Have you ever had engagement rings or a necklace that leaves a yellow spot on your skin I’m sure you’ve wondered what causes it. Generally ; it’s a reaction to base metal to everyone who buys cheap jewelry.
It happens to some people more quickly than others; though, due to the fact that everyone has different skin.
Even jewelry you pay more for can turn people’s skin green<, reason being even the expensive stuff isnt pure~ regardless of gold or silver content. Platinum rarely reacts with skin so there should be no concern if you own platinum jewelry. If you have gold jewelry and want to stop it from making your skin green be sure its not made from cheap metal and then plated – the base metal might be cheap and then covered with gold and that coating wears off very quickly. For 'real' gold jewelry switching to eighteen karat options will lower your chances of green skin.
Copper will react with skin and you’ll have to just accept that if you wear copper.
Stay away from sweating in your jewelry it can amplify the skin to metal reaction you can also get a special coating put on – to minimize the amount of green reaction your skin has. If you can find something to keep the reaction to a minimum you should be able to wear your jewelry quite often.
Remember<, the green effect won't hurt you. It's simply a reaction and not an allergic reaction.
Allergies (such as those to nickel) will make you red plus it could also make your skin feel itchy and inflamed. Which is a far cry from green skin.
so make sure if you notice an allergy developing that you stop wearing your jewelry right away. Green skin shouldnt scare you ore keep you from wearing your favorite pieces just be sure to keep the skin clean to avoid having it look bad.
All in all coating your jewelry is generally your best choice.