Healing Benefits of Wearing Copper and How to Care for Copper Jewelry
Healing Benefits Copper
Copper is an essential mineral for humans, and wearing copper jewelry has been associated with increased energy, pain relief, blood flow support and more. Copper also activates and enhances the vibrations of your crystals, if you’re wearing one of my spiral crystal pendants.
Why does Copper Turn Skin Green?
When you wear your first piece of copper jewelry, you might be surprised to notice your skin turning a bit green, where the copper bracelet, chain, etc is in contact with your skin.
This is totally normal.
Copper reacts naturally with the salt content on our skin, especially when we sweat. Copper also reacts more quickly to acidic environments. This is a blessing in disguise because your pH balance is important for overall health. Take this as a sign to double check your diet, stress, etc. if you notice that your skin turns green almost immediately.
Caring for your Copper Jewelry
OPTION 1: Just Go with it.
I totally love the look of patina on my jewelry. So I just let nature take its course. But I know that’s not everyone’s preference.
OPTION 2: Clean your jewelry daily.
For cleaning the chain, there are several good DIYs online about cleaning copper using lemon, vinegar, etc. You can just use google or youtube and pick one that works with supplies you already have lying around the house. If you eventually need to clean the pendant, you want to be a bit more careful, just because you don't want to scratch the crystal beads or expose them to too much acidity.
I have generally found that the pendants don't get tarnished as quickly as the chains because they aren't constantly touching skin and being exposed to skin acidity, sweat etc. So before trying anything else, try just a polishing cloth or microfiber cloth and giving the pendant a gentle, but thorough buffing. Once it's shiny again, just make sure to wipe it down with a cloth after wearing to remove any skin oils and help maintain the shine.
OPTION 3: Polish to return shine.
Chains are both quicker to tarnish and easier to clean. Just follow copper cleaning instructions online or grab a copper polishing cloth from Amazon. For just a few bucks, you can get a cloth treated specifically for copper. Once it's shiny again, just remember to wipe it down after wearing. Skin oils/acidity are most of what causes the tarnish, and how quickly it tarnishes will differ for different people. Wiping it down is the easiest and most effective way to slow that tarnishing process.
