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The forbidden secrets of the ear gauge trend why do people gauge their ears?
Did you know that ear gauge has been around the block for thousand of years? Don’t believe me?
Just check out some documentaries about ancient tribes and civilizations and you’ll definitely see body modifications… many call those” ear gauges”
Ok, still don’t believe me? Just bear with me because in just a couple of minutes I will show you some ancient civilizations that show the appearance of ear gauge with many sizes and forms… somehow in some places it was a trend back there as well
Speaking about sizes I will also talk about all kinds of and formats in a minute.
Do you want to know? I will tell you all about it and some other crazy things
So, first of all, let’s start with some crazy recounts about ancient tribes and civilizations and how they too got their ears gauged
Ancient tribes and civilizations and their
The name Ötzi the Ice Man tells you something? Probably not… Do you like mummies?
Well is so here is one! Ötzi the Ice Man, it’s a frozen mummy dating 3300 BCE… This is the earliest example of body modification we know of. It was 1991 when a German tourist discovered this mummy that had ears lobes stretched out (8mm). Crazy right?
And this mummy had several tattoos around his back, knees, and ankles as well
The Maasai tribes of Kenya used for centuries and they belong to the hall of How they did it? Well, in many ways: Sometimes they used the weight to elongate ear lobes, and other times it was just the size of a piercing that brought about the
stretching. They would stretch their piercings many times to use larger and larger pieces of stones. Can you see the similarities with our time and age?
As you can tell safe stretching can take many years, right? So because of that, the older man of the Maasai tribe had more stretched out piercings than the younger man…. just
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because they had more time into it. For this tribe, larger spaced lobes were a sign of age and wisdom.
And do you want another example for our hall of ear stretching history?
Huaorani of the Amazon.
Well, here it is, the
In this tribe, both men and women began stretching their ears early in life…They began in
their childhood.
And how they began? With a spine from a trunk tree! Yes, this is how they start stretching
their ears, and then they continue the process by using larger pieces of wood and stones
along the way… and of course, that that will increase the sizes of their lobes in time.
And you know what they do next? At a certain age, they just remove their plugs and let the
piercing with no decoration
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Natural look they say!
So now that you had a little bit of history, the question remains.
? For some is because of their culture!
And what about today, in our time and place? Here in Western culture? Well, let’s continue?
What about today?
Some believe that this trend started in the 1980s and 1890s with the rise of the body art moment and the” modern primitives” as some called them. One of the reasons it all began was that some wanted to set themselves apart and so it all began.
Nowadays has become more mainstream. Today there are many
Some are really obsessed with getting the largest stretch possible. They are addictive and use many during time… some even have
How do you stretch your ear lobes today?
There are many ways to do that, but basically, you can gradually stretch the skin using different Of course, it requires patience! If you want a good something done in a proper way you need to gradually do it!
You know, this kind of practice takes a little bit more commitment than some other temporary practices or ear piercing….
Ok, it’s not always that permanent as a tattoo, but it all depends on the sizes of your one ear gauge or double gauge ears…it’s your preference really.
But the more you stretch the skin, the more commitment to this you need to have…You can’t go back in so many ways…
So with all of this being said will you get your ears gauged? It can be a little tricky sometimes! It’s not like a regular piercing, and the maintenance differs in so many ways. This is not something that will happen overnight, it will take a lot of time and patience.
Over time, you will need to stretch the pierced hole in your lobe some times until it reaches the size you desire…
Hey, maybe you just want a small size gauge or maybe you really want a big one! If so this will take some time, ok? Don’t try to do it all at once…Take the time needed…
Are you a fan of the aesthetic and the ancient civilizations of the pat? Do you look at all the documentaries on TV and you thought to yourself..” it would be amazing to have my ears gauged that way”
Well here is your opportunity to do so…
So
And of course, if you want to follow the steps of our ancient friends it’s up to you!
It’s your decision and it’s your responsibility…
Once you gauge your ears you need to commit to the size you have to stretch your ears …
why do people gauge their ears
? It’s because of culture, but many times it’s because of their personal preference.
And no, it’s not a thing from today only…As you could see for yourself this is a practice for thousands of years from Africa to the Americas.
