0 To 00 Lobes
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Monday January 5th, 2009 @ 4:14 PM
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Today I bought 00 gauge tapers and plugs. I had been at 0 gauge for about a year, and thought it was time to stretch some more. When I got home I compared the 00 gauge tapers to my old 0 gauge tapers and they didn’t look too different - the 00 gauge ones were slightly bigger, but not very much so. I thought that was a little weird because I’ve always heard that 0 to 00 is supposed to be a big step. So I put the tapers in, and they slid in without any fuss. Just a miniscule amount of pain. I put the 00 gauge plugs in immediately and they fit great. So my question is, is 0 to 00 not that big of a step, or did I get duped at the store and wasn’t really sold 00 gauge earrings?
The difference between 0g and 00g is 2mm. Which isn’t that much of a size difference as far as most things go, but depending on how ready your lobes are to stretch up a size, it could be huge.
If they slid in with ease, it sounds like they were probably ready.
It shouldn’t hurt to stretch your lobes if you’re doing it properly.
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7 Responses to “0 To 00 Lobes”
Thanks. For some reason I had heard 0 to 00 was a big step. It didn’t hurt, it was just slightly uncomfortable, which was new to me since I hadn’t waited as long in between prior stretches. Thanks again for the reply, this is a great forum you provide!
Kate on January 5th, 2009 at 5:38 pmDepending on the manufacturer, 00g can usually either be a 9mm or a 10mm. Maybe you got a 9mm piece.
Lauren on January 6th, 2009 at 11:03 amsurely 00g is 9mm, so only a 1mm raise from 0g?
mike on January 6th, 2009 at 6:56 pmSame thing happened to me, and I kind of got angry because I like the feeling of the stretch.
So I just went and bought a pair with big flares.
Muna on January 7th, 2009 at 11:34 amI thought the same thing when I went from 0g to 00g. I was like ugh crap they mustve labeled them wrong and gave me 0g.
kenneth alan on January 7th, 2009 at 11:47 amWell according to the BME Encyclopedia gauge chart, 0 is 8.25mm and 00 is 10.4mm. I could have gotten 9mm earrings, but I think the big difference was the length of time I had waited in between stretching (a year or so). I had always read that stretching isn’t supposed to hurt, but until now I never realized how true that could be.
Kate on January 9th, 2009 at 11:09 pmSee this is the problem with the gauge system, my ears are currently at 10mm, but ‘00g’ jewelry I have bought from the US ranges between 9-10mm [I've measured it with calipers] depending on manufacturer and there appears to be little consistency. So if you’re curious, get yourself a digital caliper and measure the taper/jewelry you used and that will tell you exactly how much you stretched up!!!
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