Stretching your ear piercings , just a question...?

Question

so i'm at a 10 gauge . i'm going from a 10 to an 8 soon, but i've heard that's a painful stretch. any tips for what to do?

i know alot about this, i'd just like to know if vaseline is okay (i used it for all my stretches and it's been perfectly fine but will it irratate it cause im going bigger) ?

And does it hurt going from a 10 to an 8 , anymore then it did going from 12 to 10?

thank you <3

Answer 1

it hurts a little but its not to bad. The bigger you go the more it hurts well to me at least but I&#039;m horrible with pain. Try changing it in the shower. It works for me.

Answer 2

10 to 8g isn&#039;t that bad at all... Use tapers though

Stretching shouldn&#039;t hurt, if it is, stop foring it, and wait a couple of weeks before you try again.

Vaseline isn&#039;t great for stretching, it doesn&#039;t let your ears breathe.

Buy some lube. I just use s*x lube, though not everyone is too comfortable buying that... Some people use vitamin E oil, or good old spit.

Answer 3

yeah it hurts a little, but i think the most painful one is 8 to 6 as thats the first full millimeter jump. I used antiseptic cream as it acts as a lube but doubles up as an antiseptic too and i had no problems at all. Don&#039;t sleep on it for a night or two if its painful, and if it swells, take some ibuprofen to keep it calm and reduce swelling. Good luck!

Answer 4

don&#039;t ever use vaseline.  if you&#039;re going to stretch your ears make sure you use a taper, it&#039;s easier for your ears.

the easiest way to stretch them is one; make sure it&#039;s in the proper stage to stretch.  if you just put in your 10 and let&#039;s say it&#039;s only been a week or two, it&#039;ll be a painful stretch to any size.  

two; stretch with neosporin if youre not in the shower

three; in my opinion stretching in the shower is the best way.  your lobes are moist and more stretchy.  so use the shower to your advantage and sometimes if i&#039;m precautious  more than usual, i use neosporin too.