Bone and Horn Gauges, Plugs & Tunnels
They are lighter than metal options, but only acceptable for fully healed earlobes. These are highly porous materials where bacteria collects easily, which makes them unsafe for healing ears, especially as they cannot be sterilised well either.
Thereof, what is the difference between tunnels and plugs?
A tunnel (as you would expect) is hollow inside. You can see through the jewellery and this is highlighted inside the piercing cavity. A plug on the other hand, is solid and fills the piercing cavity. But although this difference seems simple it sometimes can be hard to distinguish the two.
Moreover, how long do you leave tapers in before putting plugs in?
Because of the fact that everyone’s body reacts differently, this answer varies. It is recommended that you wait at least 6 weeks in between stretches. This will give your earlobes time to heal up and become a little loose. However, we recommend that you wait 2-6 months between each stretch.
What should you call gauges?
American body jewelry aficionados prefer the terms plugs or gauges and for tunnels eartunnels, flesh tunnels or tunnel gauges. And for the UK – stretchers, body jewellery, gauging, plug earrings and gauge earrings.
Should I sleep with my gauges in?
I recommend you sleep with your plugs in your ears. Sleeping without them can cause irritation, dryness, and cracking. … Wood is very porous, which allows your ears to breathe and reduces ear funk. If you do end up blowing your ears out, take out the new jewelry and put in a smaller gauge of jewelry.
Can I shower with plugs in?
Prolonged exposure to water or moisture will warp and crack the plugs. Take them out when you shower, swim, etc. To clean them, wipe them off with a clean, damp cloth and oil them. Regular oiling with coconut or jojoba oil is also needed to prevent the jewelry from cracking and drying out.
Can you shower with wooden plugs?
DO NOT wear your plugs in the pool, sauna or even the shower. When wood gets wet, it expands and then when it dries, it shrinks again. Over time, this can cause damage to your plugs. … This will dry out the wood.
Are resin plugs bad for your ears?
This is still not safe, as resin often ends up on the wearable or spills out, and in porous eyelets can still leach unsafe chemicals on your lobes. It is simply not worth the risk, when there are many safe, beautiful materials out there to wear!
Are wooden plugs good for your ears?
Wood is not an appropriate material to stretch ears with. Wood plugs should only be worn in completely healed ear lobes or piercings. Trust us, it is worth the wait. Wood is a porous material and it can harbor bacteria.
How do you wear fake plugs?
Do plugs hurt?
Ear stretching should not be too painful. Yes, there will be some discomfort, but your ears should not be screaming in pain. If this is so please go to your local piercer for care.
How do you wear earring plugs?
