- Rings are assessed by gauge and diameter and barbells by gauge and length.
- Use a ruler or dial calipers to evaluate the distance across the ring. Measure across inside and not the ring itself. ...
- Navel piercings might take six months to one year to get healed completely. Wash hands and pierced belly button with antibacterial soap and lukewarm water. ...
- Universal size for navel rings is 14 gauge. For curved barbell, the standard length is 3/8 inch or 7/16 inch. One size might not fit all. ...
- Your piercing artist might decide on a ring or longer curved barbell initially to leave room for cleaning in case of swelling and when the piercing gets healed fully, the ...
- Body jewelry stores offer various sizes for belly rings and navel jewelries. When buying online, you can select preferred size from the drop-down menu. ...
How do I know what size my belly button piercing is?
To find the size of your curved barbell you need to measure the inner length between the two balls (or jewels) in a straight line. As previously indicated, the barbell length will be between 6mm (1/4inch) to 12mm (1/2inch). 10mm (3/8inch) remains the most common barbell length for a belly button piercing.
How do I measure my piercing for the right size?
Only measure a piece of jewellery that currently fits you correctly. An alternative method is to directly measure your piercing between both holes using a ruler, although this can sometimes be difficult on your own.
What is the standard length of a belly piercing?
TIP: Most professional belly piercings are done at the standard 10mm to 11mm lengths. If your piercing was done sometime ago your piercing may have shrunk to a smaller size over the years.
What is a belly button piercing called?
A belly button piercing, also known as a navel piercing, is that type of piercing which is located in, around or through the navel. The most common type of belly button piercing is through the upper cusp of the navel and has been seen sported by celebrities such as Beyoncé to Brittany Spears.
What is the standard belly button piercing size?
What is a belly button piercing?
What is the inverse navel piercing?
How long is a barbell for a belly button piercing?
Is it important to have a navel piercing jewel at the perfect length?
How to measure septum piercing?
The easiest way to measure your septum piercing is to use the paper and ruler method explained above. Cut a small strip of paper, line the top up with your piercing hole, use a fine-tip marker or pen to mark where the bottom of your nose is on the paper, then measure the marked portion of the paper with a ruler.
How to measure a hoop?
Measure in a straight line from the piercing hole to the edge of your nose, don't measure at a diagonal angle. If you measure at a diagonal angle (toward the crease of your nose/cheek) you will end up with a hoop that fits larger than you anticipated. ...
How to measure nose cartilage?
To measure your nose, cartilage, or septum piercing you will need a caliper or you will need a ruler and a piece of paper. You are going to be measuring the distance from the piercing hole to the edge of your nose or ear. The measurement that you get will be the smallest inner diameter that you can wear.
What is the smallest inner diameter hoop?
If you measure at a diagonal angle (toward the crease of your nose/cheek) you will end up with a hoop that fits larger than you anticipated. This measurement will be the smallest inner diameter hoop that you can wear comfortably, and it will fit snugly against your nostril.
What is the gauge of jewelry?
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. If you don't know which gauge you wear you may be able to measure it at home!
How to measure the edge of your ear?
Instead, use a piece of paper and a ruler. Cut a small strip of paper, line the top up with your piercing, use a fine-tip marker or pen to mark where the edge of your ear is on the paper, then measure the marked portion of the paper with a ruler. This is more accurate than just holding a ruler up to your ear!
Do you need to add 1mm to a piercing?
You don't need to add 1mm if your piercing measured 8mm, 9mm, 10mm, or 11mm. Important Note: The size of your nose isn't an accurate way to guess which hoop inner diameter you wear! You can have a small nose and still need one of the largest inner diameters, or have a large nose and need a smaller inner diameter.
Where do you put belly button rings?
Belly button rings and other types of navel piercings are inserted into the navel surface, ideally in the upper navel rim. The actual navel isn’t pierced. Hollywood can very well gather accolades as the trendsetter of belly piercings and navel jewelries. Various Hollywood films have promoted the fashion of placing jewelries and fashion accessories in bare belly buttons and slowly the fashion caught up with the global mainstream culture. The 1993 Aerosmith video also popularized navel piercing to a great extent. Today with the length of shirts and blouses going up and hip lines of jeans and other bottom wear going down, belly button rings and jewelries are considered necessary accessories by many, especially youngsters.
What size piercing should I use for a navel ring?
If you want to be sure, just measure and see that it isn’t longer than 3/8 inches. It’s fun, flashy, making you an attention catcher!
What gauge is a 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.
Where to measure nose bones?
Measure nose bones to the end of the shaft before the beaded tip. Nose fishtails are measured from the base of the ball or charm to the end of the barbell. For more help picking the right nose ring for you, check out our Nose Piercing & Jewelry Guide. We carry nose rings in 18G - 20G.
What is the standard length of a labret?
They are measured from the base of the ball to the top of the flat disc. Standard lengths for labrets are 1/4" or 5/16". The 3/16" is generally used for cartilage piercings rather than lip piercings for a nice, snug fit.
What is a curved barbell?
Curved barbells are measured in a straight line from the inner length between the two balls. We carry curved barbells in 20G - 14G.
How long should a belly piercing be?
TIP: Most professional belly piercings are done at the standard 10mm to 11mm lengths. If your piercing was done sometime ago your piercing may have shrunk to a smaller size over the years.
What size is a navel piercing?
Most professional navel piercings are done in a standard 14g (gauge width) and pierced to fit the standard size 10mm and 11mm belly bars. All of our navel rings are supplied within the standard size range unless otherwise stated.
What is the gauge of a navel ring?
Gauge - width of the shaft (eg. 14g) Navel jewellery is measured by gauges. The higher the gauge the smaller the piercing. 14g is the standard size that fits most piercings. To go upto 12g (and wider) you will need to have your piercing stretched. The majority of navel rings sold by Tummy Toys are sold in the standard 14g size unless otherwise ...
What size are pregnacy belly rings?
Tummy Toys pregnacy belly rings are a standard size 14 gauge - as per above sizing and are sold in the following lengths. Anything shorter is not recommended as you can optionally cut these belly rings to a smaller size anyway if they are far too long for your piercing.
Is 16g a smaller piercing?
Tummy Toys have various sizes available in the UV Flex capitves range. 16g is actually a smaller piercing gauge then 14 g. Often people who leave their piercing without jewellery for too long end up switching to a 16g as their piercing partially closes, however there are far less choices in belly button rings in a 16g so retaining your 14g piercing ...
What is the standard belly button piercing size?
10mm (3/8inch) is the standard and most common length for belly button piercing. Every piercing professional pierces a little differently so length can sometimes vary from 6mm (1/4inch) to more rarely 12mm (1/2inch).
What is a belly button piercing?
The belly button piercing (although called navel piercing) consist of a curved barbell, a piece of jewelry on the lower side and a ball that unscrew on top end ( gold flower navel piercing, salamander navel piercing)
What is the inverse navel piercing?
There is another type of piercing type for belly button for an elegant and original finish: the inverse navel, consisting of a jewel that you put on from top to bottom (and not bottom to top like standard navel piercing) with the piercing covering the belly button.
How long is a barbell for a belly button piercing?
Note that you don't include the screw thread when measuring the barbell length. As previously indicated, the barbell length will be between 6mm (1/4inch) to 12mm (1/2inch). 10mm (3/8inch) remains the most common barbell length for a belly button piercing. Alternatively, if you measure the length from the top of your navel to the hole ...
Is it important to have a navel piercing jewel at the perfect length?
It is important to have a navel piercing jewel at the perfect length. A barbell that is too short can compress the the skin and be painful when a barbell that is too long may bump or get caught in clothes and might reduce skin space on your piercing.
