If a nickel allergy is causing a reaction, switch from white to yellow gold. This will elminate all nickel. Discoloration is not the jeweler's fault. It's not the customer's either. Sometimes the jewelry doesn't agree with its owner. Regardless of whether the reason is cosmetics or even allergies, salt or sulphur, there is a cure for each type.
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Reddit Pocket Email Linkedin. Cosmetics are the most common cause of the problem, according to the association. The most common of these compounds are zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, ferric oxide and calamine. Particles from these cosmetics, when left on the skin, act like fine sandpaper. Pick out a plastic ring guard in a size right for your specific ring and place the plastic tube onto your band by slipping it through the slit in the ring guard. The oxidation of silver jewelry is a sign that it is really silver.
Other noble metals oxidize differently. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Skip to content Because gold is a relatively soft metal, most jewelers mix it with other metals such as silver, copper and nickel to increase its hardness and durability. Why does my skin turn jewelry black? Why does my real gold ring turn finger black? Can gold stain your skin? What does it mean when your ring turns black?
Is it better for a ring to be tight or loose? Should my ring move around? Why is my gold turning black? Does 14K gold tarnish? How do you stop your ring from moving? Is my ring too loose when spinning? How do I keep my ring from falling off my finger? Does real gold leave a black mark on skin? It must have something to do with the oils from your pores, which are gone when you just washed your face.
Mastering the Health Continuum Affiliate Link finishing. Yes this happens to me also, in fact I have heard about it from multiple sources in the past. The first who introduced it to me was my home economics teacher who used her ring to make an x on my cheek. I never really believed it, and in fact found this thread because I was looking for answers as to whether this is true or not. I have a 10k ring and it makes black marks on my cheek and forehead, but nowhere else.
I have never tried it without make up on, so maybe it could be a reaction to my mineral make-up. I have also heard that this works best on women in general , specifically young women and menopausal women due to the changes in their bodies; iron deficiency also shows these trends so it does connect on that note. I have never been tested in a clinic for iron deficiency so I'm thinking I should, however I am still fishing for answers on this. I am speaking from personal experience that this has nothing to do with makeup.
I too have the same problem with gold turning my skin green. It is any kind of pure gold and any part of my body I can rub the gold on and it will leave a green mark, however not all the time, only when my Iron is low.
So, yes, there is a correlation to iron being low and gold turning skin green. I too have this problem, have a 9 kt solid gold fob and every time I wear it I have this dreadful green imprint around my neck, worse when I am wearing mineral makeup, although my gold rings don't seem to leave this mark. I do seem to get a green reaction to silver as well.
Should I get my iron levels checked? I have the ability to test by rubbing on my arm any gold or silver item. Oftentimes someone is not aware if what they have is real. Well by rubbing that item on my arm if it makes a dark black line it's real. If the item is fake it will not make a black line.
Is this rare or do I have an iron deficiency of some sort? I think it's kinda cool and often help others determine if what they have is real. Now if it's plated or filled the line will not be as dark. What's your thoughts? I know for a fact that I am iron deficient anaemic. I was diagnosed a month or so ago, and literally tonight I was out with my friend and my kids and she told me about this test.
I was skeptical of course. I said "get out of here?! Fascinated by this, I started checking my kids, lol. One of my daughters whom I suspected and actually said to her before we went out tonight that I wanted to get her tested for iron deficiency, I rubbed along her face and a big ole' black mark again!
I went to my youngest daughter and tried it on her and nothing at all. Then I tried my middle daughter and her black mark was even darker than the daughter I suspected had iron issues.
Now I am not going to go and start forcing iron supplements down their throats, but between what I've read on online when I got home, and what I saw tonight, I would like to officially get their iron levels tested via serology -- just to make sure.
I haven't tested my son or husband with the ring because he didn't come out with us tonight. He wasn't into going to the ballet :S lol But I am going to test them tomorrow. If this is an accurate depiction of low iron, one would ask why not just do this in the Doctor's office the ring test - but they don't and they wouldn't for several reasons.
If this is an accurate way, they would lose lots of money spending money for a battery blood work, but eventually they would have to send you for blood work in the end regardless to find out what your actual iron level is and if you are actually anaemic as well, and how aggressive to treat it. I find this fascinating. I've searched for an answer for a while, and I am chagrined to say that I don't have a conclusive answer for you. However, I do think that there are some possible explanations for the phenomenon you are experiencing.
I looked through quite a bit of scientific literature, but I wasn't able to find much anything of use. So, hat in hand, I turned to jewelers. You will be happy to know that you are not the only one who has had this problem with gold jewelry. In fact, you only have the problem with your gold ring; other people have had this problem with all gold jewelry.
First off, the Jeweler's Associations of Australia and New Zealand have identified five reasons why gold jewelry may leave a black mark on skin. Sometimes skin secretions and perspiration contain chemicals that react with the other metals in the gold alloy, leaving a residue. The Jewelers Association suggests that this can happen when changes occur in body chemistry, for example during pregnancy. Outside chemical influences, such as cosmetics, hairspray and perfumes may sometimes be to blame for the smudge.
Air pollutants from industry may cause the smudge, which can rub off onto the skin when jewelry is worn. Minute particles of dust or powder may be embedded in the skin which can result in extremely small particles of gold alloy being rubbed off and left on the skin. The fifth and least likely cause may be allergy to gold or one of the other metals in the alloy, such as an allergy to nickel which is commonly used in fashion jewelry and in some white golds.
I also asked my local jeweler your question, and she suggested three similar reasons for the black mark. Copper and silver in low karat gold alloys can tarnish, leaving a dark green-black mark. Particulate matter can accumulate underneath a ring, where metal is tight against the skin, leaving a dark smudge.
Some people are allergic to the alloy metals in the ring, and can have an allergic reaction to the metal, resulting in a dark rash. So, to get a better handle on your problem, you might check the karat value of the gold in your ring and compare that to the rest of your jewelry. The karat KT value describes the purity of the metal. I don't think that jewelry can go below a karat value of 10KT My jeweler suggested that black marks resulting from tarnishing and rashes would only result from contact with low karat e.
I hope that this helps answer your question. I would like to think it was the quality of the ring. However, I have been caught with low iron on several different occasions in my life. Once I learned about rubbing a gold ring on your skin to test, it has always been in line with how I am feeling. If I am feeling okay, no black line or a very light line is there.
Now, for comparisons, I have taken the same ring, whipped it off and rubbed it on multiple people, who do not have a black line afterward. Or, every now and then someone will have a faint line. I can rub the ring on my hand, my face, my neck, it doesn't matter, it will leave a black mark.
I can also take someone else's ring and do the same. So, from my experience, it isn't the ring quality, or a particular ring. It isn't a make up reaction. It always leaves marks when I have signs of anemia.
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