How to Use a Captive Bead Ring: The ball has small indentations on either side. These indentations keep the ball securely in place with tension from the hoop. To remove the ball, use the thumb and pointer finger to grasp & pull away from the hoop. To put the ball back in, line up the indentations on the ball with the sides of the hoop and gently push in. For thick gauge sizes, needle nose pliers are strongly recommended to remove the ball and place it back in due to the strength of the jewelry.
This 16 gauge body jewelry is made with surgical grade 316L Stainless Steel. The captive bead ring comes with a 4 mm Cubic Zirconia Aurora Borealis crystal jeweled ball. The horseshoe ring comes with 3 mm balls. These rings can be worn in virtually any 16g piercings and are most commonly worn in the septum, cartilage and lip. This surgical grade steel body jewelry is hypoallergenic and nickel free.