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How to care for gold-plated jewellery
How to wear, clean and store 18k gold-plated sterling silver: what to avoid, how to wipe it, and why to take it off before showering or swimming.
Gold plating is like a petal: fine, and happiest with gentle hands. Your pieces are nickel-free and hypoallergenic, and the plating is water-resistant and resistant to colour change. Keep them away from water, perfume and friction and they keep their warm colour for longer.
How to wear gold-plated jewellery every day
- Put your jewellery on last. Apply perfume, body lotion, sunscreen and hairspray first, and let them dry.
- Take it off first. Remove your pieces before showering, bathing, swimming (sea or pool), exercising, cleaning, cooking with your hands, and before sleeping.
- Keep it away from chemicals. Chlorine, salt water, household cleaners, hand sanitiser and acetone can dull the plating and the stones.
- Avoid knocks and pulling. Rings can scratch against hard surfaces; hand chains can catch on knitwear and bag straps. Put them on and take them off gently.
Can I shower with gold-plated jewellery?
Please take it off first. Water, soap and shampoo wear the plating faster.
Can I swim with my jewellery?
No, take it off before the sea or the pool: salt and chlorine dull the plating and the stones.
How to clean gold-plated jewellery
- Wipe your pieces after wearing them with a soft, dry, lint-free cloth.
- If needed, use a cloth barely dampened with lukewarm water, then dry immediately and completely.
- Do not use silver dips, polishing pastes, abrasive polishing cloths, toothpaste or ultrasonic cleaners: they can remove the gold plating.
How to store your jewellery
- Store each piece on its own, so that pieces do not scratch each other and chains do not tangle.
- Keep them in a dry place, away from bathrooms and direct sunlight.
- Close hand chains before storing them.
How long does gold plating last?
It depends on how often you wear a piece, on friction and on your skin.
- Water-resistant, not for swimming. The plating resists water, but salt, chlorine and long baths wear it faster: take your pieces off before the sea, the pool or the bath.
- Gold plating wears with time. Rings, which touch everything we touch, show wear sooner than hand chains.
- Rhodium-plated bands. The silver-tone bands of Yellow Lady and Chamilla are rhodium-plated: care for them in the same way, and wipe them with a soft dry cloth.
- Stones: check from time to time that the stones are secure. If one feels loose, stop wearing the piece and write to us.
If something happens to your piece, write to info@azharjewels.com. See also our warranty.