What gauge are hoop earrings?

With earrings, 20-22 gauge is perfect. I like to work with thicker wires because they hold their shape so well, so my first choice would be 20 gauge.

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Keeping this in consideration, what is the smallest gauge earring?

“For piercings in general, 18 g through 16 g is the most common. For nipple or naval piercings, 14 g through 12 g is most common. For larger gauges—like stretched ear lobes—the smallest gauge usually starts at size 8 and goes up from there.”

Also question is, how do you wear hoop gauges?

Can you put a 16 gauge earring in a 14 gauge hole?

Yes you can. The jewellery won’t be very snug, though, and might move around a lot. Having said that, the whole will probably close up a bit around the smaller gauge jewellery so you might not be able to wear 14g there any more. … So I used this 2mm diameter needle for a piercing with a 16g jewellery.

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Can you put a 16g earring in an 18g hole?

If I pierce with a 16g needle, can I use 18g jewelry? Yes you can, in fact that’s typically what a piercer will do, especially with cartilage piercings. They pierce with a gauge size bigger than the actual jewelry. … Yes you can, in fact that’s typically what a piercer will do, especially with cartilage piercings.

What is the smallest gauge?

20

How much can you stretch your ears before its irreversible?

What size can I stretch up to without permanent damage? There are a lot of different opinions on this topic, but the majority of professionals in the body modification industry recommend never going any larger than 2 – 0 gauge if you want your ears to totally close up where you can‘t see through them.

How big is a 16 gauge earring?

Piercing Gauge Sizes