Ear Health & Safe Earrings

Pure gold does not tarnish. Gold earrings tarnish because of the other metals mixed into lower karat gold. Here is what causes the d...

Gold plated earrings are only as safe for sensitive ears as the metal underneath. Here is why the base metal matters more than the gold.

How long gold plating lasts on earrings depends on thickness and wear: months to a few years. Here is what wears it faster, and what happens next.

14K gold is 14 parts gold and 10 parts other metal. Whether 14K gold is good for sensitive ears depends entirely on those 10 parts.

Higher karat gold has less alloy in it to react with skin. Here is what each karat actually contains and which one suits sensitive ears.

Many gold earrings do contain nickel, and the karat tells you how much room there is for it. Here is how to work out what is actually in a pair.

Gold earrings turn ears green because of the metals mixed in with the gold, not the gold itself. Here is what causes it and how to avoid it.