Everyday habits
- Put jewelry on after creams, perfume and hairspray, and take it off before swimming, showering, cleaning and sport.
- Chlorine, salt water and household chemicals can discolour metals and damage coatings.
- Store pieces separately in a soft pouch or a lined box to avoid scratches.
Sterling silver
Silver darkens (tarnishes) on contact with air. Wipe it with a silver polishing cloth; for heavier tarnish, a jeweler can clean it. Keeping it in a closed pouch slows tarnishing down.
Gold-plated silver
Clean it only with water, mild soap and a soft cloth. Don’t use polishing cloths, pastes or ultrasonic cleaners: they remove gold. Plating wears faster on rings, which touch surfaces all day, than on pendants.
Solid yellow and rose gold
Solid gold doesn’t tarnish. Clean it with warm water, mild soap and a soft brush. Scratches from daily wear can be polished out by a jeweler.
White gold
If your white gold has a rhodium finish (your order states it), the finish wears over time and can be renewed by a jeweler. Without a coating, white gold has a slightly warm tone that is natural to the alloy.
When to see a jeweler
If a loop looks thin or bent, an edge feels sharp or the surface is damaged, stop wearing the piece and contact us.
Questions and answers
Can I shower with my jewelry on?
It’s better not to. Soap residue dulls the surface, and hot water with cosmetics speeds up wear on plated pieces.
Will my gold-plated ring change colour?
Over time the gold layer can wear through where it rubs, showing the silver underneath. How fast depends on how it’s worn; pendants keep their plating longer than rings.
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