What is gold-plated silver?

What is gold-plated silver? If you have a piece of gold-plated silver jewelry at home in the jewelry box, you have a piece of silver jewelry with a layer of gold on it. It is usually said that the jewelery is gold-plated. The gold on the jewelery is applied using electrolysis . Unfortunately, the gold will wear off over time. It is almost inevitable. Then the jewelry will look brighter because the silver shines through. If you want to know if your piece of jewelry is made of gold-plated silver, look at the stamps. Gilded silver is stamped with the numbers 925.

How long does gold-plated silver last?

Silver is a durable metal and a piece of gold-plated silver will therefore last a long time. Over time, however, as we have already covered, the gold layer can wear down. How much the jewelry wears depends on how well you take care of it. Feel free to wear your jewelry, but take it off during physical work and when you go to sleep. Also avoid contact with soaps and creams. When you are not using the jewelry, you should store it in a small box or in a small cloth bag. If it is placed together with other jewelry, the risk of it being rubbed and damaged increases.

Also remember that you should not polish a gold-plated piece of silver jewelery with silver polish. If you do that, the gold plating can be worn and worn away. Instead, take a cleaning cloth and dip it in lukewarm water and a little washing-up liquid. Polish the jewelry carefully and then polish it up with a dry polishing cloth. It is usually an effective way to get the jewelry clean and nice again.

If you are looking for jewelry that can withstand your everyday life such as washing your hands, showering and exercising. Then we suggest you buy jewelry in surgical steel 316L or titanium. We have several you can choose from. Surgical steel and titanium are two very durable and durable materials, and the "plated ring" we use lasts 10 times better than the plated ring used on silver jewelry.

Can you shower with gold-plated silver?

We would not recommend showering with a piece of jewelry made of gold-plated silver. Gold-plated silver should be treated with care. The jewelery otherwise wears out unnecessarily quickly. Therefore, take off the jewelry before showering or bathing and put it back on when you are completely dry. However, you can shower with all our products that are made of surgical steel or titanium .