Have you ever had engagement rings or a necklace that leaves a greenish in color spot on your skin you’ve probably wondered what the cause is. Generally <, your skin is reacting to the metal in the jewelry to people who wears cheap jewelry.
It happens to some faster than others- though, due to the fact that everyone has different skin.
Truth be told expensive jewelry can turn you green too~ because the expensive metals aren’t completely pure; no matter how much gold or silver is in it. Platinum rarely reacts with skin so there should be no concern if you own platinum jewelry.
If you have gold jewelry and want to stop it from making your skin green make sure that you don’t have gold plated or gold rinsed jewelry – the base metal might be cheap and then covered with gold and that coating wears off very quickly. If you have solid gold jewelry spending the extra on 18 karat gold will help keep green spots from showing up on your skin. Jewelry made from copper will green your skin and theres really nothing to be done.
Stay away from wearing jewelry when you’re sweating a lot it can amplify the skin to metal reaction you might also ask your jeweler if they can add a layer of protective coating – to guard your skin from the reaction. 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 allergies.
Metal allergic reactions turn your skin red and also will make your skin inflamed and itchy. Which is a far cry from the green skin that you see from jewelry.
If you do get an allergy to a piece of jewelry stop wearing that 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 its not ugly.
Truth be told applying a coating is usually the best option.