Ring turns my finger black!

My google search results:

A) You are pregnant

B) You have low iron

C) Atmospheric Reaction (ring corrodes)

I've used clear nail polish on the inside of other rings to keep this from happening...but those were cheaper rings..

Everyone has a different ph level in their skin and it can change at any point just like allergies. Are you allergic to silver?

Maybe the rings need to be cleaned?? i have no idea!

I've also heard that if you drink a lot of sodas and things you could have high acid levels that can cause this.

If you're sure you're not pregnant I'd most likely say its an iron deficiency. It happens to me all the time my ring turns my finger a greenish black. Have your iron checked

Thanks everyone! Haha google always scares me into thinking things are way worse than they are!! Lol. I just wondered if anyone had any insight or similar experiences! I'm going to the doctor next month for a physical, so hopefully we'll figure it out! I hope I am not allergic to anything in it. I'm supposed to wear this ring forever!

How to Avoid Getting a Green Finger from a Ring

Even silver and gold jewelry can produce a discoloration, so advice for avoiding a green finger isn't as simple as just avoiding cheap jewelry. However, certain metals are less likely to turn green than others. You should have good luck with stainless steel jewelry, platinum jewelry and rhodium plated jewelry, which includes nearly all white gold.

Also, you'll greatly reduce the chance of any ring turning your finger green if you take care to keep soap, lotions and other chemicals away from your ring. Remove your rings before bathing or swimming, especially in saltwater.

Some people apply a polymer coating to their rings to act as a barrier between their skin and the metal of the ring. Nail polish is one option. Be aware you'll need to reapply the coating from time to time, since it will wear away.

Gold, especially 10k and 14k gold, usually contains enough non-gold metal that it can cause discoloration. Certain metals are less likely to turn green than others. You should have good luck with stainless steel jewelry, platinum jewelry and rhodium plated jewelry, which includes nearly all white gold.

Also, you'll greatly reduce the chance of any ring turning your finger green if you take care to keep soap, lotions and other chemicals away from your ring. Remove your rings before bathing or swimming, especially in saltwater.

Common causes of Black rings on your fingers is because the gold become oxygenated, causing the iron mixed with gold to surface. If a person has an iron deficiency, the hemoglobin in the blood is less able to carry oxygen. Iron is not all that dissimilar from gold, chemically speaking. If a person with an iron deficiency wears gold consistently, a black or dark green mark will form over the area.

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Low iron will cause this. Also you may have a skin reaction to gold, my FBIL has to wear tungsten because of this type of skin reaction.

I'm anemic (iron deficiency), one of the rings I wear is 10 K gold, and its never discolored my skin. Maybe see a dermatologist.

I asked my daughter who used to work in jewelry, she said that you it is either an iron deficiency or allergy. You could take some iron pills....or if it if 14K white gold...get it rhodium plated. Rhodium is part of the platinum family, and puts a barrier between you and the metal. She said she knew somebody that was so allergic to her wedding rings that rhodium plated her ring once every other month. Another suggestion she had if it is yellow gold...is to put clear nail polish on the inside of the ring the touches you directly. This is something that would need to be done every other week if you are highly allergic to the metal...because the nail polish wear off naturally and as the barrier wears down you will need to reapply it.

All my sterling silver jewelry turn me green allergic to gold so can't wear that.would white gold be the same as pure gold ?my jewelry is not cheap but still turns me green

This can happen with gold rings due to metallic abrasion (makeup and things rubbing tiny particles off or your ring), a corrosion of the metals in your ring, or from too much chlorine!

Try taking your ring off more (especially when applying cosmetics and skin products, sweating, or swimming), getting your ring re-plated with rhodium on the inside, or switching to a higher karat gold (or platinum) ring!

http://www.yatesjewelers.com/why-does-my-gold-ring-turn-my-finger-black.html

https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-photos/jewelry

My mother has always told me that it is due to the acid in your body. I suffer from acid reflux disease. My finger is always black when I get a flare up. Once it gets under control the black ring goes away.

I have a friend who's specific body oils eat gold specifically. They can't wear gold earrings for example because his body will erode the posts. Have you had any kind of similar reaction to other gold jewelry?

View Quoted Comment This recently started to happen to me. My iron is very low and one of my levels is about a 7-8, which is too low. It’s never done this until now.