How do i?

Mort Et Magnifique 2005-07-11 15:08:00 ET If I have regular earings, what do I use to start gauging my ears so that I don't rip them? What size taper should I get?

Goat 2005-07-11 15:44:01 ET GAUGE IS NOT A VERB.

Mort Et Magnifique 2005-07-11 15:49:53 ET Whateva... (I don't speak English lol)

Goat 2005-07-11 16:00:21 ET Riiiiight. I should appologize; gauge is a verb but it means to measure or asses. I beleive the verb you mean is stretch.

Mort Et Magnifique 2005-07-11 17:27:33 ET Gotcha ;)

stormzealot 2005-07-11 18:00:51 ET watch out for all these a-holes on here... =) start with a 16 and work your way bigger is probably the best bet

Mort Et Magnifique 2005-07-11 18:16:41 ET That's what I was thinking. I tried using my boyfriend's 10 tapers, it obviously didn't work. Thank you for your help.

stormzealot 2005-07-11 18:31:13 ET anytime hun

BluPhreak 2005-07-11 20:46:17 ET go SLOW with the stretching. with the smaller gauges [18-12 gauge], you can pretty much buy a captive ring or a normal earring and just slip it in. make sure your ear heals COMPLETLEY before going to the next size.

Mort Et Magnifique 2005-07-11 20:48:51 ET Thank you!

Maelstrom 2005-07-15 14:28:20 ET I happen to make plugs starting at 18g.... :)

stormzealot 2005-07-15 14:32:20 ET and they are damn good ones to boot!

Magdelena 2005-07-17 01:10:39 ET don't use tapers, you'll just end up with blowouts the best way to stretch your ears is to wrap electrical tape around your jewellry. Plugs work best. Wrap 1 layer of tape a week around it. Don't stretch more than 2g/month. You want to go very slow. Or this will happen. More info

Mort Et Magnifique 2005-07-17 01:52:45 ET Jesus Christ all mighty! I don't know if I want to stretch now. But thank you for the info! That electrical tape method sounds interesting.

Magdelena 2005-07-17 02:41:56 ET if you go slow you'll be fine. I went from 18 to 8 all with electrical tape over 4 months. I had a tiny little blowout in my left ear but it went away.

Mort Et Magnifique 2005-07-17 02:48:33 ET Well, it's good that that cleared up. Are regular posts size 18?

Magdelena 2005-07-17 03:20:51 ET usually sometimes they're 16 but more than likely they're 18

Maelstrom 2005-07-17 05:31:54 ET actually, they're usually smaller - like 18g to even 20g! Initial piercing posts can sometimes be larger like 16g. I tried electrical tape once to help stretch and it irritated the hell out of my ears - we're all different I guess

Magdelena 2005-07-17 09:49:38 ET I heard plumbers tape is better if you're allergic, not sure though. I stretched my nipples from 14 to 12 with a taper. OUCH.

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