Daily Maintenance?

[eltothemayo]

So just a few days ago I did my first stretch from a 20g to a 16g. Everything went great - all was sterilized and cleaned, and now I'm just wondering what my daily maintenance should be. I've read about taking the jewelry out to help the circulation in the ear, but since I'm still at a rather small size, does that still apply? Should I be treating it like a new piercing and cleaning it daily? Let me know!

Thanks

[ViolentJayne]

I wouldnt take it out much right now .... you dont really have to "rest your ears" till you get to a bit bigger sizes Id say about 2 ga ( then you would rest them for an hour or so each day slowly increasing the time till you can sleep without plugs ... if you choose ).. so for now yes treat it like a new piercing clean it in the shower with soap and water and do a daily sea salt soak dont have the water to salty just 1/4 tsp to 1 cup of warm water .. after about a week when you shower and go to clean your ears remove the plug or ring and clean it with soap and water clean your ears with soap and water then dry off and massage some vit e oil into your lobes ( it will feel great ! ) it also helps blood flow and reduces scar tissue and when you put your jewelry back in it will slide in all nice and lubed up .. and from then on thats the daily routine ... good luck and happy stretching ... ps also make sure not to skip sizes 20 to 16 was probably fine but dont do it again .. and make sure to wait 4 - 8 weeks minimum before going to the next size

[eltothemayo]

I wouldnt take it out much right now .... you dont really have to "rest your ears" till you get to a bit bigger sizes Id say about 2 ga ( then you would rest them for an hour or so each day slowly increasing the time till you can sleep without plugs ... if you choose ).. so for now yes treat it like a new piercing clean it in the shower with soap and water and do a daily sea salt soak dont have the water to salty just 1/4 tsp to 1 cup of warm water .. after about a week when you shower and go to clean your ears remove the plug or ring and clean it with soap and water clean your ears with soap and water then dry off and massage some vit e oil into your lobes ( it will feel great ! ) it also helps blood flow and reduces scar tissue and when you put your jewelry back in it will slide in all nice and lubed up .. and from then on thats the daily routine ... good luck and happy stretching ... ps also make sure not to skip sizes 20 to 16 was probably fine but dont do it again .. and make sure to wait 4 - 8 weeks minimum before going to the next size

Okay thank you! And yes I'm making sure to do it right and not skip I only went from 20g to 16g because I always wear earrings and my piercings were healthy - I hardly felt the stretch.