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What Are Post earrings and How Do They Ease You Into Wearing Earrings?
If you do not know what post earrings are, my guess is that you haven’t got your ears pierced before. If you HAVE already got your ears pierced and STILL do not know what post earrings are my next guess is that you probably had ear holes that closed after piercing! My final guess is that you used post earrings but had no idea that they were post earrings.
Post earrings are simply earrings that are not clip-on or hoop posts. They are more like studs at the portion that goes into your ear hole (the post). The reason for earrings having studded posts is to aid a twofold process:
1. Stud posts that are significantly larger than conventional hoops force the ear hole to be pushed outward larger.
2. Bigger ear holes prevent your ear holes from naturally shrinking smaller and eventually closing up during the
healing process.
Wearing post earrings until the time healing completes is essential to ensure you do not face the problem of closed ear holes. It takes your ears anywhere from 4-8 months to completely recover from the piercing process, after which time the holes become set and will no longer close up. It is at this time that you can begin using hoop post earrings. Using hoops before this healing process completes will only result in your ear holes closing up to the size of the hoops which will then later not fit post earrings to ‘reopen’ the hole, so don’t even try it! (not to mention how painful this might be to some.)
Of course using hoops for a day or two won’t hurt but resisting the temptation to go ‘hooping’ full time might be hard for some! Especially because they look like ‘real’ earrings because they dangle like their “supposed to”. Hanging post earrings – that have stud posts going through the ear hole – ARE actually available though they are quite rare on the market. In this case, making your own earrings could be a far better choice.
Making your own earrings is a far more cost effective option, especially if post earrings that hang are hard to find at shops. It is also far more fun to do and can turn out to be much more beautiful and rewarding in the end! But having proper professionals to learn this skilled craft from is very important!
Remember, post earrings are essential to your hassle free earring experience in the future so don’t do without them!
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How soon can I start wearing different pairs of earrings?
I got my ears pierced February 16th of this year. I had them pierced from before (since I was 3), but they got infected because I didn’t clean them, and they closed up. The lady who pierced my ears for me told me that I should wear my starter-kit earrings for 6 weeks and then switch to a new pair of earrings that I should wear for around 6 months.
However, I have neglected to change my earrings since I got my starter pair, and am still in fact wearing them. I take very good care of my ears and clean them daily with a special solution. My question is this: can I start wearing different pairs of earrings like normal girls do when school starts at the end of July?
My mother says that it’s okay as long as I clean the posts of each earring and clean my ear thoroughly and regularly as well — which I will — but I just want to get a second opinion.
Is it okay?
You usually have to wait 6 weeks before changing them out. But you have to keep earrings in at all times for about 6 months.
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