EVERU Hypoallergenic Earrings

Nickel is the metal most people react to. The American Academy of Dermatology puts it above eighteen per cent of people in North America, names earrings and earring backs among the biggest culprits, and tells people to wear jewellery that is nickel-free or hypoallergenic, or made from surgical-grade stainless steel, high-karat yellow gold, pure sterling silver or platinum. The pairs on this page are sterling through the post and the back, and our product data states that the alloy carries no nickel, lead or cadmium.

Here is what that claim cannot do. It cannot tell you that your ears will be fine, because a person can react to a metal that is not nickel and because an irritation can come from a piercing rather than from an alloy. It cannot replace the patch test a dermatologist does, and the Academy is explicit that a diagnosis is their job. If your ears have reacted before, the sensible order is a cheap plain pair worn for a day, then a longer wear, then the piece you actually wanted, and a doctor rather than a catalogue if anything gets worse.