Short answer: yes, 316L stainless steel is one of the best everyday jewelry metals you can buy. It is the marine and surgical grade of stainless steel, with...
Short answer: often yes. Most gold plated jewelry sits on a base metal that contains nickel, and many pieces also carry a thin nickel strike layer directly under...
Short answer: yes, titanium is one of the most hypoallergenic metals you can wear, because it is nickel-free and biocompatible, which is exactly why it is used for...
Short answer: No. Brass is not waterproof, and wearing it in water or sweat will cause it to tarnish, form a green coating called verdigris, and often leave...
Short answer: yes, solid stainless steel jewelry is water-safe and a quick shower will not harm it. The metal itself shrugs off tap water with no rust and...
Short answer: as scrap metal, almost nothing — the gold layer is far too thin to resell for melt value — but a quality piece is genuinely worth...
Short answer: quality stainless steel jewelry does not rust under normal wear. The chromium in it forms an invisible, self-repairing oxide layer that seals the iron away from...
Short answer: solid stainless steel jewelry made from 316L can last a lifetime — it will not rust or tarnish — while gold-plated or PVD-coated pieces last for...
Short answer: No — solid, quality stainless steel jewelry does not turn your skin green. That green stain comes from copper and brass, not from steel.
