Nose Piercing Hoop Sizes
For a nose ring hoop it is the inside diameter.
Nose piercing hoop sizes. Just purchase a. For example if your piercing is a little higher up on your nose the bottom of a smaller ring might hit the top of your nostril. They will measure both your jewelry and your nose and can recommend a size that will work for you. If you need a size that isnt commonly sold on our site visit your local professional piercer.
This sometimes happens with universal circular rings. The length of your nose piercing is usually determined by the type of nose ring that you get. If your piercing is higher up or if your nose is on the large side a nose ring with a larger diameter would suit you better than one with a small diameter. For stud nose rings the diameter is obviously not a concern but for hoops it can play a pretty massive role in your piercing.
Individuals with larger noses or with large gauge nose piercings may need rings with a larger diameter size. As mentioned above 20 gauge is the standard nose ring size. When on the spring for nose piercings this is the gauge youll most commonly find. 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.
22 gauge 06mm. If you want to go back to an 18g it will adapt. The nose piercing is one of the fastest and most adaptable piercings and will adapt to whichever size gauge you put in it. The diameter is the distance from inside edge to inside edge across the widest portion of a hoop.
In this case if possible measuring a hoop that already fits can be a good benchmark. If you have a hard time finding a ring with the right size diameter unlucky you dont fret. Being the smallest average size gauge in body jewelry people often compare it to other body jewelry like earrings as well as belly button piercings. 16 gauge 13mm 18 gauge 1mm.
Being standard youll find it on other piercing types too. 18 gauge 1 mm thickness the 18 gauge. For a post type nose ring it is the length of the straight part. 20 gauge 08mm.
The two most common diameter sizes for nose hoops are 516 8mm and 38 10mm. On the other hand you dont want a hoop nose ring that is too big and sticks out too much.