What gauge are most earrings?

24 gauge through 18 gauge are comfortable earrings for a standard piercing. 22 gauge is the most common size of wire that goes through a piercing.

What gauge are normal earrings?

“Standard size is 18 g, which is what I mostly use for all my ear piercings," Thompson reveals. "For piercings in general, 18 g through 16 g is the most common.

What gauge is a normal earlobe 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. After a minimum of two months it is typically safe to change the jewelry, but the piercing may still feel sensitive.

What is the most common piercing gauge?

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.

Can I put a 18g in a 20g piercing?

A: Since 20g is smaller than 18g it should fit.

Understanding Gauge Sizes

Are normal earrings 20g?

Most earlobe piercings are made with a 20G needle, as are some nose piercings. Shop our 20g flat back earrings (aka Nap Earrings). An 18G needle can be used for earlobe piercings, nose piercings, as well as some cartilage piercings (e.g. forward helix).

Is a 18g or 20g smaller?

20G is thinner than 18G and is the standard, most popular size. 22G is the thinnest size post and perfect for those who normally wear silver nose jewelry from retail stores.

How do I know if my piercing is 16 or 18 gauge?

The gauge is how thick your jewelry is. Jewelry gets thicker the smaller the number gets. For example, an 18 gauge nose stud is thicker than a 22 gauge nose stud. You will see gauge written like this: 16G, 16g, and 16 gauge.

How do I know if my piercing is 14g or 16g?

The gauge size of your piercing is the thickness of the bar that goes through your piercing. In other words, it's the barbell's thickness. Note that the thicker the barbell, the lower the gauge size. So a 12 gauge (or 12G) barbell is much thicker than a 20 gauge (20G) barbell.

Is 16g too big for lobe?

16 gauge is small enough that the holes are not gaping open when no jewelry is being worn. You can easily use a taper to stretch your lobes, and this blog will guide you through exactly how to do it!

Is 16g or 18g bigger?

Gauge is the standard unit of measure for sheet steel and wire products. The lower the number, the thicker the steel. Therefore, 16 gauge is thicker than 18 gauge steel.

Can I put 18g in a 16g piercing?

yes you can. When learning about piercings sizes you will know that the bigger the number the smaller the gauge of the piercing so yes you may use an 18g. the 18g is smaller than the 16g. Just be aware though that sometimes user smaller jewelry could cause your jewelry to get accustomed to that size.

What gauge is Prince Albert piercing?

Stretching a PA Piercing

Many men like to start with 8g-10g Prince Albert jewelry and then stretch up to larger sizes later, until they find the perfect size that gives them and their partner maximum stimulation during sex.

Can you put a 16G earring in a normal piercing?

no. Your ear needs to have a hole in it for the earring to actually go through. You can either get them pierced with a 16 gauge needle, or get them pierced at 20g and slowly stretch to 16g (recommended).

What piercings are done with 14G?

Nipple: The most common starting sizes for nipple piercings are 14g and 12g.

What is the smallest gauge size?

What is the smallest size gauge? A standard ear piercing is 20g or 18g so the smallest gauge size is 20g. Gauge sizes are always even numbers and the smaller the number the bigger the earring, so from 18g the next size up would be 16g. It would then go from there to 14g, then 12g, then 10g etc.

Is 20 gauge the smallest piercing?

At Pagoda, ear piercing is done using 20 gauge piercing earrings. These are among the smallest sizes and are designed to create small holes sized for standard pierced earrings. This is the gauge commonly used for nose piercings as well.

How big is 16 gauge earring?

But to put the sizes into perspective, when you first get your ears pierced with a traditional earring, it will likely be either a 20g or 18g and then you would stretch to the next size up which is either 16g (1.2mm or 3/64”) or 14g (1.5mm or 1/16”).

Is 18g a piercing?

The most common piercing size is 16 to 18 grams, according to the tattoo industry. The average nipple or navel piercing is 14 g to 12 g. Tragus, helix, rook, and conch daith are just a few of the cartilage piercings that can be pierced with an 18-gauge needle.

Is a 16g or 20g bigger?

Few people know why the thickness of steel diminishes as the gauge increases (ie: 16 gauge steel is thicker than 20 gauge steel). The explanation comes from the early development of a steel gauge measurement system in which the control measurement was based on a 1″ thick steel plate.

When earrings are too heavy?

Add an earring support chain to help alleviate the weight on your earlobe. An earring support chain is a decorative device you connect to your earring and then clip into your hair to redistribute a heavy earring's weight. An earring support chain is functional while also adding some extra panache to your outfit.

Is 18g or 14g smaller?

Gauge sizes go up (or down, depending on how you look at it) in even numbers from there, so the next largest size from an 18g is 16g, then 14g, then 12g, and so on. When you get to 0g, the next size is 00g (pronounced “double zero gauge").