The swivel, the lock, the stop, the back or the ear pin - do you know what we're talking about? Well, of course we're talking about that little stud that holds the earring in place behind the ear. There are several varieties of pulps.
Most are small and simple in their design. They shouldn't be visible, but just keep the earrings in place. The pads can also be made of many different materials. There are sticks in, among other things, steel, plastic, gold and silver.
For those who are sensitive and easily get irritating skin rashes, hypoallergenic pads made of silicone can be a good alternative. If you have lost a stud, and it easily happened, you can often use a stud from another earring. It is also possible to buy loose sticks in many shops and in many e-shops.
Who invented earrings and when did people start wearing earrings?
Of course, it is difficult to say who came up with the idea that it would be nice to decorate one's ears. What we do know is that people have used earrings for a long time. Evidence has actually been found that earrings were used in the Middle East several thousand years ago.
In Mesopotamia but also in Crete, archaeologists have found earrings in graves that are 4,500 years old. Earrings are also mentioned in the Bible and even Buddhists have a tradition of wearing earrings.
Check out a picture of the Buddha and you'll see that the earlobes are often stretched out. Why then? Well, probably because Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, wore earrings.
Earrings have often been used to show that one is rich and have therefore been a status marker in many different cultures. But sometimes it has been just the opposite. In ancient Rome, slaves often wore earrings in the form of small rings to show that they were precisely slaves.
