18-karat rose gold will fade, but not easily.
Why does 18-karat rose gold fade?
●18k rose gold will fade because of wear or peeling of the surface plating.
18k rose gold is essentially 18k gold, 18k gold is an alloy composed of 75% gold and 25% other metals, the natural color is very light yellow.
The 18-carat gold jewelry has a layer of electroplating on the outside. The role of this layer of electroplating is to protect the metal substance of 18K gold itself, and the second is to change the color of the appearance of 18K gold, such as the existing 18K rose gold, white gold, and color gold.
The 18k rose gold that we see has faded, in fact, the plating has been oxidized, corroded or knocked off. At this point, the 18k rose gold will reveal its original darker yellow color.
What causes 18k rose gold electroplating to wear and fade?
One reason is to wear it for a long time, and the other is to wear it improperly.
Prolonged contact with the skin, sweat will affect the 18k rose gold plating.
At the same time, during the wearing process, 18k rose gold contact with acid and alkali environment and chemicals, or frequent friction with other hard objects during the wearing process will cause the coating to wear.
Why does 18k rose gold not fade easily?
Because the nature of 18k gold is very stable, even in our long-term wearing process, skin sweating or contact with products such as cleaning agents, the impact of 18K alloy is very slow.
As long as we maintain properly, 18k rose gold is not easy to fade, if the fade to professional jewelry institutions to do maintenance, re-cleaning electroplating, you can restore the luster of the original rose gold.
8k gold maintenance tips share:
1, avoid friction with other hard objects.
2, do not wear when doing housework, swimming, bathing, hot spring, sauna, wearing heavy makeup.
3, try not to wear when the body is sweating.
4, after the appearance of fading or discoloration, timely to the relevant professional jewelry institutions to do maintenance.