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Can you use a 16 gauge needle for ear piercing?
A 16G needle is used for most cartilage piercings, including the tragus, helix, rook, conch and daith. Shop our flat back earrings and cartilage hoops for cartilage piercings.
What can you pierce with a 16G needle?
MEASUREMENTS: Gauge Size: 16G (1.2mm). Length: 45mm (1 3/4”). Type: Hollow Needle. PIERCING TYPES: Belly Button Ring, Eyebrow, Tongue, Tragus, Rook, Labret, Daith, Nipple, Prince Albert.
What piercings are 16G?
Standard Piercing Sizes
| Piercing | Standard Gauge | Standard Length |
|---|---|---|
| Cartilage Piercing | 16G , 18G | 3/16″ , 1/4″ and 5/16″ |
| Eyebrow Piercing | 16G (14G is also commonly used) | 1/4″ , 5/16″ and 3/8″ |
| Industrial Barbell | 14G (16G is also commonly used) | 1 1/2″ (varies) |
| Labret Lip Rings | 14G or 16G | 1/4″ , 5/16″, and 3/8″ |
How big is a normal earring hole?
Standard ear piercings are a 20g or 18g if they were pierced by a gun. If they were pierced by a professional, the lobe piercing will typically be a 16g or 14g. After a minimum of two months it is typically safe to change the jewelry, but the piercing may still feel sensitive.
How big can you pierce your ears?
If you do not have pierced ears, you can pierce your ears at a large gauge. Typical ear piercings, from a piercing gun, are a small gauge, such as 20. Professional piercings, done with a sterile needle by a piercer, start as small as 18 gauge and can be pierced as large as 0 gauge.
What gauge are most earrings?
Generally, “standard” earrings fall within the 20 to 16 gauge range. However, only a professional piercer or jeweler will be able to identify your gauge size with certainty.
What gauge is an ear piercing?
Standard ear piercings are a 20g or 18g if they were pierced by a gun. If they were pierced by a professional, the lobe piercing will typically be a 16g or 14g.
What gauge are earrings?
Is 16g smaller than 18g?
Gauge Sizing Though it seemingly goes against logic, earrings and other jewelry gauge sizes actually get bigger the lower the number of the gauge. An 18 gauge, one of the smallest gauges, is actually smaller than a 16 gauge earring, with the largest gauges being 0, 00, and 000 gauge jewelry.
What’s the difference between an 18g and a 16G piercing?
You’d literally chop a chunk of skin out. Generally a piercer will use an 18f needle and use a 20g stud if it’s your ears for example. The difference between 16g and 18g is about .27mm. Which is very very small. That small of a difference isn’t enough to make 18g jewelry slip out of a 16g hole.
Can you wear 16G jewelry with a 16g needle?
If you were pierced with a 16g needle, you can wear 16g jewelry OR 18g jewelry. Keep in mind, if you decide to downsize to 18g, you may not be able to go back to 16g as your piercing shrinks to accommodate the 18g jewelry.
What kind of needle do you use for a 16 gauge piercing?
Generally a piercer will use an 18f needle and use a 20g stud if it’s your ears for example. The difference between 16g and 18g is about .27mm. Which is very very small. That small of a difference isn’t enough to make 18g jewelry slip out of a 16g hole. My daith was pierced with a 12g needle and has a 14g ring in place.
What kind of needle do you use for an earlobe piercing?
An earlobe piercing that’s done with a piercing gun is a 22 gauge needle. Any standard size earring or post will fit you. If you’ve been pierced with a needle in a piercing shop, most likely you’re at a 20 or 18 gauge.