Have you ever had engagement rings or a necklace that turns your skin yellowish I’m sure you’ve wondered why that happens. Generally - it’s a reaction to base metal to people who buys and wears low cost jewerly.
Skin greening can happen to some faster than others~ though, because our individual chemical makeups are different.
Even jewelry you pay more for can have the same effect; because it’s not totally pure<, regardless of gold or silver content. Platinum rarely reacts with skin so no worries if you own platinum jewelry. To try to stop gold jewelry from making you look green confirm that its authentic and not plated gold – the base metal might be cheap and then covered with gold that can rub off. For 100% gold jewelry thats not rinsed or plated opting for 18 karat only can help reduce the marks that are left on your skin.
Jewelry made from copper will also turn your skin green 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 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 can keep wearing your base metal jewelry without worry.
Don’t forget~ your skin turning green is a harmless reaction. It’s just a skin reaction and not an allergic reaction. Allergies (such as those to nickel) turn your skin red plus it could also make your skin feel itchy and inflamed. Which is nothing like a green skin reaction.
If you do get an allergy to a piece of jewelry stop wearing that right away. If all you have is green skin you are safe to keep wearing the jewelry just be sure to keep the skin clean so it doesn’t look bad.
Truth be told coating it is generally your best choice.