If you’ve ever had a piece of jewelry that leaves a yellow spot on your skin you’ve probably wondered what the cause is. Generally - there is a reaction caused by the metal in the jewelry to anyone who wears cheap jewelry.
The greening can occur to some people more quickly than others; though, due to the fact that everyone has different skin.

Even the more expensive jewelry can have the same effect- reason being even the expensive stuff isnt pure<, regardless of cost. Platinum rarely reacts with skin so there should be no concern if you own platinum jewelry.
To try to stop gold jewelry from reacting to your skin be sure its not gold plated or gold rinsed jewelry – the base metal might be cheap and then covered with gold that can rub off. For ‘real’ gold jewelry opting for 18 karat will help keep green spots from showing up on your skin. Copper jewelry will green your skin and you’ll have to just accept that if you wear copper.

Stay away from 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 – to minimize the amount of green reaction your skin has. If you can find something to keep the reaction to a minimum you can wear inexpensive jewelry whenever you want.
Keep in mind; the green effect won’t hurt you. It’s simply a reaction and not an allergic reaction. Metal allergic reactions turn your skin red plus it could also make your skin feel itchy and inflamed. Which is nothing like the green skin that you see from jewelry.
so make sure if you notice an allergy developing that you stop wearing your jewelry right away. If it’s only turning your skin green you can certainly continue wearing it as long as you like you may just have to clean your skin more so it doesn’t look bad.

At the end of the day applying a coating is generally your best choice.

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