• Why are my white gold wedding rings turning my fingers BROWN???

    05:07:07 am on February 12, 2010 | by bianca |
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    I’ve worn both my wedding ring and my engagement ring for 3 years, never taking them off. Suddenly yesterday I look down and all around my rings, my fingers are BROWN! It won’t wash off and its bugging the crud outta me. I haven’t them off, didn’t know if I should. Has anyone had this problem and know why its doing this?

    They are both white gold. Never turned my fingers colors before…in 3 years…
    If theyre fake they are green…not brown…I think this is different
    And no Im not preggo, lol..tubes tied…

     

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  • susananita1 5:07 am on February 12, 2010 |

    We have an old (Italian) wives-tale. If your gold rings leave marks on your fingers, necklaces on your neck, and if the gold is a good quality gold 14K and up, then you are either a) pregnant or b) sick * (being sick could mean vitamin/iron deficiency, chemical changes/imbalances in your body, etc.)

    Wash the rings, then stop wearing them for two or three days, that usually helps.

  • Patrick S 5:07 am on February 12, 2010 |

    Fake gold, D’oh!!

  • autumnsmommy_dd 5:07 am on February 12, 2010 |

    They’re fake.

  • ORB 5:07 am on February 12, 2010 |

    blame al sharpton

  • knetuschil 5:07 am on February 12, 2010 |

    Are you pregnant? I have heard of this happening.

  • Sugar 5:07 am on February 12, 2010 |

    Your body chemistry has changed. Don’t worry it will change again. My daughter is that way. She can wear white gold fora while then stop for a month or two then wear it again.

  • Deb W 5:07 am on February 12, 2010 |

    They are most likely gold-plated and the plate wears off after awhile.

  • lvbl123456 5:07 am on February 12, 2010 |

    mabye allergic to it.. i have the same problem its just my gold rings are turning my fingers orange…

  • Christmas Cat 5:07 am on February 12, 2010 |

    Get them checked out at a jewellers, and in the mean time soak your fingers in nail polish remover.

    PS: Modest name..

  • Kael 5:07 am on February 12, 2010 |

    It could be a reaction to a different kind of soap you used

  • Shaylene 5:07 am on February 12, 2010 |

    Pregnancy can cause that.

    Or, you may have an iron deficiency or a deficiency of some type of vitamin. It can be almost any vitamin too, so I’d get that checked out.

    And no, you’re rings are not fake. If they were, you’d know after 3 years. Some people on this website just answer questions to be a**holes.

  • Tif 5:07 am on February 12, 2010 |

    they are not fake or they would have done it before. my grandma could not wear any kind of gold. it has something to do with your body’s chemistry reacting with the metal. look at the rings and see if the white gold is looking more yellowish. lots of white gold rings are actually yellow gold that is rhodium plated. the plating wears off and they have to be redipped. depending on your body it could every couple of months or longer. my mom is about 3 months. you could always take them to a jeweler and ask them what they think. if they were fake the ring itself would be wearing and corroded. good luck.

  • mtchndjnmtch 5:07 am on February 12, 2010 |

    Acidic reaction. Used to happen to me when I drank alot.

  • California Blossom 5:07 am on February 12, 2010 |

    Your Hands Are Turning Brown Beacause You probably Wore the ring for a long time.You Know if you wear sunglasses when You get a tan your whole body turns darker and where the sun glasses it’s lighter then Your tanned skin
    i ope i did my best mam’

  • Diane B 5:07 am on February 12, 2010 |

    According to the Independent Jewelry Information Center:

    Here are 5 reasons why gold may leave marks or discolor your skin.

    #1: The probability that skin secretions and perspiration contain chlorides and sometimes sulfides. These chemicals combine with the molecules of silver and copper that are usually present in a gold alloy to form dark-hued salts such as silver chloride and copper sulfate. This reaction occurs usually in a woman only when pregnant.

    #2 A possibility, but very rare, is a black dermographism, caused by tiny particles of dust or powder which become imbedded in the skin. In dry dusty geographical areas these partials float in the air, and when lodged in the skin, result in a sort of "human sandpaper" that can wear away specks of karat gold from a ring, bracelet or necklace.

    #3: The possibility that outside chemical influences are to blame. A maritime or semi-tropical climate where chlorides from the sea can combine with normal skin secretions to form corrosive chemicals. Working in a plant where rubber tires are made, sulfides and skin secretions may tarnish a ring even if it is worn only awawy from work. Not to be overlooked is the possibility that a woman’s cosmetics and/or detergent may contain chemicals that corrode her ring.

    #4 Least likely, an actual allergy to gold or other metals in the alloy. Nickel, found in most modern white gold alloys, is the worst offender. Some medical authorities have stated that nickel produces more instances of contact dermatitis than all the other metals put together. The other metals commonly found in karat gold alloys - gold, silver, copper and zinc - very rarely cause allergic dermatitis.

    #5 Simple tarnishing. More and more areas in the world are becoming subject to industrial smog. Often these smog fumes are thick with sulfur dioxide from the burning of low-grade, sulfur-laden fules or contain other corrosive chemicals such as phosphates. These air pollutants can attack gold alloys directly, even when jewellery is not being worn. When a tarnished ring slips back on the finger, or a bracelet onto the arm, the thin film of tarnish rubs off in a black smudge.

  • KELJO 5:07 am on February 12, 2010 |

    sometimes if you eat oranges or other foods with high acid like oranges it will turn your fingers funky colors under your rings.

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