Let Me Tell you Why Certain Earrings Makes Your Skin Turn Green

If you’ve ever bought cheap jewelry that turns your skin yellow I’m sure you’ve wondered why that happens. Basically ; it’s a reaction to the metal in the jewelry to everyone who wears inexpensive jewelry. It can happen to some people more quickly than others~ though, because our individual chemical makeups are different.

Even jewelry you pay more for can have the same effect<, reason being it’s not totally pure<, no matter how much gold or silver is in it. Platinum is a safe choice as it almost never reacts with skin so not to fear if you own platinum jewelry. If you have gold jewelry and want to stop it from reacting to your skin be sure its not plated gold – its a cheaper metal with a thin gold layer that will wear off. If you have solid gold jewelry spending the extra on 18 karat gold only can help reduce the marks that are left on your skin.
Jewelry made from copper will green your skin and its hard to stop it.

Avoid sweating in your jewelry it can increase the green skin effect you might also ask your jeweler if they can add a layer of protective coating – in order to try to stop the reaction or minimize it. If you do this you can keep wearing your base metal jewelry without worry. Just remember; the green effect won’t hurt you. It’s simply a reaction and not an allergy. Allergies (such as those to nickel) will make you red plus it could also make your skin feel itchy and inflamed. It’s not anything like the green skin that you see from jewelry. If you do show signs of allery stop wearing the jewelry. If it’s only turning your skin green you can certainly continue wearing it as long as you like just be sure to keep the skin clean so you won’t look bad.

At the end of the day coating your jewelry is probably the answer.