The Values Behind Product Safety
For us, product safety is an essential part of everyday operations. At its core, the safety of our products is rooted in our company culture, where responsibility guides everything we do.
We're not afraid to critically examine our own work. We take concrete action for the sake of quality and safety — action that often costs us a great deal of time and money.
In the jewelry findings industry, we want to be pioneers when it comes to safety.
Read more below!
We Chose Safe Jewelry Materials
Product safety is especially important for jewelry findings, since jewelry stays in prolonged skin contact and daily use, week after week and month after month.
Our jewelry findings are made from stainless steel grades 304, 316, and 316L. We chose these materials for our jewelry findings because their properties are well known and well established in products that are in direct skin contact.
We excluded from our range any materials and metal alloys whose behavior in use could be unpredictable. In other words, the jewelry materials we use are inherently safe.
Steely Pop's Quality Control in Brief
1. Choosing safe jewelry materials from the outset
2. Reliable, long-term partners
3. Incoming goods inspection and laboratory testing
4. Documentation and record-keeping
5. Using customer feedback to improve quality
Read more about our quality control here.
Testing Ensures Product Safety
The safety of jewelry findings is assessed using official, widely accepted test methods. These tests are designed to determine how the product behaves in real-world use.
As part of our product safety process, we regularly commission laboratory tests for our jewelry findings.
Testing examines:
- Nickel release in prolonged skin contact
- The effect of wear on the product's surface and properties
- Levels of harmful heavy metals, such as lead and cadmium
These tests help us ensure that our products are safe and suitable for sale in the EU market.
You can read in this article what tests we run on our jewelry findings.
Safe Products, Responsibly Made
For us, product safety means thinking holistically. It's careful choices, systematic quality control, and continuous monitoring.
Thanks to our work on safety and quality, we can offer jewelry makers high-quality components, so that jewelry can be made and worn with peace of mind. ♡
Answers About Jewelry Safety
Do Steely Pop's jewelry findings comply with EU safety requirements?
Do Steely Pop's jewelry findings comply with EU safety requirements?
Yes. The products in our range meet the chemical restrictions that apply to jewelry in the EU (such as the limits on nickel release, as well as lead and cadmium limits).
What is surgical steel, and is it safe?
What is surgical steel, and is it safe?
The term "surgical steel" is a generic name for a group of stainless steel grades that have particularly good properties for skin contact. Surgical steel is generally considered one of the safest jewelry materials. Steely Pop's jewelry findings are made from steel grades 304, 316, and 316L, which are the grades most often referred to as surgical steel.
Read more about this topic in this article.
Can stainless steel cause symptoms in people with a nickel allergy?
Can stainless steel cause symptoms in people with a nickel allergy?
Although stainless steel is well tolerated by most people, individual sensitivity varies, and some people may experience allergy symptoms even from stainless steel.
Are Steely Pop's jewelry findings tested?
Are Steely Pop's jewelry findings tested?
Yes. Testing is part of our quality control, and we regularly commission laboratory tests to ensure jewelry safety.
You can read what we actually test for in this article.
What does the REACH regulation mean?
What does the REACH regulation mean?
REACH is the EU's chemicals regulation, which restricts harmful substances in products and requires companies to ensure that their products are safe. Once products meet the REACH regulation, they comply with EU law and are safe to use.
You can read more about the REACH regulation in this article.
Do Steely Pop's jewelry findings comply with the REACH regulation?
Do Steely Pop's jewelry findings comply with the REACH regulation?
Yes. Our products comply with the REACH regulation, and we verify this through laboratory testing.
Safety
Steely Pop's jewelry findings are made of safe, allergy-friendly stainless steel. Jewelry findings you can trust!
Durability
Our components are known for their high quality. They hold up excellently to wear, moisture, and heavy use without changing.
Quality Tested in Finland
Steely Pop's jewelry findings go through a thorough quality control process, which includes official laboratory tests examining jewelry safety.
100% Recyclable
Steel is very well suited to reuse, which is why steel jewelry findings can also be recycled 100%.