#silver tarnish

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Does Sterling Silver Tarnish? Prevention and Care Tips - The Irish Jewelry Company

Learn why sterling silver tarnishes and discover effective tips to prevent and remove tarnish. Explore high-quality sterling silver jewelry

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Caring for Your Sterling Silver Inlay Jewelry

Unlike gold or platinum jewelry, your sterling silver jewelry needs some special care to stay as beautiful as the day you brought it home. However, keeping your sterling silver jewelry looking goo…

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The holidays are coming!  Do you know how to clean your silver safely and effectively?  Check out my Hubpages blog for the definitive how-to on cleaning silver:

http://thenymphery.hubpages.com/hub/Science-v-Myth-Cleaning-Silver-with-Everyday-Home-Products

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This week on the Domestic Geek, Sara Lynn uses a quick and simple solution to remove silver tarnish! Sara Lynn on twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/SaraLynnCauchon

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So I noticed today that my lip stud appears to be tarnished. I probably should have caught that a while ago, but I had the piercing done a while ago and am not in the habit of scrutinizing it anymore. I'm going to get the stud replaced tomorrow, but is this a sign that I should think about changing piercing places? The one I have in now is the one I got pierced with, since I've never bothered to change it out. Hope you start feeling better soon~

If your lip stud is made from sterling silver and has never been polished since you began wearing it, this would explain the tarnishing. Silver tarnish is actually silver sulfide, a compound that occurs when silver interacts with sulfur in the air. Sulfur is a byproduct of burning fossil fuels. 

If your jewelry is not sterling silver, then what you are experiencing is not tarnish. The discolouration is most likely from the metal oxidizing. This is typically a sign that your jewelry has a high iron or nickel content as those are the two most common metals used in jewelry that also oxidize and discolour. If your jewelry has a high iron or nickel content, then I am sorry to say, your jewelry is low quality. At a professional studio, you should only be pierced with high quality surgical stainless steel, titanium and niobium. All of which have .2% nickel present and no iron. You may also have the option of gold or sterling silver, though gold is much better for healing piercings. 

When you go into the piercing studio, ask what material your jewelry is made of. Hopefully they will be truthful with you. However, unless the jewelry was sterling silver, I highly recommend going somewhere else to get your stud replaced. I hope this helps! Oh and thank you for you concern about my injury :D.

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