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Ok relax, and don't listen to everybody else on here...Green skin DOES NOT mean your ring isn't real....
Sterling silver is an alloy of silver 92.5% and copper 7.5%. When it is worked by a jeweler it will be heated if it is soldered. As a result it may become coated in red copper oxide. Usually this is removed by pickling in a solution of sodium bisulphite which produces a weak sulphuric acid solution. If you have a ring that has not been properly pickled prior to polishing it may still have copper on its surface that will react with your perspiration to make a green copper compound that stains the skin.
I would suggest soaking your rings in a mixture of household ammonia and water (50/50)for a day or two. The ammonia solution will turn blue as it forms a copper ammonia ion and this will not hurt the silver. After that, your rings will not turn your skin green because the copper has been removed from the surface of the sterling.
Another problem with sterling silver is that it can turn black if you eat a lot of garlic. Again perspiration attacks the silver and in this case I am not sure of the chemical reaction. Proper pickling and polishing will remove the black and restore the silver to its glory.
If possible get your silver plated with rhodium and it will never tarnish and cause problems.
A final note: Some people just have very strong perspiration that chemically attacks even low (10) karat gold alloys and slowly dissolves a ring from the inside out
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agocostume jewelry is usually platted over brass. Brass gets a residue kind of like tarnish on silver, but it is a much more porouse mettle and it does not attract sulfer, instead it weaps. One of the properties in brass is a kind of grayish green and when it gets to the surface it wipes away and turns your skin.
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∙ 14y agoThe only wan to stop brass from turning your skin green is to coat it. The green is the copper from the brass alloy (brass is made from varying combinations of copper and zinc).
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How expensive is copper jewelry?
Typically speaking, copper jewelry is typically quite cheap. On eBay, you can find copper jewelry for about $30. However, the price copper jewelry ranges depending on the size and style of the piece.
When does the grass turn green?
The grass turns green when it is exposed to sunlight.
Can people actually turn green?
if they are painted green then yes. i hope that helps!
How do you fix acidic skin that damages jewelry?
Yes! It will often turn yur skin a greeny colour or black where the jewelry has been.
How can a green penny turn green?
Pennies are made, or at least coated, with Copper and that copper can oxidize and turn green. Newer pennies have an alloy metal that is supposed to reduce this chemical action.
Why does fake jewelry change color?
It's a chemical reaction. Sometimes after wearing jewelry, your skin that was in contact will turn green. It's because the jewelry wasn't in fact silver or gold, but cheap copper.
Where can you find cheap wedding jewelry sets in green?
There is a easy way for get cheap wedding jewelry sets from online through stores as jjensendesigns
Why does your skin turn green when you wear certain jewelry?
If it is cheap or if you are allergic It depends on the type of jewelry. Costume jewelry is generally made from cheap metal, chemical from a persons skin, along with perspiration reacts with this metal and cause the "green" effect, much in the same way that types of water (salt usually) has the effect on copper. Metals such as Gold, (depending on the Karat), Platinum, Silver, usually
Does silvertone turn your neck green?
Silvertone jewelry is a costume jewelry made to look like silver. It can cause skin to turn green due to the copper and nickel in the metal
Will silvertone jewelry turn your finger green?
Yes. Silver tone jewelry will turn your finger green because the metal under the silver tone is probably a brass which contains copper. It is the copper that turns your finger green.
Why does silver jewelry turn pink?
Silver jewelry may turn pink if the jewelry is fake. This because the outer coating has been peeled away due to wear and tear. Fake jewelry may also turn a person's skin green.
What makes jewelry cause skin to turn green?
the jewelry oxidizes when it gets wet. Like copper does when its outside.
Will aluminum jewelry turn your skin green?
Copper is what is in jewelry that turns skin green after lengthily wear. If the aluminum is If the aluminum is anodized it won't corrode at all.
Does jewelry make your hands turn black?
no it will tarnish on you and turn green but only if it isn't stainless steel
Is it normal for a ear piercing taken out a while ago to leave a green dot?
If a green mark is left after taking out a piece of jewelry it usually means the jewelry is cheap. You need to get some type of surgical steal/gold/ect jewelry.
Is it bad if jewelry makes your skin turn green?
I think it is bad for skin
Will gold plated jewelry leave a green mark on your skin?
That depends what the gold is alloyed with and what is under the gold. If the gold is alloyed with a cheap material or is covering a cheap material (usually copper) then it might turn your skin green when it oxidizes (copper turns green when it oxidizes - like that statue of liberty). If it's gold over silver (and you trust the jeweler), then you should be fine.
