Tongue Ring Gauge Sizes

Our tongue rings start at a size 18g and move to a 00g for your comfort.

Tongue ring gauge sizes. 2pcs stainless steel stud barbell tongue rings 14 gauge 6mm ball nipple bars piercing jewelry see more sizes. Don t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and show off this amazing piercing with colorful and intricately designed barbell ends. If you need to know what gauge your own piercing jewelry is the best thing to do is go back and ask your piercer. Forbidden body jewelry 14g 16mm 5 8 inch flexible acrylic nipple or tongue ring barbell set plus free bonus barbell.

In other words it s the barbell s thickness. Most starter piercings are usually either 14 or 16 gauge although some may go as large as 12 or as small as 18. Note that the thicker the barbell the lower the gauge size. 4 5 out of 5 stars 47.

Tongue piercings for instance are generally done at 14 gauge with a 3 4 inch 19mm barbell which is later changed out to a shorter 5 8 inch 16mm barbell. Unless you request something different most piercers have a standard size they prefer to use for starter jewelry. The initial barbell is longer to allow room for swelling and aid in the healing process. What gauge is my piercing jewelry.

We have everything you might need. Technically you can wear a straight barbell in any gauge in a tongue piercing but 14g is the standard size for tongue rings. The gauge size of your piercing is the thickness of the bar that goes through your piercing.