by akPhilly » Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:56 am
Yeah,tapers can be a bit confusing,because it seems logical that you'd be able to just leave it in as far as it'll go,doing it a little at a time,but they're not meant for that.It can be cumbersome anyway,having a straight taper in your ear,especially sticking out like that.Sometimes when they'll only go in partway & stop like that a hot shower is all it takes to get it all the way in in one shot & the plug after.I myself stopped using them after a 00 because I'm not too steady handed & find them too difficult to use,& sometimes if you just get glass plugs that are just 1mm bigger than your current size,they'll pop right in after a shower,no taper needed.Like everyone's saying,it's easy enough to find 9mm 00g plugs,or tape.But if you're going to tape,I highly,highly recommend using bondage tape over ptfe/teflon tape.Some seem to have success w/the ptfe,but personally,I thought it was horrible.It scrunches up real easily,& even though it seems smooth,it's not very slippery.Bondage tape is slippery,& slides in & out easily.Plus it's just easier to use because it doesn't scrunch up like ptfe does.When I tried ptfe tape,I used 1 wrap(and that stuff's so thin I doubt it even really changed the size)on fully healed ears,& there was so hard to get in,& even harder to get out.When I finally did get it out,the tape was pink.I think it causes friction or something,& irritated me big time.A guy at the piercing place I go to recommended the bondage tape to me-he'd had the same thing happen w/the ptfe,& actually alot do.Not to say it'd happen to you,some are ok w/it,but w/bondage tape being more slippery & easier to use,it's like,why not use it.
AkPhilly,
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