I wish I had advice from others when I first started stretching my ears. Here is the chance for you to give others some advice.
If you were to give advice to someone just starting to stretch their ears, what would it be?
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Don’t start stretching using anything bigger than 12 gauge. Take your time and let your ears heal between stretches. Take out your piercings while in the shower to let the water clean them. Disinfect them as needed. Keep plugs in inbetween stretches, not tapers. Surgical steel tapers and plugs are hypoallergenic, so I recommend using those until your ears heal.
Never ever stretch with silicone! lmao i made that awful mistake and got a real bad infection.
Go slow! It shouldn’t hurt when sizing up. Make sure your ears are properly lubed and enjoy your journey :)
Take your time! It took me 6 years to get up to 3/4ths, and i still managed to ‘blow out’ one of my ears in the process. Always use some kind of lubricant so it’s easier to stretch. Make sure you’re not allergic to any of the materials that plugs are made of.
Go slow & use lube!!