Can a white gold ring turn ur finger green?
Depending on the weight of the Gold will depend if it turns your finger green – if the ring is say Pure mix (14K) there is 30% copper in the metal that will turn your finger green as the copper will react to the salts in your sweat. Generaly they will make a 14K ring and then cover it in 24K gold to reduce the “greening” effect. I would say if WHITE gold is turning your finger green then you are most likely hypersensitive to the copper. Because of the softness of pure (24k) gold, it is usually alloyed with base metals for use in jewelry, altering its hardness and ductility, melting point, color and other properties. Alloys with lower “k”, typically 22k, 18k, 14k or 10k, contain higher percentages of copper, silver or other base metals in the alloy. Copper is the most commonly used base metal, yielding a redder metal. Eighteen carat gold containing 25% copper is found in antique and Russian jewelry and has a distinct, though not dominant, copper cast, creating rose gold. Fourteen carat
