I am lucky and have never broken out from wearing any jewelry. I have turned green though after the original coating wore off. There is a product called Jewelry Shield. It is made specifically to coat jewelry, better than clear nail polish, which is the other option.
Hi Linda! Yes, unfortunately. That bracelet is costume jewelry with plastic faux turquoise, so I would have been surprised if it didn't contain nickel. I'll do another quick video going into more detail in the next few days. Thanks for watching!
Awesome EK, I had several questions if the jewelry i am selling is hypo allergenic… and i do not how to tell… nice one, next time i will include that nickel testing soln
@@rnrcyberpicker There is a way to test for it using the 10k testing acid. You have to drop the acid directly on the piece of jewelry and see what color the acid turns. This will damage the jewelry though. I’ll see if I can find the little booklet with the instructions.
I tried out the method I alluded to in my previous response. Results were inconclusive, so I can't advise relying on this method. More details below: The JSP booklet says that you can "try to approximate for the base metal content" by dropping some 10k solution directly on the metal a seeing what the color reaction is. Supposedly, the reaction will be dark brown if the base metal is brass, brown if the base metal is copper, and blue if the base metal is nickel. I tried this method on the cuff bracelet and got no reaction at all. The cuff probably doesn't have enough nickel to react to the 10k solution. To go one step further, I have tested brass and copper as well as a 5 cent coin (has high nickel content) using the 10k solution. They all actually react blue-green. I believe that these all test the same because of the high % of copper in each alloy. I have no good explanation as to why the reaction is blue-green when the booklet says it should be dark brown, brown, and blue, respectively. I'm sure there is an explanation, though.
I made a community post with a bit more information on the subject: www.youtube.com/@elizabethkjewelryandart/community
Thank you!
You are welcome!
I am lucky and have never broken out from wearing any jewelry. I have turned green though after the original coating wore off. There is a product called Jewelry Shield. It is made specifically to coat jewelry, better than clear nail polish, which is the other option.
Great tip!
I had no idea you could test for nickel- thank you Elizabeth!
I'm glad it was helpful!
Hi Elizabeth! Is nickel okay to wear?
Hi Jamie, if it doesn't cause you an allergic reaction, I think it can be considered safe to wear. It's not like lead, which is unsafe at any level. ❤
@@elizabethkjewelryandart ohh ok, thank you! 😊
I never thought to look for nickel testing solution! Thanks Elizabeth!❤️🙏
Happy to help!
Me too! Thanks for the pointers!
You are so welcome!
🩵Hi Elizabeth , So therefore, you can not wear that beautiful turquoise cuff because it's not nickel free? I'm very curious 🎉 Thank you, Elizabeth 🌟
Hi Linda! Yes, unfortunately. That bracelet is costume jewelry with plastic faux turquoise, so I would have been surprised if it didn't contain nickel. I'll do another quick video going into more detail in the next few days. Thanks for watching!
Awesome EK, I had several questions if the jewelry i am selling is hypo allergenic… and i do not how to tell… nice one, next time i will include that nickel testing soln
@@elizabethkjewelryandart is there another way if we do not have that soln yet?
@@rnrcyberpicker There is a way to test for it using the 10k testing acid. You have to drop the acid directly on the piece of jewelry and see what color the acid turns. This will damage the jewelry though. I’ll see if I can find the little booklet with the instructions.
I tried out the method I alluded to in my previous response. Results were inconclusive, so I can't advise relying on this method. More details below:
The JSP booklet says that you can "try to approximate for the base metal content" by dropping some 10k solution directly on the metal a seeing what the color reaction is. Supposedly, the reaction will be dark brown if the base metal is brass, brown if the base metal is copper, and blue if the base metal is nickel. I tried this method on the cuff bracelet and got no reaction at all. The cuff probably doesn't have enough nickel to react to the 10k solution.
To go one step further, I have tested brass and copper as well as a 5 cent coin (has high nickel content) using the 10k solution. They all actually react blue-green. I believe that these all test the same because of the high % of copper in each alloy. I have no good explanation as to why the reaction is blue-green when the booklet says it should be dark brown, brown, and blue, respectively. I'm sure there is an explanation, though.