Does sterling silver tarnish?

Will sterling silver tarnish? In this video I answer this simple question, I will give you a brief understanding on the answer

When you google search online, you might find the same answer, some people are saying yes it does tarnish while others are saying it does not tarnish.

But since you are here, the short answer is YES, sterling silver does tarnish. Silver tarnish is a natural process that occurs on all sterling silver jewelry. Though some people think it’s a strong indication that the jewelry piece is fake, this is not 100% always the case.

The thought that sterling silver tarnishes only occurs with silver jewelry made from low purity silver is not always correct. There are many reasons that can also contribute to the tarnishing of silver.

You might buy from a high-end silver sterling jewelry company, and let me tell you, it will also tarnish. Brand name sterling silver, cannot hide from there solid sterling silver from tarnishing

[Icysoles]

When I started wearing silver chains as a kid, at first I was one who would clean em everyday, and try the most to keep from tarnishing. Eventually a jeweler told me to not be so uptight with the maintenance of the chain. He recommended quite the opposite, he recommended I sweat in it, wear it, and not even focus on keeping it clean. In other words this has been the secret for me to keeping my chains clean over the years. I cycle chains every couple years, and wear them 24/7/365, I work out, sweat, swim, sleep, shower in them and never had tarnishing issues.

[exkal]

I own a pendant that I’ve had since the mid 90’s. I had it stashed away until about 1 month ago. It was heavily tarnished but I was able to clean it very good and bring it back to life.

[vincentho]

the reason why some .925 silver pieces tarnish more rapidly than others is based on whether the piece of jewelry has a rhodium coating or not. Rhodium is highly tarnish-resistant and will help silver jewelry keep its color longer.

[josephk]

Hey Dennis. What’s your opinion about oxidized silver jewelry. Do you like the way it looks?

[codywatts]

What's so awesome about this baking soda and water paste is that it will clean silver, gold, white gold and stainless steel

[DanielVillaArt]

This video left me with more questions than answers.

[nino_]

I don't know too much about sterling silver jewelry but your videos are very helpful. also I want to thank you for helping me with my 3mm rope, I bought the product you told me to and it looks brand new.

[zachstrayhorn]

You should include in a video how to clean jewelry and like what’s safe. I have two of your chains and I use the polishing cloth that came with my first one to wipe off any oil from my skin or just moisture before I store them, and I don’t want to wear down the silver or clean anything too much.

[christopherj.samuel]

Bro.. what chain are you wearing on this video? Size and style, please.

[adamcz]

Something people forget about is that everybody's body is different the silver up against your skin will react depending on what your body secretes.... I have seen people wear chains and it tarnishes in 2 days and I have seen others wear them for a month and nothing happened. The cleaner your diet the less crap your body will release. Even if the silver tarnishes you can clean it in less than 2 minutes and make it look new again.

[jrramos]

What size and type of chain are you wearing in this video bro?

[liontrust]

all silver tarnishes with time even pure silver I prefer my silver to have tarnish in the crevices it brings out the details

[asmamateen]

Heyy i have a question, can we swim with a sterling silver bracelet, in chlorine water

[nickz]

You never answered the question...why does it tarnish for person A but not B

[gavinchapman]

Can I work with my chain on or will it get ruin even under my shirt

[TheBostonTom]

My silver has tarnished. Got this product called Wright's Silver Cream...stuff is amazing!!! Simple to clean your silver, I have an 88 gram hand made Miami cuben that I ware every day and it looks new just by using the product I mentioned once every 2-3 months.

[bobbyakeno]

How much is ur chains ⛓, got any pendants?

[dannygreen]

The only downside to silver is that it tarnishes, but it’s an easy fix, especially if you know the baking soda and aluminum foil method, which, in fact, takes only the tarnish and plates it onto the aluminum, whereas jewelry cleaner solutions, and other methods takes silver off, as well as the tarnish. So with that the pro side of having silver jewelry is that it’s 92.5%, pure silver, whereas most gold chains are only 48%to 75% pure.
So unless you’re buying 22 karat or pure gold jewelry, which is really not economically liable is that with a silver chain can say it’s “a silver chain” a chain made out of silver, whereas a 14 karat gold chain is only a little bit over half actual gold. Oh, and I forgot to mention that gold also does tarnish just not usually as fast as silver. One more note is that some people prefer the look of tarnished or “patina” on their silver jewelry and gold jewelry.
I have it a gold mariner link bracelet from my grandfather that has a little bit of a tarnish what I like to call a patina and I think it looks cool, so it really depends on what kind of person you are whether you mind or not and that it’s an easy fix if you know what to do. Just google using baking soda and aluminum foil for silver. And aside that which also works for gold, the only other thing you need to use cleaning your jewelry is Dawn dish soap. So for tarnish boil some water line a tray with aluminum foil lay your jewelry on top of the foil sprinkle some baking soda over it, and then pour boiling water into the tray. Maybe add some more baking soda it will foam up a bit mix it up a little and let it sit until cold, then rinse off and/or use Dawn dish soap and hot water. Gold or silver.

[galvan]

Baking soda hot water in aluminum give it 5min back to shine.

[theearth]

My father is wearing his marriage ring since 1997..and he wasn't able to take it off since 2003(because his finger did get fat and the ring is stuck till now)... And he does everything with it... And it's still clean.... He never cleaned it, , , nothing changed on it, , , real sterling silver never tarnish budd...neveeeer...