So now that I have your curiosity and possible repulsion, I started gaging/stretching my ears about a year ago and I went really slowly because I was lazy, broke and my mom hated the idea of it. Recently I purchased a kit that goes all the way to 00g (I'm at an 8). Which is really really lovely, but I have trouble getting gages in and out sometimes. Also, my ears get really itchy and the dead skin that tore when I went up a size won't come off. So, 1. Is that bad? 2. Is there a certain way I should be cleaning them? 3. How long should I wait before going up another size? 4. What can I do to make the process of stretching go smoother? (The pain isn't that bad, but it's really annoying for one and I can actually feel my ear tearing which is extremely gross.) Kthx, I still hate all of you, Foxaii
Sorry I cannot help. I just have regular piercings and the only thing I can sort of relate to your post is the itching part. Sometimes, I guess I have the backs pushed on too much, so it's really tight on my ear.
I stretched really fast. Like 1 or 2 sizes a week. I leave my plugs in a cup full of hot water by my bathroom sink while I shower and just soapy water in your holes
when i started stretching mine in high school, i went straight from a 16 to an 8 in one day. After that, i stretched them at least once a week, as long as it wasnt sore. I found it easiest to use gold bond coco butter lotion, just a tine bit. You dont want too much incase the skin tears. You dont want to infect it. Also, aquaphore or any other skin healing ointment ( a& d, aquaphore, vaseline, equate etc) helps too and if you reb it on the dead skin, it will either heal and soften, or it will peel off clean like a scab. I got my ears from 16 to 3/4" in about 3 months time and never had any issues accept one...but that wasnt because of going up a size. Also, once you get past 00, stop using tapers. Get normal plugs, preferrably double flared or saddles, force the next size up in your ear, this WILL hurt, every day, spin them once every 30 minutes. Take force them out once every 3 hours and re-lubricate yoyr ear after washing any ear cheese (gross but deal with it). Once the plugs confortably come out of your ear everytime, you are ready to start stretchig to the next size. I reccomend pulling on the plug as you twist it, it makes the the lobe hole a little looser. If you have any other questions, feel free to follow.and ask.