General Care of Jewellery Components
With proper care, precious jewellery should last for decades and bring you years of pleasure. These tips are designed to show you how you will get lasting pleasure from your purchases and bequeaths. By taking a few extra minutes of care or adapting practical advice you can safe guard them for longer.
1 ~ Beauty products can affect jewellery. That little spray of perfume or hairspray can discolour gold or make pearls turn yellow. Put jewellery on after you have used your cosmetics and sprays.
2 ~ Take off your jewellery especially rings when doing household chores or gardening. They could become damaged by knocking out stones or coming into contact with abrasive materials, which discolour metal.
3 ~ Settings can get clogged up with soap and hand cream. Take them off before washing hands and using cream.
4 ~ Heat and hot water can loosen settings where an adhesive has been used. Pearl rings, earrings and pendants have this type of setting be careful with them.
5 ~ Don't wear too many chains at any one time, they will tangle and rub off one another causing damage.
6 ~ Strong smelling foods e.g. fish & onions can tarnish gold and silver.
7 ~ Clean your jewellery periodically. An old soft toothbrush is ideal to get into any difficult nooks and crannies with warm soapy.
Frequently asked Questions
CAN I WEAR IT IN THE SHOWER?
Yes ... you can BUT please dry THOROUGHLY. Be aware that anti dandruff shampoos can damage ALL precious metals ... plated or solid. Anyone making a habit of wearing jewellery in the shower should also be conscious of the short distance to the plughole!
CAN I SWIM IN IT?
This is definitely not a good idea. The actions of the waves, the chlorine and salt water are natural enemies of ALL jewellery. Yes .. I know it looks sooo cool ... so does a suntan ... but neither is smart thinking!
How long will it last?
The performance of your jewellery is mostly up to you. This depends on IF and how often you clean the jewellery. Solid Gold as well as ALL plated metal can be eroded away by common body salts exuded in our perspiration. Please follow our care & cleaning tips above. .
Yes, I know .... you meant 'how long will the gold last' ... That is a question which cannot be answered definitively ... honestly. There are too many variables ... how long you wear it, how often you wear it, whether you clean it regularly, the climate you live in, one's own body acid content, medications you may be on, whether you are going through puberty, pregnancy or menopause (change in body chemicals) etc, etc. If you adhere to the care and cleaning requirements as above then this reduce fading, discolouring or tarnishing on your jewellery.
CAN I WEAR IT ALL THE TIME?
Ask yourself if you wear your best clothes all the time or your best shoes? Would you consider wearing your best or delicate things while doing the housework or the gardening? The simple truth is the more you use anything the quicker it shows signs of usage and wear ... including solid gold as well as plated jewellery.
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