Why Do Rings Discolor Fingers?
You may notice after wearing your rings for a year or two that you have blackening or discoloring of your skin. It's most likely not faulty manufacturing, as some people assume. This commonly occurs in white gold rings when your skin comes into contact with the alloys used in the white gold.
Most white gold rings are plated with rhodium, or a similar metal in the Platinum family of metals. This provides a bright white color and a layer of hypo-allergenic material in-between your finger and the alloys used in white gold that can cause discoloration. When the rhodium wears thin your skin has direct contact with these alloys and through many causes (perspiration, cosmetics, lotions, etc.), discoloration may occur. This usually takes place after a year or two depending on use and conditions. The easy and best solution is to re-plate your ring. This will bring back that bright white color and once again form that barrier between your finger and the alloys that are causing the discoloration. Contact the jeweler from which you purchased your rings, they should be able to re-plate your rings for a nominal fee (+/- $50 is a normal rate).
If you purchased your wedding bands from EternityWeddingBands, they provide a refurbishing service which includes rhodium replating, cleaning, tightening the setting and polishing for $40.00.
Most white gold rings are plated with rhodium, or a similar metal in the Platinum family of metals. This provides a bright white color and a layer of hypo-allergenic material in-between your finger and the alloys used in white gold that can cause discoloration. When the rhodium wears thin your skin has direct contact with these alloys and through many causes (perspiration, cosmetics, lotions, etc.), discoloration may occur. This usually takes place after a year or two depending on use and conditions. The easy and best solution is to re-plate your ring. This will bring back that bright white color and once again form that barrier between your finger and the alloys that are causing the discoloration. Contact the jeweler from which you purchased your rings, they should be able to re-plate your rings for a nominal fee (+/- $50 is a normal rate).
If you purchased your wedding bands from EternityWeddingBands, they provide a refurbishing service which includes rhodium replating, cleaning, tightening the setting and polishing for $40.00.
posted by Claire | 12:18 PM
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Additionally, white and yellow gold will turn your finger black if your body is low on iron.
This is nice article , thanks for sharing these information .Really great post.
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