What gauge is Claire's ear piercing?

Claire's uses an 18g earring to pierce which is slightly bigger than a traditional 20g lobe piercing. You can easily size your piercing up to the 16g if you want to wear that kind of jewelry.

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.

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

What do Claire's use to pierce ears?

What is the Ear Piercing process? Getting your ears pierced at Claire's is safe, sterile and easy. Our highly trained specialists provide a touch-free piercing experience that uses single-use sterile cartridges and requires no needles.

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What gauge is bigger for a piercing 20 or 16?

The key thing to remember is that a smaller gauge number relates to a thicker earring. So, an earring that's a 16 gauge is thicker than an earring that's a 20 gauge.

Is 16g or 14g bigger piercing?

A: The lower the number, the thicker the gauge so 16g is thinner than a 14g.

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

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

Is 16g too big for lobe piercing?

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!

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.

Are 16g and 18g the same?

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.

Is 18g or 20g piercing 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. Nose Stud (straight style) - Choose this style if you would like to bend the item yourself or have someone do it for you.

Does Claires use a needle or gun?

What is the Ear Piercing process? Getting your ears pierced at Claire's is safe, sterile and easy. Our highly trained specialists provide a touch-free piercing experience that uses single-use sterile cartridges and requires no needles. Our equipment is sanitized before and after every customer.

Does getting your ears pierced at Claires hurt?

Does ear piercing hurt? All Claire's piercing earring posts have ultra-fine points that pierce gently and minimize discomfort. The ear piercing is fast, gentle and few people feel any discomfort.

Does Claires give free ear piercings?

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Is a 16g or 18g piercing bigger?

"Here [in the U.S.] it's measured by gauge." Gauge sizes work in reverse, meaning that the higher the number, the thinner the width. So higher numbers (like 16 gauge) are thinner than smaller numbers (like a 6 gauge). When discussing gauges, references to a "larger gauge" means bigger around, not a bigger number.

Are starter earrings thicker?

Most of the time when a new piercing is done, the earrings will be a lot thicker than regular earrings you buy at a store. This is because while the hole heals, it heals around the earring, as it's simply being used as a place holder for the skin that was there previously.

What is the most common ear gauge size?

One way is to look at the gauge size of your jewellery. The most common sizes are 18 gauge, 16 gauge, and 14 gauge. If your jewellery is a different size, you can measure it with a ruler. Another way to determine the size of your ear piercing is to ask your piercer.

Can I put 16g in 14g piercing?

Yes, you can. A 16g jewelry is thinner than a 14g hole so it should go in fine as long as you're willing to downsize your piercing, possibly permanently.

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").

Is 16g or 18g better?

And as you know, the thicker sink will be more durable and typically higher quality than a thinner steel sink. So, put in more technical terms, the lower gauge steel, or 16 gauge sink, is the thicker and better choice than the 18 gauge sink made with thinner steel.

Can you put a 16g earring in an 18g hole?

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).

How can I tell what size my gauges are?

The gauge measurement is the number printed next to the cutout circle. Gauge wheels usually provide the measurement in the gauge size along with the millimeters or inches.

How long does a 16g piercing take to heal?

This piercing goes through the piece of cartilage that juts out of the front of the ear; it is usually pierced with a labret or barbell at 1.2mm (16g) gauge. It usually takes 8-16 weeks to heal.