Actual Nose Ring Gauge Sizes

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Actual nose ring gauge sizes.

If you have an 18g piercing you can wear 20g nose studs nose screws or nose rings as well and your piercing will adapt very quickly. Remember smaller numbers are always thicker. Sizes in the video are actual. For example a 22 gauge 0 64mm nose hoop is thinner than an 18 gauge 1 0mm nose hoop.

Short video about body jewelry gauges size. We urge you to take the time to measure your current jewelry that fits you properly to determine the correct size you need before placing an order. To get an exact answer on what size will fit you best please visit your local professional piercer. Everyone has a unique nose and because of this gauge sizes for nose piercings vary slightly.

The most common piercing size for a nose ring is an 18 or 20 gauge which is equivalent to 1mm and 0 8mm respectively. Nose twists also known as nose screws or nose studs are measured from the base of the ball or charm to the beginning of the twist as shown in the diagram. The standard gauge for nose rings is 18g. The gauge of the item is extremely important to the fit of the item.

There are a lot of different gauge sizes so that every different shape of a nose can be treated properly. People with petite noses can be pierced with a 22 gauge which entails. Size guide printable actual size guide pdf print to see the actual size or compare with your jewelry. The nose piercing is one of the fastest and most adaptable piercings and will adapt to whichever size gauge you put in it.

This means the thickness of the portion that goes through the piercing is approximately 8 millimeters. The higher the gauge number means the smaller the actual size in millimeters. 20 gauge 0 8mm. Professional piercers are the ones to determine this.

16 gauge 1 3mm 18 gauge 1mm. The gauge of your nose ring refers to how thick the metal is. It s incredibly important to make sure that you re buying the correct gauge. While there are different gauge sizes it s worth mentioning that the standard sizing for nose ring sizes is 20 gauge.

22 gauge 0 6mm. The 20 gauge correlates to 0 8 millimeters of the thickness of the piercing piece that will go through your nose. Standard sizing for nose rings is normally a 20 gauge. The most common sizes are 20 and 18 gauge or 8 and 1 millimeters 18 gauge being vaguely thicker.