing rough sits against your piercing.

Nickel free in composition

No nickel in the alloy, so no green skin and no itchy reaction. This is the reason people with sensitive skin switch to titanium.

The studio standard

The same material family a good piercer would use. We do not water it down to hit a lower price, we just cut out the markup.

Two finishes, same titanium

Natural titanium finish, mirror polished silver Ashley stud Natural Titanium

Natural Titanium

The raw metal, mirror polished to a soft silver shine. No coating to wear off, so the finish is as durable as the titanium itself.

Gold PVD finish, warm gold Ashley stud Gold PVD

Gold PVD

A warm gold tone bonded to the titanium by PVD, a hard vacuum coating made to hold its colour far longer than cheap plating. Backed by our 2 year replacement if the colour ever fades.

Woman wearing a titanium Ashley stud

Made only for the Ashley

One piercing. One material done properly.

The full spec

MaterialImplant grade titanium, ASTM F136
AlloyGrade 23, Ti 6Al 4V ELI
CompositionNickel free
FinishesNatural Titanium and Gold PVD
Gauge16G, which is 1.2mm
Lengths6, 8 and 10mm
ClosureInternally threaded, Brilliant is threadless

Straight from the workshop

We work directly with the workshop that makes our titanium. No middlemen, no warehouse markup. That is how implant grade titanium reaches you at this price, backed by a 30 day refund and a 2 year replacement warranty.