How much have you invested in your jewelry? Actually, it doesn’t matter. It’s your treasure. That does not mean that you should never wear your jewels. I want you to exercise a little common sense.
Take off your jewelry when doing house cleaning. Prongs can snag on polishing rags and scrubbies as well as laundry. Rings can slide off fingers doing dishes. Many solvents are not good for jewelry. Chlorine bleach dissolves gold. Take off your jewelry when cleaning the bathroom! Because swimming pools also use chlorine to disinfect, take off your jewelry when swimming in a pool, too! I also think it’s a good idea not to wear your good to the beach. A few years ago, when in Florida, I witnessed a woman who was body surfing shrieked with horror to discover that her 2-karat diamond solitaire had fallen out! (That marriage got off to a rocky start!)
Many people who have gold jewelry think because it’s gold it doesn’t tarnish or have to be polished. Well, guess what?
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