google search is giving me different answers from different “professionals” and sources but i fear i trust yall better as you’ve never done me wrong so far.

interest h my septum to a 1.6mm last week (first septum stretch yippie and i did it all by myself)
All is well, a bit tender still with blowing my nose and touches but no pain during the stretcher after. Been using jojoba oil to massage the area about once a day and clean it with hot water, and occasionally some peroxide if i’ve been sweating a lot.

i was invited to swim but was unsure if a week was long enough after a septum stretch to safely swim in a chlorinated pool, especially with the leftover tenderness, i’m worried about infections. Should i skip the pool and get a tan instead??

Hi all!

Stretched up to 15 mm with kits, now I don't see stretching kits that come to a larger size. What am I supposed to do? Buy single plugs in 1 mm increment? I don't think it's common to find half sizes online as well.

TIA!

I recieved a pile of used jewellery from a mate, and now I need to clean and sanitise it all. There is a mix of stone, metal and some acrylic, or similar plastics. The metal I know I can just boil for a bit to clean, but I'm unsure about the stone, plastics and all the Orings. I have some 99% isopropyl alcohol, but I am unsure if its OK to use on anything.

Looking for some advice.

New 00g 40mm Tigers Eye Spike. I wish it was a bit longer but like how subtle it is too. Wearing through kaos eyelet.

I bought a black onyx one as well that I will post later

Both purchased through Etsy.

After sitting at 7/8ths for almost 4 years I decided to stretch up to 24mm today. I’m going to try and reach the inch.

Hey all,

sorry if this is a no brainer, I'm looking to start my stretching journey soon (dead stretching with glass plugs).

One thing I haven't read about in any guides so far - how do I sleep "during" a stretch? I read here somewhere not to sleep with the plugs in, but won't the lobes be back to the same size after an entire night, when the ear isn't used to the size yet?

Thanks for any input!

Edit: Thank you so much, your advice really helps me out alot! <3

(My dummy account had no karma so reposted with my proper account)

i got my septum pierced on june 5th, and i want to stretch to a 14g, how long should i wait? this is my first time trying stretching anything so any advice would be lovely :) thank you all!

for context, i’m at 16mm. haven’t sized up in over half a year. not sure what happened, but yesterday when i took my tunnels out to shower there was a ton of crust and my lobe was very swollen and painful. i cleaned it up and gave it a jojoba oil massage, slept with no plugs. this morning its still about the same - crust, red, swollen. I didn’t see any blood i don’t think.

my issue is that i’m at a conference right now and don’t have anything to downsize to. i only have these stainless steel tunnels ( they screw on together ). with a bit of effort i was able to get it in this morning, but it’s def pretty angry.

i’m not sure what i did? wondering if there was somehow an abrasion and i didn’t notice. any advice for now? ):

I took it out to clean when bushing my teeth, placed on the shelf under the mirror as always, I clean it after, and my wife decided that would be an awesome time to start cleaning the shelf. It fell in the sink before I could catch it. 💔I will admit I was absolutely heartbroken as it's my favourite one I own. She's just so pretty!.😭 But it will live on! I Contacted stonewolf, and Russell is going to use it in a Delrin piece! So I get to keep a bit of it. I won't be putting ANY of my more fragile ones anywhere but in my hands in future when I'm cleaning them! Considering guilt tripping the Mrs so I can order another one! 😅but I think I'll go for super skinny oval.. As I don't have that shape yet. And getting the same shape wouldn't be the same.. (If that makes sense?) My labret jewellery box will be moved to the bathroom I think, for safety purposes! Bloody sink! But Russel to the rescue! 💖 xx