Caring for Gold Plated Jewelry

Show it Some Love, or It Will Turn on You

While all sterling silver jewelry should be treated with special care, gold plated designs need extra love and attention. With gold plated styles, the plating can wear off very easily and additional care is needed to prevent the plating from wearing off faster. Lotions, perfume, and soap all make the plating wear off.

Although I realize toe rings and anklets are popular items for the spring and summer, wearing gold plated toe rings and anklets to the beach and especially into the water will eat away at the gold. Salt water is horrible for gold plated items. Chlorine is no better and affects both gold plated and gold jewelry.

I'm sure you never sweat, but for the people who do, sweat is not the friend of gold plating either.

With sterling silver, some people are known to have body chemistry that reacts with the sterling silver (either the silver or the alloys) which can cause allergic reactions or discoloring of the wearer’s skin or discoloring or very rapid tarnishing of the sterling silver. Body chemistry can also cause gold plating to wear off quickly.

When not wearing your gold plated silver jewelry, one of the best ways to store it is in a sealed ziploc bag. This helps to prevent tarnishing and you can still see your gorgous jewelry.

Treat your jewelry with care and it will love you back and make you the Divalicious Superstar you know you are. If you don't show your gold plated jewelry any love and respect, it will turn on you and become all silver. Remember, there is a big price difference between gold plated silver jewelry and gold jewelry. We are proud to offer the look you want for the price you want to pay, but keep in mind, there is a reason it is less expensive.