Pico – Billie Hoops – gold

To maintain your jewelry in their best condition, we recommend that you keep your jewelry in our airtight Pico bags when not in use. In this way you avoid your jewelry getting dark (tarnish/oxidize). Silver and gold-plated jewelry becomes dark from for example sweat, sulfur, chlorine and from the oxygen we breathe in. Therefore, avoid having them laying on the bedside table or having them hanging on a jewelry rack in the bathroom where the humidity is high.

Take off your jewelry when you bathe, swim and play sports. Your jewelry should be applied as the last thing in your daily attire. Therefore, avoid applying perfume or other cosmetic products directly to your jewelry as the surface can be damaged.

Silver

Our silver is sterling silver, 925. 925 means that 92,5% is pure silver and the remaining part is copper. Silver is a soft material. Silver oxidizes/tarnishes over time when it is exposed to mixed other humidity. This problem can be solved by cleaning your jewelry with liquid jewelry cleaner.

Silver Plating & Gold Plating

Silver plating and gold plating is a surface treatment that is often used for bijouteri. The advantage by using brass is, the gilding binds significantly better on brass than on other materials. Pico jewelry is silver plated with fine silver or 24 carat gold on the brass. The surface treatment will eventually fade off due wearing and the base material will appear.

The surface treatment will fade faster if you regularly use hand sanitizer or if your jewelry comes in contact with water and soap. Especially rings will often fade faster than earrings, necklaces or bracelets.