

Many people never experience it, but if you do, it's easy to make Sterling look new again! How to insert endless hoopsĬlean your hands, hoop and piercing before starting. Sulfur in the air, water, shampoo, fragrance, medication, etc can cause tarnish.

It’s also easy to find a Silver polishing cloth at a drugstore or grocery store. The good news is that Sterling Silver is easy to clean! Most often you can buff the hoop with a cotton or flannel cloth. With Sterling Silver the tarnish process is normal, expected and with some people it can occur relatively quickly.

Copper is most often used in this process and both copper & silver are nickel free. Pure silver is too soft to use in jewelry making, so 92.5% of pure silver is mixed with 7.5% of other metals to make the metal hard. If you are not sensitive to solid 14k Gold, then you should have no problem wearing Gold Filled jewelry. So, you can wear gold filled jewelry for a long time and it retains its pretty gold layer. The layer of gold on gold-filled items is 10 times thicker than that produced by regular gold plating, and 25 times thicker than that produced by gold electroplate. High quality gold-filled pieces have the same appearance as high carat gold, and gold-filled items, even with daily wear, can last a lifetime. Gold-filled jewelry is jewelry composed of a solid layer of gold mechanically bonded to a base of either sterling silver, brass or copper. For this reason, our hoops are handmade just for you! What is Gold Filled Jewelry? Some like a snug fitting hoop while others prefer a loose fitting hoop. Since everyone's shape, size and piercing distance from the edge is so uniquely different, there's really no one-size-fits-all. 3mm is tiny, 6mm is the size of the end of a new pencil eraser and 9mm is the size of an iPhone home button. > Note: The thicker gauge in the smaller hoops are a bit more difficult to open and close.

> The higher the gauge number, the thinner the wire. 20 gauge is the thickness of an average earring post and 22 gauge is thinner. Custom orders - items that are made custom for you and/or made specifically to your size If you need assistance choosing hoop sizes, scroll through the images on the listings for reference guides on gauge and hoop size selection or read through our FAQs (below).ģ. This ensures the hoops are handmade just for you! 😊 We simply won't resell earrings or body jewelry that have been handled or worn. Earrings / Hoops / Ear Cuffs / Faux Piercings - (for hygiene reasons) We allow returns and exchanges Except on the following items:ġ. All rights reserved.įrequently Asked Questions Returns and Exchanges
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