Many types of oil are effective for keeping your gauged ears moist. Some of the most common types include: Most standard earrings are 20 or 18 gauge. It’s often recommended that you start with ...

Is there a point of no return when someone stretches their ear lobes, for the purpose of a gauge? Will the hole close? Almost any hole in the ear eventually doesn’t close. When you say ‘gauges ...

Stretched earlobes, a.k.a. “gauging” — piercing the ear, then enlarging the hole to accommodate jewelry — came into fashion in the United States sometime near the end of the 20th century.