I wore some cheap earrings for too long because I forgot to take them out and now my ears are a bit green. This has happened before and gone away after a few days, but is there a faster way to get rid of it then just time?
2007-05-21 05:06:07 · 3 answers · asked by Blah 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
The peroxide should work, but be careful or you could stain your clothing. You could also try rubbin alocohol, but if your ears are raw or irritated at all, it will sting.
The reason for your ears turning green depends on the metal that your earrings are made of. Copper tends to turn skin green. Sterling Silver is made with a certain percentage of copper and can turn your skin black or green depending on the percentage. Gold is also mixed with copper, nickel, etc. and can cause staining but it's rare. The lower the number on your gold, the less gold it actually contains.
However, gold plate jewelry is cheap and can still stain. Gold filled is a bit better, but still not as good as say an 18k.
If you can't afford to upgrade your jewelry to real gold or platinum, try coating it in clear nail polish wear it touches your skin. I wouldn't recommend this with your earrings though.
Good luck!
2007-05-21 05:25:16 · answer #1 · answered by Marianne D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try rubbing the infected area with a cotton ball that has hydrogen peroxide on it twice a day.Make sure you throw away the earrings that caused the infection in the first place.
2007-05-21 05:09:50 · answer #2 · answered by bttybplvr79 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its just because the earring was fake, use some alcohol to clean it and get some stearling silver ones or stainless steal, or 14k gold.
2007-05-21 05:22:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋