Care for Your Jewelry

14k Solid Gold: 14 Karat refers to the metal mix that is 58.3% gold, compared with 18 Karat, which is 75% gold. It is an alloy composition made of gold and durable metals like zinc, silver & copper. This sturdy blend is completely resistant to corrosion, rust and tarnish. 14K gold is used for engagement rings, eternity bands, pendants, earrings, and other fine jewelry pieces. With 14K gold, the metal is beautiful and durable for everyday wear.
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Gold Filled: Unlike solid gold jewelry, gold-filled jewelry is composed of a solid layer of gold bonded to a base of another metal, such as brass. Gold-filled jewelry is waterproof and doesn’t oxidize or corrode. While gold-filled jewelry is typically less expensive than solid gold jewelry, it is more durable. With little to no care, your gold-filled jewelry will last 1-3 years.

                                                                   

Sterling Silver: Sterling silver jewelry is an excellent, high-quality choice. The metal will not rust or perish; if you look after your jewelry, it will look great forever! Sterling silver cleaner can revert oxidation if it happens to occur.

 

You can clean your welded jewelry and charms with warm water, a gentle tooth brush and dish soap. Jewelry polishing cloths also work great to get them polished up and back to their super shiny selves! Keep jewelry clean from perfumes, make-up, hairspray, lotion & other chemical products. Avoiding these instructions could result in gold filled or sterling silver jewelry tarnishing overtime.

Silver is prone to oxidation in certain conditions. The most common being chemicals (hot tub chemicals, cleaning chemicals, job related chemicals), natural hot springs, humidity and even your ph levels. If your welded jewelry happens to run into this issue, silver cleaner or silver cleaning wipes will fix it up as good as new. Or schedule an appointment to bring your silver piece back into the store and we will professionally clean it for you.

Chains are dainty and fragile, keep this in mind to avoid having your piece snag on something and break! If they do break, we do not charge for fixing and re-welding.

Have you fallen victim to a dark ring on your skin under your permanent jewelry? 

This is not because the jewelry is low quality or because it is tarnishing. We only source high quality materials at honey. Yes, it can even happen with your solid gold chains. Other factors contribute to the discoloration of your skin like:

3 Point Check Test:
We will perform a 3 checkpoint test to make sure before you leave that the chain is welded properly and there are no breakages in the chain & or charms.

      

Jewelry Designed by YOU
At honey, we only carry high quality materials for you to create your own, unique jewelry. If you want your jewelry to last forever (which it can!) then let it be the last thing you put on in the morning, and the first thing you take off at night. In other words, do not get it wet and keep it clean from chemicals like perfume, lotion, pools even household cleaning supplies. If you avoid these instructions, you will still get a very long time out of this jewelry (1-3 years) depending on your lifestyle.