39 Common Items that Contain Nickel

Nickel is everywhere, but now you can test for nickel before your skin does with Nickel Alert® ! Once nickel is detected, protect yourself with Nickel Guard™!

Nickel Alert tests for nickel in metal items. Nickel Guard is a barrier coating.

This is a comprehensive list of items that often contain nickel; but it is not exhaustive. Test the metal items with which you often come into contact.

Belt buckles
Bra hooks
Bracelets
Brass fixtures
Cell phones
Cello strings
Cigarette lighters
Coins
Chrome fixtures
Costume jewelry
Dental devices
Earrings
Eye glass frames
Fasteners
Gold-especially white and yellow 10k and 14k
Guitar strings
Hair pins
Hand tools
Hand bag clutches
Heirloom jewelry
"Hypoallergenic" jewelry
Jean studs
Keys
Kitchen utensils
Lipstick holders
Metal buttons and snaps
Metal items at work
Musical instruments (keys, mouthpieces)
Necklaces
"Nickel-Free" jewelry
Pens
Pocket knives
Powder compacts
Razors
Rings
Scissors
Suspender clips
Tuners
Watches and bands
Zippers

~Did you know?

Expensive white or yellow gold can contain enough nickel to cause sensitization when used in ear piercing.

Updated: 10-29-19