Tapers are a great way to begin your ear stretching journey. A taper is a straight piece either steel or acrylic that is small on one side and larger on the other. When you insert a taper it will increase the size of your piercing.
First attested in English 1176, the word oil comes from Old French oile, from Latin oleum, which in turn comes from the Greek á¼Î»Î±Î¹Î¿Î½ (elaion), olive oil, oil and that from á¼Î»Î±Î¯Î± (elaia), olive tree, olive fruit.
Balsam oil is derived from Balsam Peru, which is a large tropical tree having straight smooth trunk & beautiful foliage including very fragrant flowers. Resinous juice for making the oil is obtained from exposed lacerated wood after strips of bark are removed.