Can I wear a sterling silver necklace while bathing? Can I wear a sterling silver necklace while sleeping?

Sterling silver necklaces are a type of jewelry that many people wear. You can wear them when taking a shower and they will not get in the water. However, be careful not to wear them when taking a hot spring bath or washing with sulfur soap.

Theoretically, you can wear a sterling silver necklace when you take a shower, but this is not recommended. Because you often use toiletries such as shampoo and soap when you take a shower. Although the chemicals in these products will not react chemically with the silver in the necklace, their residual components will penetrate into the narrow gaps where the necklace is connected, making the necklace dirty. In addition, a sterling silver necklace that is repeatedly exposed to hot water will react chemically with oxygen in the air more easily due to its own temperature increase, causing oxidation and blackening.

You can’t wear a sterling silver necklace to sleep, especially at night. Because the temperature of the bed is high, and ladies may sweat when they sleep, these two conditions provide a "hotbed" for the accelerated oxidation of sterling silver necklaces! On the other hand, because other metal components are added to the silver necklaces with lower purity, these metal components are not good for the body. Therefore, it is recommended that ladies wear sterling silver necklaces during the day and take them off at night to take good care of them!

Is wearing a sterling silver necklace good for your health?

Wearing a sterling silver necklace has certain benefits for your body.

The silver ions in the necklace have a strong bactericidal effect and can help the human body kill bacteria. Silver products were used as poison detection tools in ancient times, because silver can react chemically with many toxins, turning silver black, making it easy to identify with the naked eye. On the other hand, the color change of sterling silver necklaces also reflects the health of girls. Girls with good health can make silver necklaces smoother and smoother, while girls with more toxins in their bodies will easily make the sterling silver necklaces black! Therefore, monitoring physical condition is also a major function of sterling silver necklaces.

What to do if your sterling silver necklace turns black

Sterling silver necklaces can easily lose their luster due to sulfidation, so some necklaces will use electroplating to make the luster more durable. The way to deal with electroplated sterling silver necklaces is to use alum. Put the sterling silver necklace you are wearing into water and boil it for ten minutes. Note that the ratio of water to alum is 10:1. After boiling, put the necklace into clean water and gently scrub it with a toothbrush dipped in a small amount of toothpaste. The way to deal with non-electroplated sterling silver necklaces is to bake it with fire. The baking time depends on the size and thickness of the necklace. After the necklace cools down, put it into alum water and boil it, then put it into cold water and scrub it with a brush, and finally wipe it with a silver cloth to wipe out the original color of the necklace.