Parents that cringe at the thought of their teenager or college age child piercing their lips, nose, or ears can take heart because magnetic body jewelry is here. Now those who want the hip effect of a pierced nose but fear the needles can join the cool crowd. These pierce-less body adornments look just like popular body piercing jewelry but without the holes and the risks of infection.These items shouldn’t be confused with the magnetic jewelry items such as bracelets used by the gullible for the treatment of arthritis, chronic pain, and other ailments. Magnetic body jewelry is pure ornamentation and is spreading like wild fire.In short a tiny magnet is paced inside the nose, between the lip and gum, or behind the ear and the jewelry attaches firmly through the skin giving the appearance of a piercing. The exposed jewelry contains a bit of metal usually covered in gold or silver and the magnet is strong enough to hold the jewelry in place through the skin.They come in all the same styles as normal piercing jewelry, studs, hoops, and dangling charms. Fake gems and even tiny flashing lights are all available to those seeking and exotic look as opposed to a lifetime commitment.Unfortunately this practice will not work for navel rings or eyebrow hoops, which are among the most popular varieties of body piercing, since there’s no place to put the magnet. There are clip on type navel jewelry that while the hold might not be as strong as with a magnet but they look just like real belly button piercings, so there is a little relief there.While nose rings and lip jewelry was once the domain of the punk rock and rave crowd young and not so young people from all walks of life desire the cool look of body jewelry. The more people that want the visual effect of piercing jewelry adds to the number that fear the act of piercing and don’t want a hole that takes a long time to heal once the jewelry is returned to the jewelry box. The demand for magnetic jewelry grows everyday.There are now plenty of manufacturers and distributors making magnetic jewelry available to retailers in good bulk packaging and at reasonable prices. Most magnetic body jewelry will retail for between $5 and $10 apiece depending on the style and materials used making it.Online searches revealed a number of companies offering very good deals on magnetic body jewelry in bulk cases. For example, one wholesaler offered several deals including some that came with free spinner display racks. They are selling a rack containing a dozen each of twelve different styles for $189. These racks are indispensable for merchants wanting to carry the jewelry in a store or flea market booth since the jewelry packages are very small and would be awkward to display without a rack. They also offered a starter kit for merchants just wanting to give magnetic jewelry a try, a small rack with a dozen pieces of jewelry for $99. If a reseller doesn’t want the rack, planning to sell the jewelry online, they can buy 300 pieces of jewelry for $1.25 each. Smaller quantities are available with a smaller discount and more with a slightly larger one.One company offered small sets of flashing tongue studs and earrings in sets of three for $15 with a minimum order of 36 sets. However, flashing jewelry doesn’t retail for any more than regular jewelry so the margin with this deal is pretty slim.Keep in mind that given how small and lightweight these products are shipping will be negligible and add little to the cost of doing business. So dealers even offer free shipping when orders reach a certain size, often quite small.While piercing aficionados might take a dim view of magnetic jewelry there is huge market out there willing to spend good money to have the look of body piercings without the pain and suffering. Taking a close look at dance clubs and college campuses will reveal a lot of piercings that aren’t what they seem to be.Art Mickelwraith is the author of the Wholesale Buyer’s Guide at TopTenWholesale.com. He can be reached at artmicklewraith@gmail.com.
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