Is some of your jewellery tarnishing your skin? Bracelet, necklace, ring? How can you prevent jewellery from tarnishing your skin? Discover tips for caring for your real silver jewellery, as well as jewellery made from other metals such as copper, brass, or silver-plated metals. Is your silver jewellery oxidized? A regular silver bath or a rhodium coating may be a solution. Discover the precious allies of your favorite jewellery so that it no longer turns black!
Oxidation of jewellery
The oxidation of jewellery, with or without stones, results from a chemical reaction. Five main factors are responsible for this:
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sweat and skin acidity (PH);
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cosmetic products and in particular perfumes (alcohol);
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cleaning products: bleach instantly blackens silver (pay particular attention to your rings);
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humidity, fresh water, sea water;
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air and dust.
How to prevent jewellery from tarnishing your skin?
Does Real Silver Jewellery Turn your Skin Dark: True or False?
True because silver is a precious metal that naturally oxidizes over time. Oxidation of a bracelet or a large solid silver ring for women can be avoided when it is handmade by artisan jewellers who apply a layer of rhodium.
Find out below how to prevent jewellery from turning your skin black, how to prevent silver from oxidizing.
Prevent jewellery from darkening your skin. Discover the high protection of your 925 silver jewellery.
DID YOU KNOW?
To maximize the quality and shine of its silver jewellery sets for women, the French jewellery company Una Storia offers solid silver jewellery entirely coated with a layer of rhodium. A guarantee of protection, this rare and precious metal prevents your jewellery from blackening. Your women's pendant in rhodium-plated 925 silver will never blacken your neckline again.
To protect your jewellery, with or without stones, from oxidation and impurities, be sure to remove it before engaging in physical activity, sleeping, diving into the sea or a swimming pool, applying perfume, or using cleaning products.
Perfumes, when in contact with jewellery, gradually alter their quality, shine, and brilliance. This includes necklaces, pendants, silver cables, torques, and original silver women's earrings; rhodium-plated solid silver jewellery...
If you want to pay special attention to your jewellery and restore its original shine and beauty, invest in a bottle of "Silver Bath." This will clean it, but without rhodium protection (a manufacturing step), your jewellery will blacken again. You can also opt for a piece of Una Storia rhodium-plated silver jewellery for your next purchase. Discover them on our official e-store! Free fast delivery with a minimum order, a 925/1000th rhodium-plated silver jewellery quality certificate, and a two-year warranty.
Misconceptions about caring for solid silver jewellery
There are many articles on the Internet offering tips on how to care for your sterling silver jewellery. It is regularly suggested that you clean and rub your genuine silver, copper, or brass jewellery in water with lemon juice or baking soda added. You can also coat your jewellery with a varnish. Other articles recommend rinsing them with clean water and then wiping them with a cloth or chamois leather.
These tips are in contradiction with the main risk factors of oxidation of your solid silver jewellery: water, humidity, cleaning products, etc.
How are Una Storia rhodium-plated solid silver jewellery made?
Our French creative house opens the doors to its rhodium-plated sterling silver jewellery creation workshops to allow you to discover the manufacturing stages. This high-end craftsmanship requires several steps. Our French jewelry store exclusively creates and sells rhodium-plated sterling silver jewellery. Discover a multicolored collection as well as a more traditional collection with unique designs. All jewellery deserves to be pampered. Una Storia's rhodium-plated 925 silver jewellery is coated with a layer of rhodium that protects it from oxidation.
- I discover the video of the creation of the sketch of a solid silver jewel [ Youtube - 30 seconds ]
- I discover the video of the manufacturing of the prototype of a rhodium-plated silver jewel [ Youtube - 32 seconds ]
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