Most commercial gold jewelry available is made using yellow gold. Yellow gold is made by mixing pure gold with silver, copper, and zinc alloys. It is the purest form of gold in terms of color. However, some of the most interesting jewelry designs are made with rose or green colored gold. The different colors are achieved using different alloys.

The depth of rose-colored gold indicates the amount of copper content, the deeper the red color the higher content of copper. The red color is considered more romantic of the colors of gold jewelry and pairs well with Caspian blue or Black stones. People with neutral skin tones wear rose gold exceptionally well.

Green gold is the color of harmony, re...

Some jewelry cleaning solutions sold today as "organic" are advertised as safe enough to consume internally. The sad news is that some retailers actually are ok with that claim. If you have purchased an Organic jewelry cleaning solution and were told that it it was safe enough to drink, demand a Material Safety Data Sheet. With over 30 years in this industry I would never under any circumstances recommend consuming any type of cleaning solution.

Here's why;

• Organic compounds interact with the items you wish to clean, as soon as you add soiled jewelry to the solution. The PH level begins to lower which starts he process of reducing the effectiveness of the product.


• Organic compounds tend to deve...