Why should tapers be worn as jewelry

This is the reason for plugs and tunnels being invented. Wearing tapers later on can lead on to serious complications like Is it okay to wear spiral tapers as jewelry? Spiral as in normal jewelry then yes, its fine. Spiral tapers are generally fine because the weight is typically more evenly distributed and there's less chance for it to get caught on something.

Can you wear tapers as jewelry? Can i wear tapers as earrings? Treat a stretched piercing as a new piercing. The material isn't good to wear since it can hold bacteria, but you can stretch with it if you need to. The best tapers for stretching are made of stainless steel. Steel can be sterilized and has a polished finish that helps when stretching. Acrylic tapers can be used for stretching and are the most affordable material. The surface of acrylic can also get scratched more easily than metal, so be sure there are no rough spots that will damage your skin before using an acrylic taper for stretching your ear.

Acrylic is not safe to wear in a fresh stretch so be sure to transfer to steel or glass plugs. Stone tapers are not to be used for stretching at all. They are only for wearing in healed stretches as jewelry because they are porous and can carry too much bacteria. Once your ears are healed, stone tapers are a really pretty choice of jewelry.

In general, tapers are only recommended for wearing in smaller gauges as jewelry. Large gauge tapers will pull the ear unevenly because of the heavy side of the taper. Now that you know what it is and how it works, you probably want to get started on stretching your ears with tapers. Gather up your supplies and take some deep breaths.

Wash your hands and ears with the unscented soap to clean them. Massage the ear while washing to loosen up the ear tissue a bit. If the taper and plugs are not new, then wash and dry them too. Please note: If your ear is ready to be stretched, then the taper will go through pretty easily. If there is a lot of resistance, pain, or blood, then your ear is not ready to be stretched yet.

Go back down to your current size and let your ears heal for a couple more weeks before trying to stretch again. Insert the small end of the taper into your ear from the front. Hold your ear lobe gently with one hand and steadily push the taper in with the other hand.

Stop when the large end is even with the front of your ear so you can use the taper to guide the plug into your piercing. Hold your ear and taper in one hand and use the other hand to line the non-flared end of the plug up with the end of the taper. Once they are lined up, push the plug against the taper. Do not use rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide near your freshly stretched ears.

You can occasionally gently massage a very small amount oil or Holey Butt'r or Gauge Gear around the area to help stimulate blood flow to the area and speed healing, but not until two or three days after the stretch. There should never be any bleeding or significant pain. A little tingling or a small amount of soreness is normal, but if anything more significant than that occurs remove the ear jewelry and downsize back to your previous size.

Be sure to wait until the ear is completely healed before trying again. If all seems to be going well with your new ear gauging then after weeks you can begin changing your ear jewelry if you like and why wouldn't you, with so many great options to choose from?

You should never attempt a new stretch again though until your ears are completely healed from the previous one; one to two months is a good rule of thumb. Many people find this waiting period to be annoying as they want to be at 'x' gauge as soon as possible. However, bad ear stretching practices can result in some serious permanent damage. Stretched ears are beautiful, but that look is one that is worth waiting for.

How long should I wait between ear stretches? Ear stretching is a very personal thing and people heal at different rates. Just how long you should wait between stretches depends upon what size you are gauging up to and how quickly you personally heal between stretches.

However, a minimum of a month is recommended for smaller sizes and that time frame should for most people, increase for larger sizes. The most important thing is that you are sure that your latest stretch is fully healed before attempting to increase again. Any bleeding, strong resistance or pain experienced when attempting to stretch your ears usually means that is not the case and you should wait a while longer.

Can I skip a size to speed the process up? Skipping gauge sizes is never a good idea. Doing so increases the chances that you will cause permanent damage to your ears and may even mean that you have to stop the process of ear stretching altogether as a result. Why shouldn't I wear tapers as every day ear jewelry? Most tapers are designed to be used as ear stretching tools, not as pieces to be worn on a regular basis. Doing so can easily put uneven pressure on your healing ears, leading to unnecessary damage.

Also, have a look at the average taper. Does it look like something you could comfortably - or safely - sleep in? Blowout is a term used to describe what happens when fistula inside of a stretched hole is forced out of the back of the piercing as a result of too much pressure.

Visually, this looks like a lip of flesh that is unattractive and which, if it is ignored, can result in permanent disfiguration and damage. They most commonly occur when someone tries to gauge up too quickly. Will my ears ever be able to go back to a 'normal size' after ear stretching? As everyone's ears and healing speed is very different, there is no way to tell how much a hole would shrink after ear gauging so you should assume that ear stretching is a permanent body modification.

If this is not a thought you are OK with then you really should not begin stretching your ears. With that having been said, any stretch will shrink to a certain degree if plugs or other ear jewelry for stretched ears are left out for a long period of time.