What should I look for when buying jewelry?

There is a lot of popular science about jewelry knowledge on the Internet. We have summarized the following points that will help you choose jewelry.

First look at jewelry material

1. Sterling Silver

The sterling silver on the market generally refers to 999 silver with 99.99% or 925 silver with a content of 92.5%.

925 silver is the international standard silver. Because 999 silver is highly pure, it is very soft and rugged to make complex and diverse jewelry, but 925 silver can do it. The outer 7.5% of 925 silver is copper, which improves silver's gloss, brightness, and hardness.

Silver jewelry generally has the imprint of the English abbreviation "S" or "silver" the imprint of standard silver is S925, and the pattern of pure silver is S990.

2. Silver Gold Plated

Silver gold plating has divided into homogeneous material gold plating and heterogeneous material gold plating. Homogeneous material gold plating is to coat a layer of silver on the surface of silver to improve the surface gloss of silver. Gold plating of heterogeneous materials is to cover other metals on the surface of silver to enhance the ornamental value of silver. Silver gold plating can play an antioxidant role to a certain extent.

3. Copper Gold Plating

Copper gold plating is copper and real gold; that is, the gold plating operation on the surface of copper products replaces the original product's luster with gold's luster. There are different standards for genuine gold plating on copper, depending on the thickness of the gold.

Gold plating includes alloy, real gold, white gold, 14k gold, and 18k gold.

What is 14k Gold？

Gold with a gold content of 58.5%

What is 18k Gold？

Gold with a gold content of 75%

4. Titanium steel

Titanium steel is a titanium-containing stainless steel product called titanium steel for attractiveness. The advantages of titanium steel jewelry are that it is not deformed, does not fade, and is waterproof, but its hardness is high, so there are fewer styles, and the color will become darker if worn for a long time.

5. Pearls

Pearl does divide into high-precision pearls, freshwater pearls, and shell pearls.

High-precision pearls are high-quality artificial pearls with bright colors;

Freshwater pearls are natural pearls with growth texture;

Shell beads are round pearls that reshape after freshwater beads are ground.

Second, if you choose your favorite jewelry, you must learn how to maintain it?

1. Care of sterling silver and gold-plated jewelry

The best way to maintain silver jewelry is to wear it every day because the body's oil will make silver give out a warm and natural luster. However, if someone wears the silver to turn black, the body fluids make the silver black. This situation is not suitable for wearing every day, and it needs to be cleaned with a silver cloth frequently.

Avoid contact with sulfur and other compounds, water vapor and chemicals, and alkaline products: washing powder, shower gel, etc.

Stay away from cosmetics and avoid contact with hairspray, perfume, skincare products, sulfur soap, hair dye, etc. These items contain sulfur, and long-term exposure will cause the gloss to weaken.

Keep away from chemicals, avoid contact with vinegar, bleach, correction fluid, etc. Please do not wear it when swimming, especially when going to the sea.

Generally, wearing silver jewelry can not escape the fate of oxidation and blackening, and it is easy to restore the silver jewelry after it becomes black.

1. Silver cloth

The silver cloth is generally high-quality pure cotton, in which polishing micro-powder and decontamination glazing materials add. For silver ornaments, it has the effect of polishing, decontamination, and maintenance. So wiping with a silver cloth will quickly become bright and shiny.

2. Silver washing water

Put the silver jewelry into the silver washing water for 1 minute. After taking it out, rinse it with clean water and dry it to become bright and shiny.

It is generally not recommended to use silver washing water because frequent use can damage the color of silver jewelry and the human body.

It should be sealed and stored to prevent oxidation and blackening in contact with air when not wearing.

3. Toothpaste

Apply toothpaste to the surface of the silver jewelry and wipe it. The silver jewelry is clean.

Pearls are notoriously delicate, so daily maintenance of pearls is essential.

1. Don't touch the pearl too often.

As an organic gemstone, pearls are mainly composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), and the surface of pearls will turn yellow when human body oil contaminates them.

2. Don't cook with pearls on.

The surface of pearls with tiny pores, kitchen fumes, and water vapor will enter the pearl's pores, erode the pearl cortex for a long time, and the surface will become dull.

3. Do not soak the pearls in clean water

As mentioned above, clear water will enter the tiny pores of the pearl, which is difficult to wipe off the water and damages the pearl's surface because the residue remains in the pores for a long time.

4. Avoid direct sunlight.

5. Must be wet flannel clear pearl

After wearing pearls every day, it requests maintenance, and the method is also straightforward. Wet the flannel with water, wring it out, and then gently wipe the surface of the pearls.

6. Store pearl jewelry separately

Because the hardness of pearls is only 3, it is easy to scratch the surface when mixed with other jewelry.

7. Pearls need air, so they cannot be stored in confined spaces.

8. Must be worn after makeup.

Cosmetics can erode the surface of pearls and tarnish them.