Cubic Zirconia Crown
Eternity Ring
Such beautiful ring.
It looks more beautiful than depicted in the picture. Is very comfortable and gets a lot of attention. It’s really a nice acquisition to my ring collection.
It weights very little considering the design and it do not bother or feel uncomfortable between the adjacent fingers.
This type of ring needs to be cleaned very carefully to maintain its beauty and to not lose any of the little cz.
I saw some reviews about the ring turning the finger green, so I made a little research and found this interesting article from Twobirch Jewelers:
“Have
you ever had a ring turn your finger green?”
Ever
wondered why some people say rings turn their fingers green?
Some people think that your ring turns green because it's not real silver. This is actually not the case at all. The ring turns your finger green because of a chemical reaction with moisture on your skin and the alloys in the metal. This moisture can be as simple as water, sweat or humidity.
You will have a similar reaction, aka oxidation, when you wear a copper ring as well. The green finger or tarnish is common with copper and copper is an alloy commonly used in silver, so you can see a connection with sterling silver and a green finger.
Again, most people assume that if your finger turns green or your ring tarnishes, that the ring is not genuine sterling silver. The opposite is true because acids that cause the silver to oxidize, which are commonly found in the air, water, lotions, soaps, produce a reaction and cause tarnish. This can leave a dark ring or green on your finger.
Now that you know why it happens, you can easily avoid having a green finger by following some simple care steps.
Alternate metals: A lot of people are busy and don't want to bother with care on of their jewelry, so they think that avoiding silver will avoid tarnish. Everything you purchase requires special care. White gold requires rhodium plating every 6 months, platinum requires polishing and is a very soft metal, so it requires care and tends to lose stones, etc. Any precious metal you select with require care. There are some metals that do not tarnish, such as stainless steel. They do not tarnish, however they have drawbacks as well. Stainless steel cannot be cut off if your finger swells and does have some dangers.
Coatings to help avoid a green finger: A trick which is not widely known is to coat the inside of your ring with clear nail polish. Clear nail polish, preferably a few layers, will provide a barrier between the ring and your skin so the ring will not tarnish or turn your finger green.
Avoidance: The saying, "Prevention is the best medicine" applies to avoiding a green finger in silver. If you can remember to take off your ring when washing your hands, in the pools, cleaning, etc, tarnish should not be an issue. Avoiding these things will help prevent tarnish.
Cleaning: If you do have tarnish or a green finger, no worries! Simple cleaning of your sterling silver ring will take care of the problem.
Some people think that your ring turns green because it's not real silver. This is actually not the case at all. The ring turns your finger green because of a chemical reaction with moisture on your skin and the alloys in the metal. This moisture can be as simple as water, sweat or humidity.
You will have a similar reaction, aka oxidation, when you wear a copper ring as well. The green finger or tarnish is common with copper and copper is an alloy commonly used in silver, so you can see a connection with sterling silver and a green finger.
Again, most people assume that if your finger turns green or your ring tarnishes, that the ring is not genuine sterling silver. The opposite is true because acids that cause the silver to oxidize, which are commonly found in the air, water, lotions, soaps, produce a reaction and cause tarnish. This can leave a dark ring or green on your finger.
Now that you know why it happens, you can easily avoid having a green finger by following some simple care steps.
Alternate metals: A lot of people are busy and don't want to bother with care on of their jewelry, so they think that avoiding silver will avoid tarnish. Everything you purchase requires special care. White gold requires rhodium plating every 6 months, platinum requires polishing and is a very soft metal, so it requires care and tends to lose stones, etc. Any precious metal you select with require care. There are some metals that do not tarnish, such as stainless steel. They do not tarnish, however they have drawbacks as well. Stainless steel cannot be cut off if your finger swells and does have some dangers.
Coatings to help avoid a green finger: A trick which is not widely known is to coat the inside of your ring with clear nail polish. Clear nail polish, preferably a few layers, will provide a barrier between the ring and your skin so the ring will not tarnish or turn your finger green.
Avoidance: The saying, "Prevention is the best medicine" applies to avoiding a green finger in silver. If you can remember to take off your ring when washing your hands, in the pools, cleaning, etc, tarnish should not be an issue. Avoiding these things will help prevent tarnish.
Cleaning: If you do have tarnish or a green finger, no worries! Simple cleaning of your sterling silver ring will take care of the problem.
Note: I
received the product free or highly discounted in exchange of an honest and
un-biased opinion.
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