These earrings are hand shaped to be completely unique. Made of aluminum wire that is hammered to create a textured effect as well as add stiffness to the metal. The ear wires are hand made using stainless steel.All of my aluminum jewelry is made with pure 1100 aluminum, which is parrot safe, food safe & safe on your skin.It won't tarnish, rust or mark your skin. Its a safer & more affordable alternative to sterling silver.*** Parrot safe does not mean parrot-proof: strong beaks can still damage FeatherWhipped handmade jewelry... They just won't get heavy metal toxicity while doing it ;) Did you know?Companion parrots often die from heavy metal toxicity due to playing with jewelry. (keys & makeup brushes,too!). It's known that costume jewelry can be high enough in lead & cadmium to be toxic to children, but in my research I discovered that even high quality jewelry components are full of zinc, copper, lead & tin. Most jewelry components are brought in from China with no MSDS sheets (or even manufacturing company name!) to check what is in the material. Even with 304 and 316 stainless steel parts!I spent an entire year sourcing out 304 stainless steel and food grade aluminum made in north america with MSDS sheets to confirm they they were pure, clean & safe to protect my flock and yours :)
