Body jewellery for cartilage piercings - helix, rook, daith, tragus, forward helix, flat, snug, conch, anti-tragus & industrial.
The standard diameter for most cartilage piercing is 1.2mm(16g), 1mm(18g) can be worn but is rarely advised. The lack of surface area on thin jewellery makes them more susceptible to tearing. If you have been wearing thinner jewellery in a piercing then generally stick with thinner jewellery. 1mm can also be used if a piercing hasn't been in for a while.
Types of bars: flat back (labret stud), ball back & curved bars.
Types of rings: hinged ring (segment), ball closure ring, circular barbell (horseshoe), twist ring, segment ring.
1.2mm(16g) bars - helix, forward helix, tragus & flat piercings.
1.2mm(16g) rings - helix, forward helix, rook, daith, tragus, anti-tragus.
1.2mm(16g) curved bars - rook, daith, snug, forward helix, anti-tragus, surface tragus.
Conch standard size is 1.6mm(14g) but is often downsized to a thinner 1.2mm(16g).
Industrial standard size is 1.6mm(14g) but can be downsized to x2 1.2mm(16g) rings or bars.
