How long do you leave ear tapers in?
Let your ear heal for 4 to 8 weeks. Stretching your ears again before 4 weeks will increase the chance of getting tissue blowout a great deal. Waiting longer is better. The body heals the outside first. This means the skin of the piercing will look healed, but the inside tissue is still healing.
What size ear taper should I start with?
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.
What is a ear taper?
Tapers. These are the long, spiky things you put into your piercings to start stretching out the skin. They come in various sizes (or gauges), depending on how much you want to stretch out your piercing. Most tapers are acrylic or steel. Many people recommend steel tapers because they slide through the piercing easier.
Can you put plugs in right after tapers?
To stretch with tapers, the first thing you need to do is wash your hands and anything going in your ear lobe. You don’t need to rush through this process, but your ear should stretch pretty easily. 4. Once you have the taper through, you’ll put the plug in right after.
How big do ear tapers need to be?
Stretching has never been so easy or so diverse then it is today. Our taper kits range in size from an 18 gauge to 1 inch. All of our custom ear stretching kits give you multiple options to suit your stretching needs. Pick the exact size you need and receive 1 pair of tapers in each size you selected!
When to replace ear tapers with ear jewelry?
A good ear taper kit comes with both tapers and long-term ear stretching jewelry. The tapers are primarily used as tools for the actual stretching. They should be replaced with jewelry after a couple of hours. It is important to get the ear stretching kit from a reputable source.
What are the different colors of tapers for ears?
Tapers give an edgy look and you can choose just how you want to express that look with colors such as, black, black and white, blue, gold, green, orange, pink, purple, rainbow, red, silver, white and yellow. Tapers are a tool to help slowly stretch your ears.
How big are ear plugs for ear stretching?
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