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26th July 2005, 1:00pm
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#31 | | small &insignificant
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: 1997
Posts: 17,714
| Re: Stretching FAQ
EMO!
I've never stretched, but I'd listen to Nirvana. No offence to this thread | 
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26th July 2005, 1:01pm
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#32 | | Beards!
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: EK OK!
Posts: 8,637
| Re: Stretching FAQ
I stretched them like every 3 weeks for a while! Just depends on how you heal etc i suppose. | |
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26th July 2005, 1:02pm
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#33 | | Decaying Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SPARTA!
Posts: 6,009
| Re: Stretching FAQ
the normal minimum recomendation is 4 week. i tend to recomend 6 to be safe, and 8 if you want to be 100% safe with it.
the reason for the time between is to allow new flesh to grow, so you don't think your lobes down. so the larger you want to go the longer you should wait (within reason of course) but generaly 4-6 weeks is fine. | |
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26th July 2005, 1:05pm
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#34 | | Whoa Black Jesus
Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Dixieland
Posts: 25,472
| Re: Stretching FAQ
Cool, I'll go for 5 weeks then.
I've just bought the 1.6mm, what's the best lube(!) to use? | |
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26th July 2005, 1:06pm
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#35 | | small &insignificant
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: 1997
Posts: 17,714
| Re: Stretching FAQ
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Originally Posted by Zippy Cool, I'll go for 5 weeks then.
I've just bought the 1.6mm, what's the best lube(!) to use? | HAHAHA! You said "lube" | |
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26th July 2005, 1:07pm
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#36 | | Beards!
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: EK OK!
Posts: 8,637
| Re: Stretching FAQ
KY Jelly?
Think thats the best. | |
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26th July 2005, 1:08pm
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#37 | | Decaying Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SPARTA!
Posts: 6,009
| Re: Stretching FAQ
anything water based, KY is the easiest to find really. | |
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26th July 2005, 1:10pm
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#38 | | Loa Of Death
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Crossroads
Posts: 4,543
| Re: Stretching FAQ
i just bought some 6mm expanders for holes that were originally 1.6 but been stretched a wee bit by type of jewellery, etc. is that too big a jump? started trying to put them in last night but started to bleed & I had to meet potential flatmates today so stopped (didn't want big, scabby ears putting them off). want to start again today but not if I'm gonna damage the holes. any ideas?
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26th July 2005, 1:14pm
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#39 | | Decaying Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SPARTA!
Posts: 6,009
| Re: Stretching FAQ
to get to 6mm you shoudl be going 1.6>2>2.4>3.2>4>5>6 | |
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26th July 2005, 1:15pm
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#40 | | Decaying Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SPARTA!
Posts: 6,009
| Re: stretching FAQ
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Originally Posted by guff This FAQ recommends rubbing jojoba or vitamin e oil on healed stuff, does anyone actually do that? | oh i do that now, but because my left lobe was gunned so is pretty badly scarred, and is alot harder to stretch than my right. | |
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26th July 2005, 5:20pm
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#41 | | Whoa Black Jesus
Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Dixieland
Posts: 25,472
| Re: Stretching FAQ
Transpires that my ears are at 1.6mm already - I've just put the plugs in and they went in no bother at all.
Waste of £14 
I'll buy the 2mm tomorrow. | |
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26th July 2005, 6:12pm
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#42 | | (suicidemachine)
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Too large
Posts: 17,428
| Re: Stretching FAQ
I found it easy to go from 1.6 to 2.4 | |
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26th July 2005, 6:14pm
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#43 | | Whoa Black Jesus
Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Dixieland
Posts: 25,472
| Re: Stretching FAQ
Aye? Cool, I mibbe try that then.
I was all KY at the ready tonight as well - gutted! | |
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26th July 2005, 6:15pm
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#44 | | (suicidemachine)
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Too large
Posts: 17,428
| Re: Stretching FAQ
aye, I had no problem at all, doesnt mean that you might find it a little harder. I just bought a wee cone, lubed the bad boy up and shoved it in. | |
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27th July 2005, 8:43am
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#45 | | Duchess
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 1,954
| Re: Stretching FAQ
I went from 1.6 to 2.4 as well. Although I told you that last night when I got in but you don't appear to have heard me. | |
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