Stretching your ears too fast and skipping sizes is a common problem that can do some serious damage to your piercings. When you skip sizes and stretch too fast you really are doing more ripping of your skin than actual stretching.
Human skin only has a certain elasticity so going too big and too fast is enough to cause ripping and tearing of your skin. It's highly recommended to wait at least a full month between each stretch and to never skip sizes so your ears will have minimal chances for long term problems.
Also the slower you go, the thicker and healthier your ears will be in the long run which is really important if you plan on going to a large size. Blowouts are another common problem that is generally caused by stretching too fast or skipping sizes. The way this problem occurs is when the fistula inside of your piercing is actually forced out through the back of the piercing. A blowout is a small flap of skin that will hang over the edge of your plugs.
Though it is not generally too noticeable if it occurs on the back of your ears, it can limit the type of plugs you wear and you will generally need to wear plugs with a bigger wearable area to allow room for the blowout. If you skip sizes or go to fast on a blowout that has already occurred then it will often continue to get bigger and bigger. The best way to help get rid of a blowout is to take your plugs out immediately after you notice it and downsize sizes smaller so your piercing will start to heal itself.
If you leave the blowout to heal up without downsizing though, then it will generally heal up for good that way and become permanent. There are many ways people have tried getting rid of healed blowouts, but the most common way is to downsize and to use oils like jojoba to help moisturize and soften up your skin.
There is also the option of getting it surgically removed which is highly recommended if you have the funds to do so. Once your ears start to get stretched, a common problem that everyone has is the issue of "ear funk". Ear funk is essentially the dead skin cells of the inside of your ears being trapped in the inside of your fistula the skin inside of your piercing. Most of the dust in your own home is actually from dead skin cells that shed off of your body, ear funk is from the same thing.
When you wear plugs for several days, the dead skin cells start to build up on your jewelry and when you remove the plugs they can be super gross. The way to get rid of this issue is either to wash out your ears daily in the shower or to just wear organic plugs. Organic plugs are porous so they soak up all of that ear funk and keep your ears dry and smelling fresh.
Many people have the problem of not being able to fit in their double flare plugs if they have never worn them before. A double flared plug is a plug that has flares on both ends the flares are actually slightly larger than the actual center. Double flare plugs are totally fine to wear but they can sometimes be hard to get in especially on sizes under 0 gauge. There are several tips on getting them in that will make it much easier. The 1st thing to help with getting them in is to use lubrication.
Any water based lubricant will help to get them in and out easily. Also you will want to insert them at an angle. If you try to force them through straight into your ears then it will be much harder for them to fit through. Inserting them at a slight angle gives them enough leverage to pop through.
On sizes under 0 gauge however, they will often require you to stretch slightly larger to be able to fit them through. The larger you stretch, the easier double flares will be able to get in, so the smaller sizes are a lot harder to get through. If you are trying to fit a set of double flares in that are under 0 gauge then it's good to try doing a little tape wrapping see info on the tape wrapping method above to help loosen up your ears a bit and get the plugs in.
Jojoba oil is an all-around great product. Its best uses are to soften skin, reduce scar tissue, thicken lobes, and to moisturize. By massaging jojoba oil daily on your lobes, it helps to thicken them up over time and to keep them healthy.
It also helps to reduce the size of blowouts over time if massaged daily. Organics generally don't require much more maintenance then the average set of plugs though. Materials such as wood will expand and contract as they get wet though so to avoid cracks and swelling, it's for sure best to keep them as dry as possible.
If you are purchasing a set of organic plugs that isn't super expensive, then just wear them and don't worry about if they wet or not. But if you have a nice set that you want to keep for years then it's highly recommended to keep them as dry as possible. Also organic pieces that have inlays or where multiple materials are used such as multiple inlayed woods , then you for sure want to keep them dry to avoid breakage or cracking.
Most people can go between 2g 6mm — 00g 10mm and expect their ears to revert back to a normal piercing, after a few months of healing. When you skip sizes and stretch too quickly, it does more ripping of your skin than actual stretching. This can make your holes much larger and more permanent in the long run. To optimize your chances of having non stretched-looking lobes, you will want to make sure to stretch one size at a time and wait a minimum of a month between each stretch see chart below.
The more slowly you stretch, the healthier your ears will be! Also, the slower you go, the thicker your lobes will be in the long run, and this is very important if you plan on going to a large size. Single Flare Glass - Our single flare glass plugs are our recommended method for stretching often referred to as "dead stretching".
Many purchasers have had great success with these plugs. We offer them in 1mm increments from 2mm up to 28mm. The smaller stretch means a quicker heal time and less scar tissue. The backs of these plugs are rounded to make insertion easier. The wearable of the plug is fairly long to help accommodate any initial swelling you may have.
As with tapers, be sure to lube the plugs and your ears before stretching. Tapers - A taper is a long cylinder-shaped tool that is your desired size on one end and several sizes smaller on the other, with a gradual size increase between the two. Tapers are often used for the smaller size stretches, generally under 2g 6mm. The first few stretches 14g — 8g , depending on your elasticity , you might be able to just put in the earring.
Treat a stretched piercing as a new piercing. Go To Tapers. Tape Wrapping - Once you get to a larger size, generally around 0 gauge then using the tape wrapping method is a good option to use for stretching. It's the method almost everyone uses over 1 inch. To stretch with the tape wrapping method, take a set of plugs in your current size and do wraps of tape around them to slowly increase the size of your piercing.
Only use PTFE or bondage tape. Remove the tape and clean the jewelry and your ears. Apply new tape daily. It is also recommended to apply jojoba or another skin conditioning oil daily to keep your skin moisturized and more elastic. Every week or two, do an additional wraps to continue increasing the size of the plug. After about months, you should be at your next size. It's highly recommended to use a set of single flare plugs or tunnels, so you can easily trim the excess tape. There are three different measurements that you are going to see when it comes to ear stretching sizes, millimetres mm , inches " , and gauge g.
For example, the same gauge plug can be 3. We want to make it easier for you to figure out what sizes to use, so see our chart for the different ear stretching sizes below:.
Here you can see the most popular ear stretching sizes in. Standard ear piercings are usually done at 20g or 18g for traditional earrings and that works out at roughly 1mm. This is usually where people start stretching from from there you can go into the next size up which is usually either 14g 1.
This means that whether you want to stick with smaller gauge sizes or go all out you can always have some awesome jewellery to show it off! If you're just starting out stretching check out our collection of small ear gauges.
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