We suggest using Jojoba Oil. Most people can stretch up to 0 gauge and shrink their ears back without having an issue. Whether you will be able to do the same depends on many factors including:.
Some will easily be able to go up to 00g, whilst others might struggle to get back from 10g. If not, you might have issues getting back to your original size after stretching. Wear plugs and tunnels that are the smallest size your ears will shrink to. Opt for a reconstructive option like having the holes stitched and surgically altered back to their original size. The best time to insert plugs is right after a hot shower.
The warm water helps loosen the skin a bit and relaxes it, which makes it easier and more comfortable. You will also need a lubricant too. If you have recently stretched your ears you should wait around four to eight weeks before trying to wear double flared plugs. Note: Never, ever try to force plugs and tunnel in, or you could tear your earlobes, resulting in scarring, blowouts, and improper healing.
Tapers are specialised tools used to stretch ears that most of the time look like very long cones. Slowly insert the pointy side first and then try to slide it through. If there is resistance or pain, you should wait to stretch your ears further.
If there is no resistance and it feels comfortable, simply line up the next gauge of tunnels or plugs and push them through. Your earlobe may feel warm, tingly, or sting slightly but if you have any pain or discomfort, remove the jewelry and wait at least one or two more weeks. Just as it sounds, taping bondage or PTFE tape specifically is used to increase your stretch size by wrapping tape around your plugs and tunnels a couple of times to help increase the stretch size with your own jewellery.
The main rule here is the longer you wait between the stretches, the healthier your lobes will remain and the more viable they will be for the bigger gauges. It will also avoid the build up of scar tissue. Following this process it would take roughly two years to get to 00 gauge this way. Remember, you can do it faster too, but your earlobes will thank you if you take it nice and slow.
Oil massages are the best practice after stretching your earlobes and this is best done after a shower because they need to stay moisturised. Use natural or water-based products to massage your earlobes, for at least five minutes each which helps get rid of any scar tissue, dead cells, and remaining sebum.
If you get any tears or injuries you should treat your newly stretched ears like any new piercing and soak them in sterile saline wound wash, not saltwater for at least 10 minutes a day to speed up healing and avoid infection. We'd recommend using Neilmed sterile saline wound wash in the fine mist.
Try to avoid alcohol, peroxide, and similar chemical products because they are quite harsh on the skin and will dehydrate it or aggravate your stretched ears further. First and foremost, use antibacterial soap to clean your hands and the area, or you risk getting bacteria all over your plugs. Care instructions vary depending on the material the plugs are made of — i. Plugs and tunnels made of porous materials like organic plugs require substantially different care from those made with non-porous materials.
Instead of washing them, only clean them with a damp cloth mixed with antibacterial soap, and pat them dry afterwards. For non-porous materials antibacterial water soaking is the best and easiest option! Once it is through then just take your plugs and follow through after the taper. 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 and it is the method almost everyone uses over 1 inch.
The way that the tape wrapping method works is you take a set of plugs of your current size and do wraps of tape around your plugs to slowly increase the size of your piercing. It's highly recommended to use a set of single flare tunnels for each size you use this method with since you can wrap the tape around your plugs and tuck the excess into the back of the tunnels. See picture below What's good about the tape wrapping method is that you can really take your time and slowly increase the size of your piercing without the healing issues of tapers.
Just do wraps every week and generally after about months you will be up to the next size. It's a lot slower than using tapers but it is a really efficient and gradual way to stretch with minimal risk.
There are 2 main types of tape that are the best to use. PTFE is a great and inexpensive tape that you can use to stretch. The good things about it is that it is very good in price, non-adhesive so it only sticks to itself, super thin so you can slowly increase your size, and it doesn't irritate your ears like some tapes do such as electric tape. Bondage tape is another great tape to use for the tape wrapping method. The good things about bondage tape is that it is self-adhesive so it doesn't stick to your skin, hair, clothes, etc , it is 2 inches wide so it fits on any wearable area of plugs even really big wearable areas that are often in larger sizes , and it is smooth and easy on your skin.
Though it is more expensive than PTFE tape, it is highly recommended. 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. 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. What's good about the tape wrapping method is you can really take your time and slowly increase the size of your piercing without the healing issues of tapers.
It's a lot slower than using tapers, but it is a really efficient and gradual way to stretch with minimal risk. Go To Tape. So once you have decided on what size of taper you need to use, the next part is getting the stretch done. The first thing you will need is a lubricant to use on your taper. Lubricant will make the taper super slick, so it will slide through easy. Lubricants make a stretch easier.
Lube up your ears and also the taper. Slowly insert the taper all the way up to the base of the bigger side. Once it is through, take your plugs and follow through after the taper.
When stretching, one stretch should start by pushing the taper in from the front, and the next stretch should be pushed in from the back. Repeat that process a few times. This helps to keep scar tissue from forming and stretching easier. Some people say taking a hot shower before stretching helps to make your ear a bit more stretchy. Also, massaging it to get the blood flowing is a good way to increase elasticity in the ear lobe before stretching. Stretching too quickly and skipping sizes is a common problem that can do some serious damage to your piercings.
When you do this, you 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.
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