How do you size ear gauges?
Here’s how to safely stretch your ears and avoid a blowout:
- Go up one size at a time. Stretching your ear too quickly can tear the skin.
- Wait 4 to 6 weeks before increasing sizes. Wait for inflammation and pain to subside before increasing the size of your gauge.
- Moisturize your earlobes.
- Stop when you feel pain.
Why do people call stretched ears gauges?
The word “gauge,” when referring to the jewelry itself, is actually a made-up slang term for “stretched earlobes.” People who aren’t too familiar with the proper terms used in body modification refer to gauges as the jewelry. The gauge is the size of piercings before they turn into an inch.
What size gauge is 16mm?
Size Conversion Chart
| Gauge | Inches | Millimeters |
|---|---|---|
| – | 9/16″ | 14mm |
| – | 5/8″ | 16mm |
| – | 3/4″ | 19mm |
| – | 7/8″ | 22mm |
Did King Tut have stretched ears?
The Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun is one of the earliest known rulers to have stretched ear lobes. This can clearly be seen in one of his more famous images on his sarcophagus.
What sizes do your ear stretchers come in?
Our ear stretcher kits and ear stretchers come in all the common sizes from the smallest 14g, through 0g and 00g, all the way to the largest 13/16″ including 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, and 12mm. Start small and stop whenever you reach the gauge of your desired plugs. Our ear stretchers also come in 6- to 9-piece kits.
Where can I buy ear stretching kits?
Looking for ear stretching kits to enhance your body modification? Well, at King’s Body Jewelry, we’ve got the best tapers and stretching kits on the market. Offered at extremely affordable prices, our stretching kits come in various sizes and include your choice of talons, tapers, single flare earlets (in many sizes), plugs and more.
What is the purpose of ear stretchers?
What are ear stretchers? Ear stretchers are used to stretch ear lobe piercings to a higher gauge. Ear stretching takes a standard healed lobe piercing and increases the thickness of the ear gauge using an ear taper or other form of ear stretching jewellery. How long do you leave ear stretchers in?
How long do you leave ear stretchers in?
Ear stretching takes a standard healed lobe piercing and increases the thickness of the ear gauge using an ear taper or other form of ear stretching jewellery. How long do you leave ear stretchers in? You leave ear stretchers in for approximately 1 month in between each gauge.