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Re: Increasing ear lobe elasticity?

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:23 pm
by brutalSKITTLES
Try stretching with silicone:] it worked for me. You just have to lube it a bunch with like vitamin E

Re: Increasing ear lobe elasticity?

Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 3:58 am
by Macalania54
I've been at 0g for a little over 2 months, so I don't know if that's the typical amount of time you should wait at that size, but whatever, my ears definitely weren't having it haha

Yeah, I started massaging with jojoba oil ever since then, so I'll keep that up and hope it helps.

Looking for 9mm ones sounds like a good idea. I remember it helped a ton when I went to 1g before going to 0g.

Thanks for the advice :]

Re: Increasing ear lobe elasticity?

Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:29 am
by Nic
corazon_de_oro wrote:Why are you recommending electrical tape? Yeah you use it yourself but that still doesn't mean other people should. *facepalm* at some of the advice people give on here....
becuz i use it an i have had no problems an if it can help others then its worth a try. if he has a reaction like a lil iratation then he can take it off. what do u mean *facepalm*?

Re: Increasing ear lobe elasticity?

Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:39 am
by TOFU
Go for Teflon taping! It's much more gradual and almost 0 pain! :D

Re: Increasing ear lobe elasticity?

Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:03 am
by magalo le matelot
corazon_de_oro wrote:
magalo le matelot wrote:Yeah I know I just don't understand how they can't be ready after all this.
"All this?" Like two months is just such an unbelievably long time? That's usually the minimum amount of time my lobes take to be ready for a stretch... it's not like she's been at 0G for three years.
Yeah but that's YOUR ears. Or maybe your ethnicity ? Here everyone can EASILY stretch after 2-3 weeks without effort...

Re: Increasing ear lobe elasticity?

Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:08 am
by corazon_de_oro
Well that's what most people do here too, but most people here with stretched lobes have really disgusting ones. The only people I know with healthy-looking lobes really took their time with them. I seriously doubt that "everyone" can stretch every 2-3 weeks without pain or resistance. Think about how much pressure you put on your ear every time you stretch. If you don't allow plenty of time for it to relax and loosen up it's just going to get weak and eventually tear. Yeah, maybe some people get lucky when they stretch quickly, but it's really not a good idea.

I don't even know why I bother telling you this, though. You're just going to ignore it and think I'm wrong because my lobes are smaller than yours.

Re: Increasing ear lobe elasticity?

Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:06 am
by leighmarie
Macalania54 wrote:Looking for 9mm ones sounds like a good idea. I remember it helped a ton when I went to 1g before going to 0g.
You can get 9mm on Body Jewellery Shop and Body Art Forms.

Using tape might be the other option, like other people have suggested, but I've never used it myself.

Re: Increasing ear lobe elasticity?

Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:11 am
by Nic
corazon_de_oro wrote:Well that's what most people do here too, but most people here with stretched lobes have really disgusting ones.
Hey =.( my ears arent that fucked up! il admit they arent perfect but they arent ugly. once i get to an inch ima post sum pics of my ears. My blowout is gone now cuz i took everything out of my blownout ear. Its gone now an im restretching it. Its only 3/4 right now but my right ear is one inch =(

Re: Increasing ear lobe elasticity?

Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:31 am
by Hardware
^______ I second that! I took 5 years to get to 5/8" and 4 years later I am still happy where I am at.

Re: Increasing ear lobe elasticity?

Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 7:22 am
by corazon_de_oro
Nic wrote:
corazon_de_oro wrote:Well that's what most people do here too, but most people here with stretched lobes have really disgusting ones.
Hey =.( my ears arent that fucked up! il admit they arent perfect but they arent ugly. once i get to an inch ima post sum pics of my ears. My blowout is gone now cuz i took everything out of my blownout ear. Its gone now an im restretching it. Its only 3/4 right now but my right ear is one inch =(
I'm sure you could've avoided that blowout if you would've been more patient with stretching, though. I'm not saying that stretching every 2-3 weeks will make your ears rip in half and fall off, just that they won't look as nice as they could. Also, you could be building up scar tissue without even realizing it.