If you’ve ever had a piece of jewelry that turns your skin greenish in color I’m sure you’ve wondered why that happens. Generally ; there is a reaction caused by base metal to everyone who wears cheap jewelry. Skin greening can happen to some people more quickly than others~ though, because everyone’s composition is just a little bit different.
Even jewelry you pay more for can have the same effect<, reason being even the expensive stuff isnt pure~ regardless of cost. Platinum is a safe choice as it almost never reacts with skin so you shouldn't have to worry if the stuff you wear is 100% platinum.
If you have gold jewelry and want to stop it from making your skin green be sure its not plated gold – its a cheaper metal with a thin gold layer and that coating wears off very quickly. For jewelry made from solid gold spending the extra on 18 karat gold will lower your chances of green skin.
Copper jewelry will almost always turn your skin green and theres really nothing to be done.
Stay away from sweating in your jewelry because that can speed up the reaction between your skin and the metal you might also ask your jeweler if they can add a layer of protective coating – to minimize the amount of green reaction your skin has. If you can find something to keep the reaction to a minimum you should be able to wear your jewelry quite often. Keep in mind- your skin turning green is a harmless reaction. It’s just a skin reaction and not an allergic reaction.
Allergies (such as those to nickel) will make you red and also will make your skin inflamed and itchy. Which is a far cry from the green skin that you see from jewelry. so make sure if you notice an allergy developing that you stop wearing your jewelry right away. If all you have is green skin you are safe to keep wearing the jewelry you may just have to clean your skin more so it doesn’t look bad.
All in all applying a coating is generally your best choice.
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