Caring for Gold

Yigal Sharaby

<div class="jnlc-container" id="jnlc-container"> <img src="http://static2.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/CaringGold1.jpg" width="360" height="200" class="floatLeft" /> caring for your gold Generally gold jewelry should last virtually forever but thoughtless, abusive treatment can diminish its beauty, and its value. To n safeguard your gold from harm follow a few simple rules: 1. Gold's worst enemy is chlorine. Repeated exposure weakens its structure and can lead to breakage. Don't swim in pools with chlorine. Don't wear jewelry when pouring chlorine in the wash. Don't wear jewelry in a Jacuzzi. 2. Protect gold jewelry by keeping it safe and wrapped in a soft cloth when not wearing it. 3. Clean gold jewelry in an ultrasonic cleaner using a recommended cleaning solution. 4. Dry and polish jewelry with a chamois or soft cloth after cleaning and rinsing. 5. Keep gold jewelry free from dust, moisture, perspiration and makeup. 6. Always inspect your gold jewelry for weakness or damage and bring it to a professional jeweler for immediate repair or restoration. Diamonds may be 'forever' but the prongs that protect them aren't. Prongs wear over time or can break from stress. They can fail from exposure to chlorine and bromine, especially white gold prongs. Household products such as laundry soap, common household bleaches & cleaning agents are harmful to gold. Swimming pools and hot tubs cause even more damage because they corrode gold metal, especially when heat is added. Factors to be considered in the care of gold, are the type of white gold, the amount of chemicals, the temperature and the length of exposure. Bromines change color of gold to a bronze hue, while simultaneously making it brittle. It is recommended that you not wear your jewelry in hot tubs or swimming pools, and that you remove your rings when working with cleaning products and that you not clean your rings with chlorine products. Get your ring prongs and pendant bails checked regularly by a qualified jeweler. Neck chains and bracelets shouldn't be worn while sleeping or showering. Soap scum collects on jewelry and exposes it to chlorine, which dulls and destroys the metal. Jewelry can be stressed, crimped and break while sleeping with it on. Herringbone chain jewelry is especially prone to kinking. Never remove jewelry when away from home. More jewelry is lost when people take it off to wash their hands or use hand lotion. Never take jewelry off in a car. It tends to fall and is forgotten or is lost within the car. The best way to to apply hand lotion when away from home, is to just avoid the area where rings and jewelry make contact with the skin. <a href="/pages/other-techniques"><img src='http://static1.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/Back1.png' alt='' /></a> </div>

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Caring for Gold 2008-11-04T12:05:05-05:00 <notextile> <div class="jnlc-container" id="jnlc-container"> <img src="http://static2.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/CaringGold1.jpg" width="360" height="200" class="floatLeft" /> caring for your gold Generally gold jewelry should last virtually forever but thoughtless, abusive treatment can diminish its beauty, and its value. To n safeguard your gold from harm follow a few simple rules: 1. Gold's worst enemy is chlorine. Repeated exposure weakens its structure and can lead to breakage. Don't swim in pools with chlorine. Don't wear jewelry when pouring chlorine in the wash. Don't wear jewelry in a Jacuzzi. 2. Protect gold jewelry by keeping it safe and wrapped in a soft cloth when not wearing it. 3. Clean gold jewelry in an ultrasonic cleaner using a recommended cleaning solution. 4. Dry and polish jewelry with a chamois or soft cloth after cleaning and rinsing. 5. Keep gold jewelry free from dust, moisture, perspiration and makeup. 6. Always inspect your gold jewelry for weakness or damage and bring it to a professional jeweler for immediate repair or restoration. Diamonds may be 'forever' but the prongs that protect them aren't. Prongs wear over time or can break from stress. They can fail from exposure to chlorine and bromine, especially white gold prongs. Household products such as laundry soap, common household bleaches & cleaning agents are harmful to gold. Swimming pools and hot tubs cause even more damage because they corrode gold metal, especially when heat is added. Factors to be considered in the care of gold, are the type of white gold, the amount of chemicals, the temperature and the length of exposure. Bromines change color of gold to a bronze hue, while simultaneously making it brittle. It is recommended that you not wear your jewelry in hot tubs or swimming pools, and that you remove your rings when working with cleaning products and that you not clean your rings with chlorine products. Get your ring prongs and pendant bails checked regularly by a qualified jeweler. Neck chains and bracelets shouldn't be worn while sleeping or showering. Soap scum collects on jewelry and exposes it to chlorine, which dulls and destroys the metal. Jewelry can be stressed, crimped and break while sleeping with it on. Herringbone chain jewelry is especially prone to kinking. Never remove jewelry when away from home. More jewelry is lost when people take it off to wash their hands or use hand lotion. Never take jewelry off in a car. It tends to fall and is forgotten or is lost within the car. The best way to to apply hand lotion when away from home, is to just avoid the area where rings and jewelry make contact with the skin. <a href="/pages/other-techniques"><img src='http://static1.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/Back1.png' alt='' /></a> </div> </notextile>