Gold Cartilage Hoop

The gold cartilage hoop is a hinged clicker ring with a small cubic-zirconia charm that dangles from its base — a helix hoop that catches the light every time you move. Worn in the helix, it looks just as good in a conch, tragus, daith or rook, in implant-grade titanium that stays kind to healing cartilage. Prefer a silver tone? See the natural titanium hoop.

It is machined from ASTM F136 titanium (grade 23) and finished in PVD gold over that titanium core — nickel-free and cobalt-free, the warm colour of gold with the skin-safety of titanium, never plated brass. See how it compares with solid gold and plated steel. The material piercers recommend for a fresh piercing and for sensitive skin.

The hinge is what makes it easy: one side swings open, slides through the piercing and snaps locked, so there's no captive bead to lose and no bending a seamless ring open and closed. Once shut it reads as one clean circle, with the charm swinging softly below.

Choose your charm

Three faceted cubic-zirconia charms hang from the hoop, each cut to sparkle: a kite (an elongated, pointed drop), a heart, and a pear teardrop. The kite and heart come in two sizes, the pear in one — pick the shape that feels like you.

Simple or crystal ring

Then choose the ring to match: Simple is a clean, polished band, while Crystal sets a row of cubic-zirconia along the front of the hoop for extra sparkle. Same charm, two moods.

Where to wear your cartilage hoop

One hoop, many piercings: the same ring suits a helix, forward helix, conch, tragus, daith, rook or lobe. Match the inner diameter to the spot — smaller for a tight helix, a touch larger for a conch or lobe — and keep the gauge your piercer used. Pair it with the matching gold pavé ring.

Choosing your size

Each option shows the charm size in millimetres (height × width) — for example a 6 × 3 mm kite or a 4 × 4 mm heart. The hoop itself is a standard cartilage clicker; if you're matching an existing piercing, our gauge and size guide explains how to measure.

Frequently asked questions about the cartilage hoop

• Is it safe on a fresh piercing? Yes — implant-grade ASTM F136 titanium is nickel-free and biocompatible, the recommended choice for new or sensitive cartilage.
• How does the hinge work? One side swings open on a tiny hinge; you pass it through the piercing, then press it shut until it clicks locked. No tools, no separate bead.
• Will the charm fall off? No — the charm hangs from a soldered jump ring at the base of the hoop and moves freely without coming loose.