The Impact Of Hand Sanitizers On Jewellery

 In the current times, when cleanliness and hygiene concerns have risen to unprecedented levels, just a tad bit below the levels of actual panic, the one thing that you will now find with everyone is hand sanitizer. According to the top 10 jewellery manufacturers, the habit of sanitising your hands is good for you and your well-being, they are not really doing any good for your jewellery. This is especially true for the rings that you wear.

Whether you use alcohol based hand sanitisers or the ones based on triclosan and antiseptics like povidone-iodine and chloride cleaning agent, you may be harming your jewellery a lot with the way these chemicals are reacting to it. So make sure to rethink your cleanliness approach if you see any of these signs on your jewellery:

●       Less sparkle or gloss

●       Less brilliance

●       Less lustre of the metal or the gemstone

●       Residual in or around the ring

●       A buildup of residue between the stone and the ring.

 

All these are signs of either the damage that has already happened or of the damage that is impending and will affect your jewellery in the future. So what do you do now? Well, here are a few tips that can surely help you in saving your jewellery the pain of damage and losing its lustre.

Tips To Stay Clean Without Harming Your Jewellery:

●       Take Your Rings Off While Washing Hands

The best way to prevent the damage to your ring is to take it off. Soaps usually have a lot of micro-abrasives that may cause a lot of damage to your ring. The residue from the soap may cling to the ring or the stone and cause it to look dull because it may have lost its polish. Also, wearing the ring back only after thoroughly drying your hands may be a better idea.

●       Clean Your Gemstone With Warm Water

While it is understood that you may want to clean your hands, but what about your jewellery? It may also be a carrier in the current times, right? So how do you clean the jewellery? Manufacturers of Wholesale Diamond Jewelry often suggest warm water. You can use some warm water with some mild detergent soap to clean the gemstone without harming it, and still keeping safe from all the evils of the world.

●       Use Gloves

Another best way to keep your jewellery safe is to wear gloves. Whether you are out working in the world or cleaning at home, gloves can go a long way in not just protecting you, but also in protecting your jewellery.

●       Go Easy on The Sanitiser

Sanitiser can actually loosen up the prongs on your ring that hold the diamond in place. More than losing the lustre of a stone, the hurt of losing the stone itself can be really painful. Going easy on the sanitiser, and taking the ring out before using the sanitiser are good for your ring’s health.

So there you go, this is how you can protect yourself and your jewellery at the same time. It just takes a few mindful steps in the right direction to keep things the way they are supposed to be.