O-Rings | How They Work & How They Effect Your Ear Stretching Journey
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4 ай бұрынO-rings! Something most of us deal with while stretching our ears but few of us really realize just how much these little things can impact our stretching progress. These sneaky bits are one of the big things holding many people back from their goal sizes- and most don't even realize it. This video delves into different styles of o-ring, different materials, and why it matters.
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@lunamothx 4 ай бұрын
I used nitrile o rings for years, and many many times I would wake up with sore and weepy ear lobes. I thought that I had persistent "wet ear" for ages but now that I've learned the healthiest way to stretch and the best tools to do so I never deal with those issues. Thank you for taking the time to educate about something small but so impactful.
@spiritually.drivenn 4 ай бұрын
Can you please make a video about in your opinion the best websites to purchase high quality jewelry? I’ve been wanting to buy some and I’m not sure of where to go. I trust your judgement ❤️
@nyxdemorte8266 4 ай бұрын
I had just about given up on my stretching journey after being stuck at a 4G for over a year. This really gives me hope that the o-rings could be my problem. I'm going to give this a try, thank you!
@how9670 Ай бұрын
Oooh please update! did the switch help?
@nikkinicole8216 2 ай бұрын
Just stretched to 5.5mm. This was the first stretch with black O rings. My ears have been SO SORE and weepy and bloody a whole week after the stretch. Never had this happen (always used clear o rings). I literally just switched to internally threaded stainless steel and OMG, I feel so much better in just six hours ! This was literally my problem. Insane.
@SeriouslyCreative 4 ай бұрын
Wowwwwww this explains so much. Twice now ive slowwwwwly, patiently stretched my ears with glass single flare plugs. Both times, around the same size/time stretching ... they inexplicably got weepy, itchy and sore. This could very well be the reason. 😮
@JaeArtFX 4 ай бұрын
I couldn’t have come across this video at a better time! Sized up like 3 months ago, been wearing black o rings since and my ears just could not heal! Thank you 🖤
@HanhNguyen-sc3rh 4 ай бұрын
this is super interesting because I have a reaction to the clear (presumably silicone) o-rings. my ears get dry and flakey, and when i take them off, my ears are fine again. i haven't tried nitrile or black silicone. right now the black (EPDM) o-rings from GWS are the only ones i can wear long-term.
@rosev1n 4 ай бұрын
Hearing you describe nitrile sensitivities reminds me of my experience with 14k gold jewelry. I was trying high quality stuff from bvla, Junipurr, Buddha… and my ears would just NOT heal no matter what I or my piercer tried. Turns out, my mom has a gold allergy, so odds are I do too. Weird how the body just decides it hates something 😅
@jd3497 4 ай бұрын
14k Gold is 42% alloys of other metals. It's usually not the Gold, but the other metals: Nickel; Copper; Zinc: Silver; etc., that are the issue.
@rosev1n 4 ай бұрын
@@jd3497 im well aware that gold usually isn’t the issue-but an allergy test told us it was gold. Not just a reaction to jewelry
@treason6661 4 ай бұрын
I definitely use nitrile, because I use X-Rings because I got sick of normal ones rolling off at night. Thankfully I haven't had an issue, but it's good to know for if I do!
@susanna8708 Ай бұрын
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. Just went to switch mine out- this could be why I was having stretching issues; thank you😭
@demon.dudebro 3 ай бұрын
I never realized that there were different material o-rings and that really might explain why my almost fully healed earlobe got infected out of nowhere when I had just gotten to I think 1/2". And honestly, I kept losing the rings so often that I just don't bother wearing them anymore
@jeysluys5376 2 ай бұрын
Ohhhh! Thank you! I’ve been using Nitrile and absolutely have sensitive skin and other allergies. Gunna switch right this minute!! and toss my black ones.
@TeacupTSauceror 4 ай бұрын
once lost an o-ring and it was INSIDE MY PIERCING HOLE, so now i'm a bit afraid of them. is there anything I can do to stop it happening again? do i just need to wear my jewellery looser and accept that it will fall out more?
@SagittariusQueen1980 4 ай бұрын
I'm moving to another state and when moving my furniture I found O rings in 8g, 6g, 2g and 00g I've lost while I was at those sizes and I'm at 20mm now. Plus I've been wearing silicone O rings, I can't do nitrile because they're irritating to my lobes.
@catromero7950 4 ай бұрын
I am a weirdo who has issues with silicone (not just o-rings lol). Luckily nitrile doesn't seem to be a problem but this is super helpful info in case an issue pops up in the future.
@user-lh5ie3jn6y 4 ай бұрын
do you recommend using metal for stretching? metal screw-flared plugs seem easier to keep in but i wonder if it affects stretching
@raeunderpressure 4 ай бұрын
No, Lynn has made several videos on materials to use, single flared glass is the best way to go, but I wish they made internally threaded screw back plugs!!!
@tomatosoup4641 3 ай бұрын
Are you able to make a video on stretched earlobes with stacking seemless rings? I personally don’t like the look of traditional plugs and tunnels. I have been stretching my septum via stacking seemless rings and I wondered if you could do the same with the earlobes? I see pics of ppls ears online of the their stretched earlobes with a bunch of the seemless rings in them but I don’t know if they put those rings in only after their ears were stretched by traditional means, or they stretched them with the stacking method. And how big would your ears have to be stretched to retain that teardrop shape and not close when you’re wearing the stacks of seemless rings?
@priscillatorres501 4 ай бұрын
is silicone safe to wear in your earlobes? Like as a plug or a tunnel? I always hear others say not to stretch with silicone, so my question is, what exactly is the difference between O rings and actual jewelry?
@Lynn_Loheide 4 ай бұрын
Silicone is porous, and when folks are stretching with it they usually fold up a silicone eyelet and unfold it in the ear. It unfolds with uneven pressure usually focusing the force of the stretch on one or two parts of the ear causing tears. Since it’s porous it can fuse to the open tissue of the tears as it heals causing even more damage. Having had to pry stuck silicone eyelets out of torn and blown out ears- it’s a nightmare. There is body safe silicone from the brand Kaos but it shouldn’t be used for stretching. Just worn in healed and healthy lobes. This isn’t a concern for o rings since they aren’t going inside the piercing channel- just on the back on the jewelry.
@angelaprigge6974 4 ай бұрын
Hi!! You said on one of your blogs posts that your second and third piercings in your ears ended up “inside” your stretched lobe? How does that work? Did it just get too close and become absorbed by the growing hole, did you get it scalpeled?
@Lynn_Loheide 4 ай бұрын
Yep got too close and became part of my stretched ears!
@foo9877 4 ай бұрын
Hey so do you know if the o-rings on the glass stretching plugs from arctic buffalo are silicon or not? I never knew the orings impacted you that much, thanks for sharing!
@SebastianSeanCrow 4 ай бұрын
0:00 watching this cuz afaik it’s just to keep the jewelry from popping out if it’s not done flared
@corablack9041 4 ай бұрын
I can’t find the video on single flare jewelry :(
@Nyx-uj4rf 4 ай бұрын
any suggestions for someone with issues with both silicone and nitrile ?
@Lynn_Loheide 4 ай бұрын
Have you tried the silicone o rings? What happens when you do?
@Nyx-uj4rf 4 ай бұрын
@@Lynn_Loheide it’s for a friend, after checking with her - she was unsure if the clear rings she had were REALLY silicone or not. She’s ordered some medical grade silicone to try first. Thanks for the reply !!
@berrybunny8539 4 ай бұрын
Is it also possible to have a sensitivity to titanium jewellery? I’ve been dead stretching and I’ve been stuck at 3.5mm for over 7 months. I’ve been using silicone o rings from stretch it body jewellery.
@bibu7346 4 ай бұрын
"... with left socks and tupperware lids" 😅😭
@wolframitephoenix6737 4 ай бұрын
Do you know if there are any square silicon o rings? This is exactly my experience, and never identified it with the nitrile o rings. I switched to them cause the square (or X shaped) nitrile O-Rings, they stay in place much better.
@Lynn_Loheide 4 ай бұрын
I am unsure if there are! I’ve always used round silicone o rings a size down for more security
@ryguy56 4 ай бұрын
me watching this w/ nitrile o-rings about to go to sleep after stretching…😀 lol was saving up for better plugs anyways
@xokhaliah 4 ай бұрын
whats the best and high quality place to get a good handful of silicone o rings?? cuz i lose mine too often cuz theyre clear Lol
@loonylooser9422 4 ай бұрын
Are glow in the dark silicon plugs/o rings safe? I've seen them online and i tuink it's really neat, but i don't know if any chemicals in it aren't safe for body jewellery.
@Lynn_Loheide 4 ай бұрын
Would only trust it from Kaos Softwear
@JudeTavonFenwick 24 күн бұрын
If you cannot tell how these « work », you do not need any body modifications or to be on KZfaq
@Lynn_Loheide 24 күн бұрын
@@JudeTavonFenwick I mean everyone starts somewhere. If you’ve literally never stretched your ears or worked with plugs, the first few times you use SF/NF plugs you likely won’t know everything about how to wear them safely and correctly. There’s nothing wrong with sharing education and helping others get knowledge.
@jd3497 4 ай бұрын
Must we always have BAF on blast?
@Lynn_Loheide 4 ай бұрын
I mean BAF has a really long history of shady and problematic business practices. If it seems like they are “always on blast” it’s because people are speaking out and warning others of the problems they have had. If I had a dollar for every client who purchased something listed as a quality or safe material from BAF that wasn’t, or was sold something that was the incorrect size/material/style from what was ordered….I could probably retire. I appreciate what they are trying to do to make jewelry accessible but I don’t think that should come with cutting corners in quality or safety, or using shady marketing and advertisement practices. I think we need to hold all businesses in this industry to higher standards of health and customer safety.
@soup331emd5 4 ай бұрын
Are their glass half sizes safe?
@jd3497 4 ай бұрын
@@Lynn_Loheide What shady marketing and adverting practices? Some examples please? Mistakes in filling orders happen in every type of business. Did those people ask to get their order corrected or money refunded? If anyone deserves scrutiny it's every overseas direct seller on Amazon and FleaBay.
@SebastianSeanCrow 4 ай бұрын
3:13 this is good to know cuz I have localized latex allergy and nitrile sensitivity and I don’t want to find out the hard way it’s like that on my ears too 🫠
@user-lw2hs7qs4b 3 ай бұрын
1.2mm to now 6.0mm in 8 Months No problems.No swelling.No infections knocking on wood next up 7.0mm So far so good
@user-lw2hs7qs4b 3 ай бұрын
I've been stretching for the year now Never had any problems. With any type of o rings or any type of material from any type of Tunnels and plugs
@Lynn_Loheide 3 ай бұрын
Im so glad you’ve been so fortunate not to be sensitive to materials! That is sadly not the reality for many folks, myself included, which is why this information is important. :)
@user-lw2hs7qs4b 3 ай бұрын
All you have to do is take care of your ears every single.day Do not miss Any days, especially Wild you're stretching.It doesn't take a genius to figure this type Stuff out