In the jewelry industry, the key laboratory tests are nickel release testing, wear simulation tests, and checking lead and cadmium levels. These are the tests we commission for our jewelry findings.

When you make and sell jewelry, you want to be sure the materials you use are safe.

At Steely Pop, ensuring quality and safety is part of our everyday work. We've developed our own quality control process, and I'll now explain how things work here.

Jewelry findings are often in direct and constant contact with skin. That's why the safety of the materials used in them matters so much. Let me explain what the EU's REACH Regulation means and why it matters to you as a customer and jewelry maker.

In this article, I explain what surgical steel actually means and why it's considered a safe jewelry material. I'll also cover what consumers should really pay attention to when it comes to surgical steel.