What size should I start stretching my ears?

What size should I start stretching my ears?

We highly recommend waiting at least 4 – 6 months before thinking about ear lobe stretching. The piercing should be fully healed and showing no signs of infection. Most of our ear stretching kits start at 1.6mm (14g) which is the perfect size for your first stretch from an initial piercing.

What is a gauge kit?

Gauge Tapers Collection Gauge tapers are something you need when you start to stretch your ears yourself. An ear gauging kit will have everything you need to stretch your earlobes: gauge tapers of all the required sizes, as well as o-rings to keep them in place.

What size gauge is between 0 and 00?

To avoid damaging the ear lobe, it is necessary to use “half sizes” to keep the stretches at one millimeter increments. The half size between 2g and 0g is 7mm, also known as 1g. The half size between 0g and 00g is 9mm and is occasionally called 00g.

How can I stretch my ears without tapers?

How to Stretch Ears Without Tapers

1. 1 Wearing Heavier Plugs to Make Ears Bigger.
2. 2 Adding Larger Jewelry to Stretch Your Gauge.
3. 3 Adding PTFE Tape to Your Current Plugs.

How do gauge sizes work?

“Here [in the U.S.] it’s measured by gauge.” Gauge sizes work in reverse, meaning that the higher the number, the thinner the width. So higher numbers (like 16 gauge) are thinner than smaller numbers (like a 6 gauge). When discussing gauges, references to a “larger gauge” means bigger around, not a bigger number.

What gauge is 9mm?

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Why can’ti stretch my ears from 2g to 0g?

Why can’t I stretch my ears from 2G to 0g? – Quora. Well, it’s the first jump of a whole 2 millimeters at once, so your ears probably just aren’t able to stretch that far all at once. Try doing the half size first (1g) or try the tape wrapping method.