If you want to gradually move on to the next size when stretching, it is also possible to wear a heavier ring or titanium spiral in the ear. The weight helps to significantly accelerate the stretching process in an even way.
Also know, can you sleep with spiral gauges in?
It keeps the skin from drying out and cracking. I recommend you sleep with your plugs in your ears. Sleeping without them can cause irritation, dryness, and cracking.
Just so, what are the ear gauge sizes in order?
Standard ear piercings are usually pierced at 20g or 18g. Gauge sizes go up (or down, depending on how you look at it) in even numbers from there, so the next largest size from an 18g is 16g, then 14g, then 12g, and so on. When you get to 0g, the next size is 00g (pronounced “double zero gauge”).
Can you use Vaseline to gauge your ears?
Stretching Process (taper method)
Lubricant will make the taper super slick, so it will slide through easy. Lubricants make a stretch easier. While you’re out getting a new taper, get some Jojoba oil, Vitamin E oil or GaugeGear Stretching Balm (Neosporin and Vaseline are not good lubes for ear stretching).
Can you sleep with tunnels in?
Plugs stuck in ear
Remove them often. Choose sensibly the plugs and tunnels to wear while sleeping. The only items we can safely recommend for wearing while asleep are the soft silicon plugs and tunnels. All other items carry a degree of risk.
Should I take my gauges out to shower?
Yes, take your plugs out to shower. Stick a finger in your ear and let the water run over your loves and gently clean them with your hands. That’s really all they need, you don’t need salt soaks or soap or any of that. Then give them a good massage when you get out of the shower.
Are gauges bad for your ears?
Aside from the possibility for intense pain, one of the main ear stretching side effects is a torrential amount of pus streaming from your ears. … If you’ve got gauges that you take care of and just want to gloat at a bunch of dummies who don’t know how to clean out their ears, then these stories are for you too.
Can I take my gauges out overnight?
Oil massage them when you take them out before bed, and again when you wake up. It also helps with thickening your lobes. I’m at 1″ 1/4 and I always sleep without them. If you still feel sketchy about it, I suggest leaving them out for a few hours during the day til you’re fully comfortable.
Why is it bad to wear tapers as jewelry?
They are only for wearing in healed stretches as jewelry because they are porous and can carry too much bacteria. … In general, tapers are only recommended for wearing in smaller gauges as jewelry. Large gauge tapers will pull the ear unevenly because of the heavy side of the taper.
How long should you wear tapers?
Tapering is a long process, as you need to stretch the ear gradually, each time for a 1/128 or 1/64 of an inch. Mind that the skin could be ruptured if you would try to go for a big size from the start. Thus, it is needed to wait a few months between stretches. Tapers are not designed for long–wearing.
What are the O rings on tapers for?
They add O–rings to encourage you to do it slowly and take breaks stretching up so they keep the taper from slipping out before your hands can catch them. Then they drop on the bathroom floor somewhere, never to be found again while you’re taking a break, browsing r/ stretched on your phone.
