Is it bad to stretch ears with silicone?
Ear stretching with silicone can lead to blowouts, bacterial issues including intrusions and infections. Silicone plugs are great for healed stretched piercings and other large piercings because they’re so comfy and lightweight.
What is the best lubricant for stretching ears?
Lubricant. Any kind of safe lubricant will help the taper slide through the piercing more easily. Plenty of jewelry shops sell commercial-grade lubricant, but you can also use plant-based lubricants, like coconut oil or jojoba oil.
How do you stretch your ears for the first time?
To prepare your ears for stretching, apply a warm compress to the piercing for several minutes in order to ease up the tissue and make the stretch easier. Then, wash the area, rinse well and pat dry. Once you’re ready for the stretch, apply oil around the perimeter of your piercing.
How far can you stretch your ears before its irreversible?
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. If you want don’t want stretched ears forever, be sure to stretch slowly and never skip sizes.
Can you wear silicone after stretching?
Silicone is made to be used in completely healed piercings only. Using Silicone in a unhealed piercing or just after stretching can cause painful damage to your piercing as it does not allow your fresh piercing to properly heal.
What size should you start taping your ears?
Getting Started The starting point for most people is 14g, which is just slightly larger than a regular earring. If you’ve only recently healed from a regular ear piercing, you may want to start out with 16g tapers, just to be on the safe side.
Is it bad to stretch your ears with silicone?
Stretching your ears with silicone tunnels is a method that has held a stigma in the stretching world as “one of the worst things you can do for your ears.” From personal experience, I have discovered otherwise. The reasons silicone stretching has been condemned as a “no-no” would be because it is porous, and can easily harbor bacteria.
What’s the best way to stretch your ears?
1. To stretch with tapers, the first thing you need to do is wash your hands and anything going in your ear lobe. This will help keep the stretch clean and reduce the risk of infection. 2. Next, you’ll want to pick a lubricant. You can use jojoba oil, vitamin e oil, or any other lubricant oil.
How big should I stretch my ear piercings?
This is probably the first question that most people have when they begin stretching. After making sure that your ears are fully healed from the initial piercing, you can start stretching at a 16 gauge. Most regular piercings are at 18 gauge. You’ll only want to go one size bigger during each stretch.
What happens if you stretch your ears too much?
Skipping sizes or stretching when your ear aren’t healed can cause a lot of problems. You can easily tear your ears. This can introduce infection, pain and bleeding, as well as hurt the elasticity in your ears. When you stretch your ears too quickly, you really aren’t stretching your ears, but tearing your skin.