This is the worst possible place to get advice. Ever. Just go to a professional piercer. They can usually sell or tell you where to get cleaning equipment and how to up a size. K. You're most welcome
I've got size 2, and I'm indecisive over whether I should stretch again or not. A big part in the process is what kind of kit you're using. Some people do well with acrylic, but they irritate my ears. So I've had to use the wooden natural ones. But, to answer your questions ; 1. It's not bad, you're probably just cleaning them wrong! 2. I normally use a q-tip and this solution that a piercing shop gave me, and I clean them at least once a day. It keeps the dead skin from even looking present. 3. Most people recommend two weeks, which is a good time frame. It gives your ears time to fully heal and allows you to ensure they won't reject the stretch. 4. Waiting the recommend two weeks for a starter, and not forcing them. When I went from an 8 to a 6, I did it over the course of an entire day, not 10 minutes. That way my ear didn't feel ripped and gross afterwards, and I didn't have to suffer through that much pain at one time.
1. This wasn't an awful place to get advice and tips. It was actually better than google because I got advice from people that I can interact with versus some article 2. Two months? Moving that slow. No thanks. 3. All of you people telling me to seek help elsewhere are a little ...uh fucking late
Side note, once you get to 0 and 00 or bigger, yours ears will NOT heal back at all. They will be permanently stretched.
thats not 100% true. There are ways to make them go back to normal. I have let mine go back to normal and restretched them one full time and then i let them close half way for a job and then restretched again. Now, yes once you get to an inched yoy just fucked yourself and yoyd have to have them surgically closed but from what i have heard, even that isnt that bad
I had my ears gauged to a 6 at one point and when i was going up sizes i would use a dab of emu oil. The stuff works wonders if you can find it. I was able to gauge once every few days cause it helps your lobe become stretchier and eases that burning sensation.
I seen a guy working at Dairy Queen with spacers in his ears. I think your retarded to be spacing if you expect to hold any job that will pay over minimum wage. Those big holes in your ears will be something to grab and rip when you get in prison. No respectable high paying corporation is going to hire you people what that shit in your ears.
1. I'm 17. I have time to worry about holding a steady job. 2. Oh wait! I have TWO jobs! 3. I plan on writing either for a newspaper or a screenwriter. 4. I'm going to a 00. They will close up if I need them to. 5. Flesh colored "spacers". 6. Don't bash people and say they won't succeed based on their appearance.