Use a piece of plastic canvas to keep stud earrings together in a jewelry box or drawer. Get a piece of plastic canvas from the craft store, and cut it down to the size you want. Poke your stud earrings through it, then put it into your jewelry box or drawer.

If you need a simple way to keep your earrings organized, it turns out a cheese grater works perfectly. You can use a flat grater to hang on a wall. Or you can use a stand-up grater on your dresser or vanity. Add a little spray paint to make it prettier and you have a simple DIY earring holder.

How to Store Earrings. You definitely want to keep earrings stored in their own compartments, either in a drawer or an organizer that hangs from a hook or closet rod. Dangly earrings are best stored in a way that allows them to hang freely. Keep a stash of extra earring backs close by for emergencies.

The 5 Best Stabilizing Earring Backs

• Best for Stretched Earlobes: BlingGuard BlingDots Earring Supports and Stabilizers at Amazon.
• Best for Heavy Earrings: Lobe Wonder Ear Lobe Support Patches at Amazon.
• Best Budget: Universal EZback Earring Backs at Amazon.
• Best for Secure Hold:
• Best for Fish/French Hook Earrings:

Store Earrings in Ice Cube Trays Few refrigerators have ice cube trays but they still exist and can be used for an open-view earring organizer. Keep them on top of your bureau or tucked away in the top drawer.

Earring safety Choose baby earrings that are very small, round, and as flat as possible in front. The fastener should cover the entire back of the earring, and the post should be rounded with a little point at the end. Never use dangling earrings because your baby could tug on them and even pull them out.

Cause of the Smell Sebum is secreted by the sebaceous glands in the skin. It’s an oily secretion meant to lubricate the skin and make it waterproof. Mix sebum with some dead skin cells and a little bit of bacteria, and you get some really potent smelling piercings!

How to Avoid & Heal an Ear Stretching Blowout

1. Downsize to relieve pressure.
2. Let your ear heal for 1 to 2 weeks.
3. Massage your ears for 5 to 10 minutes every night.
4. Be consistent.
5. Tuck blowout.
6. Stretch slowly: one size at a time.
7. Give your ears at least 4 to 6 weeks to heal in between stretching.
8. Lubricate!

4 to 6 weeks

Because of the fact that everyone’s body reacts differently, this answer varies. It is recommended that you wait at least 6 weeks in between stretches. This will give your earlobes time to heal up and become a little loose. However, we recommend that you wait 2-6 months between each stretch.

Stretching Process (taper method) Lubricant will make the taper super slick, so it will slide through easy. Lubricants make a stretch easier. While you’re out getting a new taper, get some Jojoba oil, Vitamin E oil or GaugeGear Stretching Balm (Neosporin and Vaseline are not good lubes for ear stretching).

For the majority of people, either 16 gauge or 14 gauge is a good starting point if you have only worn regular earrings. 16 gauge is a good starting point if you never wear earrings or if you have recently had them pierced and they are just healed up.