Ear Stretching 101: How to Stretch Your Ears, How to Care for Stretched Ears, Plug Materials, Etc.
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- DISCLAIMER: I am not a professional, this is only my knowledge and experience that I've had personally and information that I acquired that I wanted to share. Take everything I say with a grain of salt as many people have very different experiences stretching and may disagree on what methods are "the best". Just do your research with ear stretching and find methods that work for you!
Deadstretching kits:
(the one mentioned in the video) bodyartforms.c...
www.stretchitb...
arcticbuffalo....
Taper kits:
www.stretchitb...
bodyartforms.c...
arcticbuffalo....
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LMFAO i am watching this immediately after buying a cheap stretching kit
same
It's not too late...you can still order the good kit....please ...😂
SAME😂 💀
F*cking sammmmme
same... ears had an allergic reaction and everything. never too late to start fresh ig LOL
This is probably the most knowledgeable stretching video I've ever seen. Definitely saved my ears.
Thank you! I’m so glad it was helpful :)
I came here close-minded because I just started stretching with the “cheap” kit from Amazon with tapers but all of this actually makes sense after you explain it.
I’m glad that it made sense!
Just thought I’d let you know that with the taping method you should be using something like bondage tape! It has no sticky adhesive, it just sticks to itself 😊
Thank you for telling me about this! I'm probably gonna give taping a try since dead-stretching is beginning to get very difficult with the 2mm jumps 😅
@@coolhairboi No problem! The taping method is my personal favorite 😁
I started taping today, I was recommended PTFE tape also known as plumbers tape. I hope it works 🤞
@@coolhairboijust dead stretch 1 mm at a time. You can get glass and steel for it at AB
@@anacollins9444ptfe gave me a TERRIBLE infection. I had to go back from 19 mm to about 00, it was so bad.
Yep, it sucks. I'm at a 13mm, been that size for over a year now, and it's always falling out when you barely touch it. My ear holes only get tight after not wearing gauges for about a week or so. But what I do is I just take my plugs out when I sleep to help. I have no intentions of stretching past a half inch until' I'm 60. Where I plan to stretch up to a full inch and a half in order to have the wise old man look.
'The wise old man look' I love it! 😊
22mm in three years at both ears. Started with tapers till 12 mm, then continued with dead stretching. Its what this girl says guys and girls: with dead stretching u cant damage your ears if u care for them. If the jewlry goes in fine. If its not u just wait and dont force things. So just take it easy and enjoy the proccess cause it can take a long addictive time hehe. Anyway keep expressing yourselfs your way!
I use tapers. When I get it half way I do a little twist(like a screw) and it slides right in with no pain. I use acrylic as well. Take out daily to clean ears and rub with vitamins e oil and soak the tapers in alcohol or antiseptic. I only keep the tapers in for a few days before I put the plugs in. I'm only in a 10G right now, but going larger(slowly.) To each their own. KEEP THOSE GAUGES AND EARS CLEAN PEOPLE! Great tips!
I love how comfortable your videos are with the music! It's a lot easier to sit and listen than some other content creators. Thank you for this video.
I am using tapers, I stop when there’s any pain at all. I use the bands from the previous size if I can’t get the taper far enough through. Slowly but surely over the last 2 weeks I’ve gone from a 2 to a 0. I am using an acrylic and have been without any issues. 😅 I intend to use the taping method to get to a 00 and 1/2 inch. Thankfully there’s been no blowouts.
I wanna gauge my ears, I don’t wanna do anything big just something small. The first time I tried gauging I was doing it COMPLETELY WRONG, thinking back on it I do not know what I was doing or why I thought it was okay. I would cry every time I went up a size because of the pain. Thank god I didn’t get to far and I ended up stoping. I’m so happy I came across this video I wanna make sure I do everything right this time and I wanna go slow and steady, I’m so happy I came across this video because I had no knowledge about gauging before this
This video is so informative I’ve been watching a bunch of these types of videos and you brought up so many new points!!! You’re the only channel that’s endorsed dead stretching and I’m definitely going to do that method now xoxo
I'm so happy the video helped you! You can message me on instagram if you have any questions :)
@@coolhairboi That’s so sweet! I definitely will thanks so much
New to stretching at a 4g. I have gone slow with half size, glass plugs and it’s making dead stretching a breeze! I do use atlas glass and they are awesome! I’m glad you made this video
Me: *watching this*
Aslo me: *stretching with cheap kit I got for 4$*
It's never too late to start taking care of your lobes! 😁
4$?! WHERED YOU GET THAT
You helped me so much! Just ordered mines from the recommended sites you listed, I’m excited for this journey!! ❤️😭
I'm so glad I could help!! ❤️
How is it going? I am thinking of starting 🙂
If you're going to use the taping method, make sure to use ptfe tape or bondage tape. They don't have an adhesive and in the case of bondage tape are made for use on skin. Make sure you're replacing the tape and cleaning your plugs and ears daily.
I am learing english and I always read the subtiles while watching an english video, but With you, its not the same. Its so easy to listen to you and I think that your speaking way is so smooth and easy to understand, so thank you, it was a true pleasure to listen to you. By the way, I am on my process to stretch my ears so, thank you again .
Loved the video. Just started my journey in stretching and got tons of info here on what to do
I used taper, but I would use a taper over the whole weekend at least. I never forced one all the way through straight away. They would just hang half way through. Because I liked the method, I moved to spirals. You can keep them in comfortable enough to stretch a bit whenever ready in the shower. Almost like a fast safe way to do it. For impatient people. Though I have still done them over months to 00. First ear done, just got a 8-9mm on the other with a spiral.
My problem is i can't use any metal I've literally had issues with titanium and had a reaction so i have to use acrylic or organics tbh I thank you for the info you did give me
Use glass for stretching.
Going with the deadstretching method is the best thing I ever did
It's pretty amazing!
I think I have survivors bias, I love using acrylic tapers (I also am very good at listening to my body). After I use the tapers I immediately put a stainless steel tunnel in.
ALSO AQUAPHOR IS BETTER THAN ANY OIL OUT THERE
i hope more people find this video!!!
i love your background music ☺️
Just bought the stainless steel deadstretching kit. Wish me luck
Good luck!
Just had a taper blowout going from a 2 to a 0. I just went back down to 2 and I think I’ll try dead stretching from now on
Ahh that's awful, I'm sorry that happened! I hope deadstretching works well for you. if the jump from 2g to 0g is too much to dead-stretch, you can try dead-stretching to a 1g first! The glass stretching kit from BAF has one :)
I bought a stretch kit on a whim the other month. I'm glad I haven't used it yet. I'm going to check out your recommendation. Thank you!
That makes me so happy to hear!
@@coolhairboi yay!! You did that girlie thank u! Only thing is my niece put the 14 gauge acrylic tapers in and when I walked in the bathroom I screamed "omg what are you doin your ears are gonna fall off" lmao lmao bless her heart she took them out after I gave her a heart attack. Oops.
Hey I took your advice and I bought the glass dead stretching kit from BAF and that made a world of difference, I’m pretty much at my goal of half inch and BAF has so many cool options for ear wear. Anyway thanks you really helped me.
cheap stretching kits are not ittttt, all about stretching safely and in your own time! loved this vid 🤗💜
Thank you for saying that!! Totally agree. I'm so glad you liked the video!
This was so informative. Thank You!
You're so welcome! I'm glad it was informative!!
Very informative video, thank you! 😊 Just starting my stretching journey!
You're welcome! Good luck with your stretching, feel free to reach out if you have any questions! :)
this was super informative! so excited to start :))
I'm so glad you got good info out of it! Good luck with your journey!
Love your hair! Thank you this really helped me!
Hey, great video thanks, I’m excited to start my stretching journey, and your video really have a lot of useful information. Also it really suits you having stretched lobes !
I used a cheap stretch kit and it worked for me
Did it really?
I'm on 8g right now, I go buy if it doesn't sting or ache I go a little further (as much as it will handle ofc!) I started a week ago at most with only a little crusties and blood on 12g
Thank you so much! I literally thought I was going to have to stretch with tapers.
I raced through sizes 12-8 from dead stretching, they genuinely were do easy in like a week or two. Size 6 took almost a month so i looked into taping because id seen using tapers is a bad idea, and that helped speed up the stretch that otherwise would have probably taken another month. Size four probably took another month, but sizing up to two took a little over two and size zero is now going about the same. I use electrical tape by the way, sticks to itself and had no adhesive! I add tape probably once a week after nightly cleaning, added some a few nights ago in fact! Im excited to go to my next size soon!!
This videos gave me so much valuable information somehow I didn’t know about dead stretching! Like whaaaat….
uh y'all,, why are we not talking about the sick music in the back?! that shit slaps,
THANK YOU FOR NOTICING!
im thinking about stretching my ears and this video gave a lot of good information. you explained things easy now im more confident in my ear stretching journey :P
That's so wonderful to hear! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions :)
Looks like you covered it all! Ear stretching 101
Thanks! I did my best haha
That haircut is so cute...
I feel good now. I just dead stretched to 3.5mm a couple weeks ago, and I bought a whole steel dead stretching kit that goes from 4.5mm to 10mm with all the in-between sizes (I already had plugs in 4mm). The info I've gotten says to wait at least 3 months between stretches, so it'll take me at least 3 years to get to my goal of 10mm. Stretching is definitely a long-term project.
Definitely don't have to wait that long... U can get to 10 in a couple months.. I wait like 2 weeks ish between stretches... Once it's healed In no pain n feels lil loose I go up
They sell glass plugs, that’s what I swear by when stretching past 0. They go in 1mm increments, very comfy and easy to clean. They make stretching with steAm or after the shower a breeze. I order from arctic buffalo
Omg thank you so much! I’m redoing mine and doing it properly and you’re the only one that truly goes into DETAILS on how to do everything! ❤️❤️
That's lovely! I'm so glad my video was helpful to you ❤️
You should make a vid about cosmetology school :)
I definitely want to! Is there anything in particular you want me to cover?
Watching this for a second time, "this is basically dead stretching propaganda" 😂 I'm dead
Hahaha I'm glad you enjoy my sense of humor 😂
Re-watching it, so informative! Unfortunately BAF does not have a set for stretching its, you have to purchase each pair individually, $10/pair
i’m SO glad I found your video before buying a cheap amazon kit
Thanks for the advice. Gonna order some metal ones instead. I just went up a size with the plastic one I had just got.
I’ve never seen a haircut and color so perfect in my life sheesh
I’m glad I saw this cause I definitely endure pain so now I know thank you so much. Also are you able to heal small blowouts?
Great vid.. im currently at 0g stretch and agree with everything said on this one..
I have a regular piercing atm and dead stretching sounds like some I’d like to do, do you think adding heavy hoops would be a good way to start dead stretching before moving into plugs?
I’m curious as well
Also they also have acrylic tapers that doesn’t have the bump
would if work if you start deadstretching from the beginning, like at 16g with glass or stainless steel? like are those tiny little things heavy enough to stretch your ears?
You could try deadstretching from the beginning, however the weight alone of the plug isn't enough to stretch your ears. I would recommend a good 5 minute oil massage every morning and night to keep loosening up the tissue and you should be able to dead-stretch even at smaller sizes!
I dead stretched with glass at a 16g, it worked fine and as she recommended oil massages have helped loosen them up! If you have trouble finding glass in smaller sizes laughing Buddha body piercing has 18g and up, and body art forms has small gauges but I’m not sure about 16g. Good luck!!!
@@bathtimetoaster5929 tyy
Correction. You can wear acrylic tapers as jewlery but only in moderation as they are light weight
Thank you for this video! It was SUPER helpful 🙏🙏🙏
You’re so welcome! Glad it helped :)
Glass spiral tapers are the best...they do get heavy above 00g, though...
I got a hella Cheap kit (seven bucks off Amazon cause I had it in a plain colours) and so far so good only my right ear hurts but I’m used to it when I use regular earrings it always just shrinks up I’m the back (I’ve had them pierced for 9 years) so no matter the material it jsut does that and I’m not worried
ik i’m a bit late to this but i literally bought my stretching kit at a spencer’s in my local mall💀 idk if that’s good or not, most likely not lmao, but i think my journey has been pretty good so far. my goal is a 0g and i just stretched my ears to a 6g last night after like three months so i’m almost there!! i had to restart on my left ear bc i stretched it and it hurt so bad to the next day so i took it out and restarted but ever since that my left ear has been the good ear to stretch. it was literally three months ahead of my right so i just finally stretched both of them last night and i was so happy
I'm loving the mimikyu in the background. -totally not obsessed with mimikyu-
Hahaha glad you noticed him!
But thanks honestly for even promoting and being so informative and giving sites for kits to start i did get a Amazon one but now considering i need to get the glass one you did
I got big 50 pc set and think the acrylic plus should do good right madybe 😅 I’m scared i just don’t wanna ruin it I’m gonna go very slow 2-3 months each size do think i should be okay if i do the proper way massage every night and clean 🤓
My ears heal super super quick even with a needle piercing. So I decided to use tapers (hot topic ones) over the coarse of a week. So it took a week to get a 14g and it just feels a bit soar, but not that bad. But my ears always and I mean always get red even when taking out jewelry or even when I clean them. 🤷
you can soak them in saltwater for the redness
Patience is a virtue. Thank you for blessing us!
Your hair and make up is so sweet!!!
This was very helpful, Thanks
PS your make up and hair are 🔥
Found your channel and this is a super good and informative video. Awesome! Thank you :)
I'm so happy it helped you!! ❤️
What do you recommend for someone like myself who wants to start stretching but hardly wears earrings? I tried to use a 14 gauge taper in my ears and it was stinging too bad that I quit. I didn’t wanna mess up my ear lobes. How do you start the stretching process if you don’t use tapers? Thanks
I would suggest start wearing them.....I didn't wear any for years so I got my lobes repierced at 16g....just waiting for them heal . I may try the taping method at some stage but think it's more practical to start with tapers for those small sizes....all the best!!
I definitely say if you want to stretch from a basic piercing, first, make sure your hole is still open since you don't wear earrings much and it might have closed! If it is open, it's probably very small, and I would start with 16g or even 18g depending on how small your hole is. 14g is a huge jump to make from where you're probably at! Sometimes for 16g or 18g it is helpful to have tapers because deadstretching is tricky at those small sizes. Of course, you could also skip these steps and get pierced again at a much larger gauge! I got pierced at a 4g, but you don't have to go that big if you still want the possibility of closing them up again. If your holes have closed, getting them pierced at a 14g or 12g will be a very helpful start and still allow you to shrink your stretched ears back to a normal size one day. Since I got pierced at 4g, that's the smallest size I'll be able to go to.
Thanks guys! You’ve been very helpful!
thank you for this, you are really good at explaining things. i appreciate your quirkiness and random thoughts too :-)
Great video!! I just bought a steel dead stretching kit!! (1mm - 13mm)!!!!
I used tapers to get where I’m at now (13mm), my left lobe had a horrible blow out a week ago ☹️☹️☹️ I have to let my lobe heal for quite a while before I get up to a bigger size. But I am just glad I feel I’m doing things right this time.
If anyone has any advice I would greatly appreciate it!! Thank you so much!
Thanks for this info. I've been thinking about stretching my ears for awhile but haven't gotten around to it, and I didn't know there was a better way to do it than using tapers.
Also, where did you get the chill Zelda music??? I totally dig it!
Glad I could provide you with some info! And I found it on RUclips! :)
watching this with a cheap stretching kit in my earlobes: yolo!
If anyone is doing the tape method look into it there is a certain tape u need to get such as bandage tape although it does dry out ur skin quick
Thank you for adding that!!
I have no idea what size you got in this video, it looks perfect 😅 can you help me out ?
i bought an acrylic stretching kit(tapers) about a month and a half ago, started at 14g. honestly, I think my ears are fine, like my skin really isn’t sensitive to anything, and I’m now at 10g. I do clean my ears and the plugs everyday, but I don’t see the problem with acrylic or tapers or not waiting like 2 months lol
be careful i was doing this too
i definitely don’t recommend using acrylic because there isn’t a way to really sterilize it. and i really don’t recommend going to fast, you can cause huge damage to your ear, but if it really works for you then that’s alright ig.
How do you dead stretch when you have virgin ears (like standard earring gauge)? Like do I still try to fit the smallest plug possible in?
I really love your haircut
I have 8g tappers only time i skipped was 14g to 10 then 10g to 8g. Reason being they didnt have 12g or 9g. Personally i use tappers cause they're easily available. I am going to buy a stretch kit they come with acrylic tappers and plugs.
Thanks for the video you really taught me a lot. I put in silicones in after my last stretch mostly because I sleep stomach down and I pick a side to turn my head and, that ear would always be irritated the morning after it caused a lot of problems for me. Also I’m dealing with a bit of a situation my ears “weep” is a term I heard idk if you have any advice for that, they aren’t blown out they just start oozing clear stuff when I take my tunnels out. I will be buying some of the stuff you mentioned on your video lol I feel like a caveman after hearing you talk about the amount of care you put into your ears.
I don't have much experience or know much but I feel like the reason tapers can be a bad idea just comes back to patience where people don't want to wait for their ears to be ready for the tapers
Thanks for this video :) I really wanna start
You're welcome! You totally should :)
thank you so much!! this was very helpful:)
I’m so glad!! You’re very welcome! ❤️
I got to be the 666th subscriber! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Ur so amazing 🥺 This video is literally gonna save my ears 🥺🥺🧍♀️💃🕺💃🕺🏃♀️🕺
Omg thank you, I'm so glad the video helped you! Let me know if you have any questions ❤️
Spoiler alert I still did it the wrong way💀
@@GigisCafe OMG NO what happened 😭
@@coolhairboi well it looks nice but I used the Amazon tapers 💀💀
I just ordered a few glass plugs and bought vitamin e oil before I started watching this video 😅. I bought a cheap stretching kit from Amazon. After getting to an 8g I’ve decided I want to dead stretch to my goal size. Im super excited for my glass plugs to get here and to start my massaging routine 😅😂
watching this hours after putting in my cheap acrylic tapers
The trim says it all
Very helpful, thanks!
I'm glad it helped you!
interesting! I'm thinking about stretching my ears and the first video I watched recommended tapers until 4g but I thought it seemed kind of harsh even though I don't really know how that works. I think I'll try dead stretching! sounds like a much nicer way to do it
I’ve just been cleaning around them with soap and antibiotic cream and alcohol
Thanks for the site , going for 0 to 00 will be a lot easier 1mm at at time ❤🙏
Nice and koo vid 👌 keep making them happy for u!!!!
Thank you!! I'll try to make more soon!
Thank you for educating me on this ! I am now trying to get a dead stretching kit! Also if anyone could recommend any good websites for someone who can only wear titanium medal that would be great ! I can wear other materials I am just allergic to most metals :/.
My had is an engineer and I found bunch of pipe tape but alot has dirt on it yikes so I took the clean ones hopefully they work
i’ve watched many other videos before i start and they mentioned that there is a certain type of tape to use for tapping
For me what I do with tapers I slide them in until I can't slide them in anymore Put the stoppers on And then I leave it alone until I feel like I can put it in a little bit more without hurting So I'm not an actual pain
Wat if it’s been a week Ive just started my journey I’ve started I’ve struggled with 10g it’s been a week now do I take my tunnels out? And clean them now will they go back in
Thanks so much for this video !
We use ptfe tape.
Actually you CAN use tapers- not everyone experiences a blowout if they do it the right way
I just started stretching my ears with them with no problem at all- it's not for everyone tho
What should I clean my plugs with
just use water