As any Christian person, I used to wear around my neck a silver cross with different colored crystals. I bought it in a silver shop in Dubai with my amazing friend Leonora Osaigbovo. We almost got into a fight for it, because she loved it too:-) But then she said ''Okay Cris, you can have it.'' And from that day, I didn't like to take it off even when I'm taking shower.
Recently I noticed
that the metal blackened. I had no idea why! So, I started to look for an
answer and I found few interesting things about it.
When silver comes in
contact with air(oxygen) it oxidizes or turns an iridescent black.
Also, this signifies that
the person's body chemistry may be changing or perhaps it's a result of
reaction to the wearer taking more and more medication as they get older.
Extreme heat and perspiration can cause a person acidity to rise above
the threshold.Those that have lowers levels of ''acidity'' might
wear jewelry and have no problems but once they have headaches and
need to take tablets then their level of acidity will be taken over the
threshold which causes the wearer to make the jewelry go black.
Other reasons might be
higher levels of stress, going through hormonal changes in women. Also when
youngsters go through that ''acne'' stage they can cause their jewelry to go
black.
Some might notice that
they've been wearing jewelry all their life and all of a sudden they turn it
black or dark.
Sometimes just
leaving jewelry in a box for a long time turns it black.
Blackened silver is one of the hottest trends in jewelry today. But I like the silver to be shiny. And to remove the black color from my jewelry I found two great and very easy tricks:
1. Place your silver
jewelry into a container( put a flat piece of aluminium foil in the bottom
of it) and then cover them with bi-carb. Pour boiling water over the top
of the jewelry and you'll see the black ''fizz'' out. Then rinse with cold
water and dry your silver with a silver cloth. If the black hasn't gone add a
little more bi-carb on your silver and do it again. The bi-carb reacts with the
aluminum foil to dissolve the black tarnish on the jewelry. The boiling water
assists in the process. Once it's clean rinse your jewelry thoroughly in cold
water and dry with hair dryer.
2. Clean your jewelry
with toothpaste, using an old toothbrush. Then rinse with cold water.
I hope this article
will help you:-)
