Our Card Vault securely stores your card details so you don't need to re-enter your information each time you make a purchase. No card details are kept on the QualiTi store or server - they are encrypted and saved by the Braintree payment gateway. You will always be required to confirm the CVV number before you can use any card saved in the Vault for making payment.
To store a card in the Vault, enter your card details as normal and select 'Save for later use' before clicking the 'Place Order' button. The next time you check out, any saved cards will be displayed for selection at the top of the payments step under the heading 'Payment Method'.
You can remove a card from the Vault easily at any time. Go to My Account->Stored Payment Methods, find the card you wish to remove and click 'Delete'.
We offer a ten percent discount for orders over £3000. The discount is automatically applied at checkout. Note the minimum amount of £3000 applies to the ex-vat total and does not include shipping costs.
Implant-grade titanium is the most appropriate material available for surgical implants and can help piercings heal more quickly compared with other metals such as steel and lower grades of titanium. The composition of the titanium alloy used in ASTM F136 is tightly bound so that it cannot break down under the skin and release metal particles inside the body.
Although other grades of titanium, such as grade 23, do adhere to the EU Nickel Directive they are not as biocompatible as ASTM F 136 titanium and are not designed for long-term wear under the skin. The use of ASTM F 136 titanium ensures the greatest possible chance that a piercing will heal properly.
Surgical steel is unsafe for use in initial piercing due to its high nickel content, which can cause complications for those with a sensitivity to nickel, as many as ten per cent of the population. Surgical steel is not as tightly bound as titanium, so that particles of the jewellery, including nickel, can bleed into the skin, which can lead to harm the longer the jewellery is worn.
It can also cause hypertrophic scarring (bumps), itchiness and excessive white cell build up around the site of old piercings.
According to the EU Nickel Directive it is illegal to use any jewellery in initial piercings with a nickel release rate of 0.2 micrograms per cm2 per week or less. Our jewellery is entirely free of nickel and made of materials approved for long-term use in the human body.
The shine of cheaper quality gems comes from a laying foil laid underneath a rhinestone to enhance its sparkle. They are easily scratched, become dull and colourless over time and, due to the use of glue to set them, often fall out completely.
A QualiTi use high-quality stones like swarovski crystals elements and semi-precious stones, carefully set using prong or bezel settings, to ensure the jewellery can be used continuously for many years.
Although internally threaded jewellery has a variety of benefits, it is most common in the UK and Europe to use externally threaded jewellery. Most importantly, we recommend that everybody use appropriate metals to pierce with, regardless of whether you choose to use internally or externally threaded posts.
The difference between internally and externally threaded jewellery is in the attachment of the screw and the post: externally threaded attachments screw directly in to a post. When the post is pushed through a piercing hole, the indents of the screw can carry bacteria and damage cells which can lead to complications in the healing process. An internally threaded post has the screw on the inside which means a bar with a smooth surface enters the body and an attachment screws directly in to it, therefore can be a safer option.
