Should a real sterling silver ring turn my finger???

Answer 1

I believe that could actually be a sign of an iron deficiency. We used to take our rings and draw on ourselves. Maybe you should have your iron checked.

Answer 2

I sell sterling jewelry, and I run across someone with your question at least once a week. Genuine sterling silver can turn your ring finger black, or green, depending up the kind of chemical reaction that taking place between your skin and the ring. Sterling silver isn't pure silver--it's 92.5% silver, a very soft metal, and 7.5% alloy, a hardening metal, which is often copper, but can be tin, zinc or nickel.

If your finger is turning green, your skin is reacting to the copper in the ring. Usually, this happens after you've been sweating and the salts in your sweat interact with the ring. Your diet can affect the degree of the discoloration. So can any lotions or perfume you be wearing.

If your finger is turning black, you might still be reacting to the copper in the ring, but some other process is also at work. The more cheaply made silver (usually Mexican silver) may contain tin or nickel in its alloy. Lots of people react to nickel (so many that the EU bans its use in jewelry)--it can turn your skin black, and tin's not much better.

If you can usually wear sterling, and only this one ring is giving you a problem, then you're in luck. Try to purchase higher-end sterling, such as Italian-made jewelry, and you should be OK. If you have this reaction with other sterling pieces though, you probably have a higher acidity in your skin than the average person. There's nothing wrong with that, but it will make it more difficult for you to find sterling pieces that won't turn on you.

All of this info's well and good, but it doesn't solve your problem with the ring you bought. Here's a couple of tips to help you out with that. First, clean your ring really well with a polishing cloth to remove any tarnish or body oils, then coat the inside of the ring with a layer of clear nail polish. Be sure to get all part of the ring that touch your skin. Second, at the end of each day, clean the inside of your ring with cloth. Third, remove your ring when ever you wash your hands or take a shower. Try not to get hand lotion between your ring and your skin.

Good luck!

Answer 3

No. Look on the inside of your ring (the part that touches your finger) and look for the number "925" imprinted in small numbers. If you find that you have the real deal... if not someone pulled a fast one on you.

Answer 4

it won't turn your fingers but the ring could start to tarnish.

Answer 5

no unless its silver plated and you have worn it enough to rub all of the silver plating off.