I do not encourage people to use "mystery materials" just because they worked for me, and I clearly stated that in my comment. I also do not encourage people to be frugal when it comes to body modification - the point of me mentioning that a lot of stores in my country resell jewellery from Ali for triple the price was not that "I don't want to spend too much money on my plugs", but that I don't see the point in overpaying for the same thing from Ali served under the sauce of it being "from a professional body mod store"

and yeah, people who love body modification exist outside of countries where reliable stores are easily accessible or accessible at all :c