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. The following chart should help you understand what all of those numbers you will see when shopping for ear stretching mean. Gauges- Millimeter -Inches. Ear Stretching Jewelry Types:. Tapers are primarily tools as opposed to everyday ear jewelry. They are used to perform the actual stretching and should be replaced with jewelry within a few hours. Even though many of the tapers you can buy are very attractive they simply are not designed for long term wear as there is a danger that the weight of a taper can tear your delicate ear tissue.
The exception to this would be any tapers composed of lightweight materials such as acrylic. Looking to only strerch one size? Checkout our single tapers. Plugs: Plugs are solid pieces that cannot be seen through and are designed for long term wear. This is something of a slang term that has become popular over the last few years. People that use it are usually referring to jewelry for stretched ears. Truth be told, there are more people searching the internet for the term"ear gauges" then "ear plugs" when looking to purchase jewelry for stretched ears.
Initially you should purchase both tapers and long term ear stretching jewelry in the gauges you will be stretching to. Make sure you really like what you are buying as ideally they will be worn for at least a month before you gauge up to the next size. Keep in mind that while gauging up you will need a lubricant of some kind.
Jojoba oil is a great choice. Vitamin E oil will also do the trick you can break open a standard Vitamin E capsule and use the oil if you can't find the real thing.
In a pinch you can use Vaseline or a generic petroleum jelly, but it's really not the best choice. The very best time to stretch your ears is when you have just stepped out of a hot shower. It is at this point that your earlobe skin is at its softest and most pliable. You will also be beginning with nice, clean hands, something that is also very important.
Begin by massaging a small amount of lubricant onto your ear and then slowly insert the taper, small end first, into your ear piercing. These are usually a little more expensive, but for the extra few dollars it's well worth it. So once you have decided on what style of taper you want to use, the next part is getting the stretch done.
The 1st thing you will need will be a lubricant to use on your taper. Lubricant will make the taper super slick so it will slide through really easy. We recommend using a sterile lubricant like surgilube. Lube up your ears and also the taper. Then just insert the taper all the way up to the base of the bigger side.
If it takes you a few minutes to get it through it is ok, you don't have to rush it. 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. Stretching too quickly can tear your ear tissue in half or cause earlobe skin to detach and hang from your head.
Stretching too quickly or not taking care of your ear may also result in an infection. Here are some infection symptoms to watch out for:. Extreme stretching may leave permanent holes in your earlobes. Stretching too quickly may cause an infection or injure your ears permanently. Taking good care of your ears is also crucial. Stretch your ears slowly.
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