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Tue Oct-11-05 04:54 PM
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| 22. Some people cannot wear certain metals |
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The oils on their skin can be toxic to the metals.
My wife has a friend who cannot wear gold as it literally rots on her.
Weird but true. Some people really are toxic.
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| -Anyone know anything about sterling silver jewelry? |
borlis |
Oct-11-05 04:23 PM |
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It's oxidation. |
sparosnare |
Oct-11-05 04:24 PM |
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The strange thing is that it doesn't happen to two other |
borlis |
Oct-11-05 04:29 PM |
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Check for a small imprinted 92.5 somewhere on the jewerly |
ceile |
Oct-11-05 04:33 PM |
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Oxidation: the interaction with certain elements such as oxygen or |
mcscajun |
Oct-11-05 04:54 PM |
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Oil+air=tarnish. They shouldn't tarnish that fast though. |
in_cog_ni_to |
Oct-11-05 04:26 PM |
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Depends how humid it is.. |
back2basics909 |
Oct-11-05 04:27 PM |
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Why? I use to wear SS all the time. |
in_cog_ni_to |
Oct-11-05 04:29 PM |
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I'm also in HUMID Illinois |
borlis |
Oct-11-05 04:34 PM |
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Dam! Yeah and it's not that humid right now (also in IL) |
back2basics909 |
Oct-11-05 04:35 PM |
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If it's in contact with your skin, it won't turn. |
sparosnare |
Oct-11-05 04:37 PM |
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Sterling Silver, Ma'am |
The Magistrate |
Oct-11-05 04:29 PM |
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That's exactly it, sir. I make sterling jewelry, and am familiar with this |
dicksteele |
Oct-11-05 04:44 PM |
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In My Youth, Sir, That Was My Trade |
The Magistrate |
Oct-11-05 04:51 PM |
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Ah, I see. It would be my trade as well, however.... |
dicksteele |
Oct-11-05 05:04 PM |
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When you speak of clear lacquer, does clear fingernail polish count? n/t |
spacelady |
Oct-11-05 11:34 PM |
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Yes, that's actually the BEST CHEAPEST option in the "lacquer" family. |
dicksteele |
Oct-12-05 02:43 AM |
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It seems that your body chemistry is reacting with an alloy in the silver. |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Oct-11-05 04:30 PM |
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Me too. I can't wear 10K gold. It turns my skin black. n/t |
in_cog_ni_to |
Oct-11-05 04:31 PM |
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mrs. unblock has a nearly allergic reaction to cheap jewelery |
unblock |
Oct-11-05 04:35 PM |
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rofl |
borlis |
Oct-11-05 04:38 PM |
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Yep, I have expressed this reaction before-- |
spacelady |
Oct-11-05 11:37 PM |
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sterling silver can tarnish very quickly depending on the conditions |
unblock |
Oct-11-05 04:32 PM |
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Jewelry rep here |
redwitch |
Oct-11-05 04:36 PM |
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Thanks for the info. |
borlis |
Oct-11-05 04:40 PM |
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Clean with baking soda |
malaise |
Oct-11-05 04:37 PM |
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sometimes this can occur due to a reaction with perfume or cologne, |
blindpig |
Oct-11-05 04:43 PM |
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Some people cannot wear certain metals |
newscott |
Oct-11-05 04:54 PM |
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in my younger days, my silver rings would turn black on my |
yellowdogintexas |
Oct-11-05 11:12 PM |
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Despite my earlier sassy reply, there are some very fine pieces of |
spacelady |
Oct-11-05 11:42 PM |
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