Earlite is a one-of-a kind invention that has saved many women’s ears over the years. It is a boon to have something that will hold the heavy earring that you so want to wear but, afraid that it would tear your earlobes out. These transparent patches are silicon based & absolutely safe. These high strength patches have self sticking Medical Adhesive on one side. To use them stick one patch behind your earlobe & put the earring from front of the earlobe. The earring will pierce through the patch. The patch will pick up 60 to 70 % weight of the earring. Enabling you to wear heavy earrings for a longer period of time without any pain & harm to your earlobes. Secondly, If your earlobe is cut, then also it will keep the earrings upright & not let it fall down. Make sure the back of the ear lobe is clean and dry. There are 2 ways to apply EarLite. Use the method that is easiest for you. If earring hole is actually a slit, earring post should be inserted through the upper most of the slit. METHOD A) Apply a Earlite patch to the back of the ear lobe by centering the patch over the hole. Press firmly to secure. Insert an earring through the hole and with thump covering patch, gently pierce Earlite patch. Affix earring backing. METHOD 2) If you cannot insert your earring with the patch on, then apply EarLite to the back of the earlobe as the earring post comes through the hole. Affix earring backing. FOR SINGLE USE ONLY