Does this mean it's "ready" or it's already the right gauge?
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 4:12 am
Heya!! Kinda' long but I want to give all the info.
So........ I had regular bellybutton barbells in my ear lobes. Decided recently to stretch. Googled and saw that most belly button barbells are 14g.
So, when my kit arrives, I insert the 14g taper just to be sure. It slides right through. Ok. So, let's try 12g. Taper slides right through.
Ok................... um.......... let's try the 10? The 10g stung. Not horribly, but it definitely stung.
My question is, if the 12g taper slid right through, does that mean my piercing holes are actually already at a 12g? (Wondering because I heard stretching shouldn't hurt and the 10g hurt. I was scared so I put the 12g tunnels in just in case.) Do I just take my time and slowly put the 10g tunnels in now and then wait 2 months or longer before going to 8? Or, do I leave them at 12 and then in a month or so go to 10? (My goal is between 4g and 0g. I do want to eventually shrink them back to "normal" or at least a 12g to 14g so that I can wear regular earrings again.... but not for a loooooooooooong time.)
I have a horrible habit of playing with and pulling on my lobes so I wouldn't be surprised if they are actually at a 12g rather than a 14g.
Also, my stretching kit came with stainless steel tunnels but also acrylic plugs. I love the white acrylic plugs but now I'm terrified to use them because I read that they can leech toxins into your body. (I know not to use them for a few weeks after stretching because they can harbour bacteria and you don't want to infect your ears, but they should be ok after a few weeks, yes?) Or is it just a no because they are toxic? I've done lots of googling and get mixed answers, both on the acrylic issue and if I should go to the 10g now or wait.
I have Holy Buttr as a lubricant and moisturizer as well.
So........ I had regular bellybutton barbells in my ear lobes. Decided recently to stretch. Googled and saw that most belly button barbells are 14g.
So, when my kit arrives, I insert the 14g taper just to be sure. It slides right through. Ok. So, let's try 12g. Taper slides right through.
Ok................... um.......... let's try the 10? The 10g stung. Not horribly, but it definitely stung.
My question is, if the 12g taper slid right through, does that mean my piercing holes are actually already at a 12g? (Wondering because I heard stretching shouldn't hurt and the 10g hurt. I was scared so I put the 12g tunnels in just in case.) Do I just take my time and slowly put the 10g tunnels in now and then wait 2 months or longer before going to 8? Or, do I leave them at 12 and then in a month or so go to 10? (My goal is between 4g and 0g. I do want to eventually shrink them back to "normal" or at least a 12g to 14g so that I can wear regular earrings again.... but not for a loooooooooooong time.)
I have a horrible habit of playing with and pulling on my lobes so I wouldn't be surprised if they are actually at a 12g rather than a 14g.
Also, my stretching kit came with stainless steel tunnels but also acrylic plugs. I love the white acrylic plugs but now I'm terrified to use them because I read that they can leech toxins into your body. (I know not to use them for a few weeks after stretching because they can harbour bacteria and you don't want to infect your ears, but they should be ok after a few weeks, yes?) Or is it just a no because they are toxic? I've done lots of googling and get mixed answers, both on the acrylic issue and if I should go to the 10g now or wait.
I have Holy Buttr as a lubricant and moisturizer as well.