You need to remember that your ears have never been stretched before and that they will need to be taken care of. The first step to proper care is to start stretching slowly. Stretching slowly and at the right size will help you stretch more in the future. Every person's ear lobes are different and have different elasticity. However, we won't know what exactly that point is until we reach it. Most professionals in the piercing world suggest going no larger than a 0 gauge , preferably a 2 gauge , if you want your ears to shrink back to standard size.
If you stop at this point, you should have no problem with your ears shrinking back. Stretching slowly can be a huge factor in whether your lobes will go back to standard size.
As said in the beginning, stretching slowly and carefully will help with your earlobe health. If you took your time and didn't skip sizes, this will greatly affect your chances of your ear lobes being able to shrink back down to normal. If you have stretched way too fast and tore your earlobes, it's going to be harder for your earlobes to shrink back down to a normal size.
There are so many reasons to not skip sizes when stretching, and this is a big one! Have you stretched too far and are scared that your ear lobes are never going to shrink down to standard size? Something that you want to keep in mind before stretching is the fact that you may need surgery if you stretch too big and then change your mind. Another reason to take good care of your lobes! This is also another popular question that has a lot of opinions. Because of the fact that everyone's body reacts differently, this answer varies.
It is recommended that you wait at least 6 weeks in between stretches. This will give your earlobes time to heal up and become a little loose. However, we recommend that you wait months between each stretch. This will really give your lobes the optimal time to heal, reduce the risk of tearing, let your ear lobes thicken up, and get your circulation back in your skin.
Your earlobe is a part of your body and it needs taken care of! Remember, if you want to get to a large size, the key is to stretch slowly! Once you get to 0g and larger, the taping method makes it easier to stretch gradually when there are larger jumps between sizes. To begin your ear stretching journey, you'll need to know all about tapers. A taper is going to help you safely stretch your ear over time. We have a big selection of tapers made from different materials here on UBJ.
Tapers are normally made out of acrylic or stainless steel and are exactly as they sound: tapered. They are round at one end, normally the gauge that you are going up to, and then taper down to a point for easy insertion.
First, you'll need to learn all the details about sizes and material. These are very important factors when picking the right taper. Acrylic tapers are going to be your cheapest option. The material isn't good to wear since it can hold bacteria, but you can stretch with it if you need to. You'll need to make sure you wash everything beforehand because if you happen you tear your ear, the acrylic has more of a risk of carrying bacteria than steel.
Don't get me wrong, they are okay to stretch with though not to wear! Steel tapers are recommended for a few reasons. They are easier to stretch with than acrylic because they are slicker than acrylic. Steel is able to be sterilized which results in a safer stretch because you won't be accidentally introducing bacteria.
They are in the same shape as the acrylic tapers; just in a different material. 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.
At this point pay attention to how you feel as stretching should not be painful! If you feel pain you should stop immediately as pain is sign that your piercing is not ready to be stretched.
However, some minor discomfort and light resistance is normal so just be patient. Next, align your long term jewelry with the larger end of the taper as if it were an extension of it.
Push the taper through your ear along with the jewelry and then move on to your other ear. As you move on to larger sizes you can try a different method, one that is known as taping. This involves adding small layers of tape such as PTFE, Teflon or bondage tape around a piece of ear jewelry and reinserting it into your ear. By gradually increasing the number of tape layers over the course of the next few days the gauge of the plug can be increased. This can be a very comfortable way to gauge up to larger sizes over 0g.
Thankfully, there is not a lot involved in the aftercare of a fresh ear stretch. If you have stretched your ear properly there should be no tears or damage to your ear and therefore no need to treat them as if they were fresh piercings.
The most important thing however is that you not do anything that will slow down the basic healing process. Do not use rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide near your freshly stretched ears.
You can occasionally gently massage a very small amount oil or Holey Butt'r or Gauge Gear around the area to help stimulate blood flow to the area and speed healing, but not until two or three days after the stretch. There should never be any bleeding or significant pain. Note that you should only stretch healed piercings, and remember to always wash your hands before touching your piercing. Blowouts are complete buzzkills trust us, you don't want to get one.
They are essentially a skin injury and can happen when you stretch your ears too fast or unhygienically. If you experience a blowout, it is advisable to downsize immediately in order to let your skin rest. Untreated blowouts might cause stubborn scar tissue to form. This affects skin elasticity and makes future stretching more difficult.
Happy stretching! We hope your stretching journey will be as painless as possible. Your email address will not be published. Max settings code custom color. If you want more than, please contact support us, Kind Regards! Shop new arrivals. Shop earrings. Shop septum jewelry. Zip Code. I agree with the terms and conditions. So you've decided to stretch your ears, eh? This is what makes them just perfect; you can insert your taper, put the plug into the back of the taper, and follow through for an extremely easy stretch.
You don't have to keep your hand steady or anything, just insert the taper and the plug is ready for an easy follow through. 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.
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