10 things you should never do while wearing your engagement ring
1. Put On Lotion:
Believe it or not, excessive build-up of heavy makeup, lotion, or creams can dull the stones in your ring. Also, note that hairspray can eat away at gold and dull the surface of diamonds and other stones.
2. Swim:
Swimming in cold water, like an ocean or lake, can cause your fingers to shrink allowing the ring to slip off (you will not find a ring lost in the ocean). The chlorine in some swimming pools can also cause damage to your ring – especially if its prolonged.
3. Clean The House:
Bleach and other household cleansers can damage settings and mountings; some cleaners can even change the color of your setting or the diamond itself. So, always wear protective gloves or remove your ring altogether.
4. Do The Dishes:
Harsh chemicals and dish soaps can discolor, dissolve, or otherwise damage the stone or metal bands.
5. Operate Heavy Machinery:
If you have a job that involves manual labor, like construction work, keep your ring at home in a safe place. This will help avoid breaks, splits, cracks, and looseness that are caused by bang-ups.
6. Play tennis:
If you have a tight grip, are left-handed and have diamonds all around your band, remove your ring before playing.
7. Gardening:
Always wear reinforced gloves while gardening to avoid the hidden rocks in dirt from chipping the diamond or knocking the setting loose– or remove it all together.
8. Sleep:
Depending on the shape and size of your ring, wear it to sleep at night can be a bad idea. If you have an over-sized stone with lots of edges, remove it before going to bed and avoid scratching you or your bed partner’s face in the night.
9: Lifting Weights:
While wearing your ring is probably OK for most cardio (sorry, Kim, you’re probably being paranoid) lifting weights and using weight machines creates a risk for dings and cracks in the stone.
10. Clean The Oven:
Oven cleaner Easy Off is a notoriously harsh product (it burns skin to the touch!) and the damage on wedding rings can be catastrophic. Don’t risk it with gloves – remove your ring completely.
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I take it off for all those things except sleeping. I don't see the point in taking it off then.
I guess I can never do any of these things. My ring is stuck on. It got stuck when I was pregnant with my second child and after my third I had it cut off and resized and am not doing that again. Having the ring cut off was painful and having it fixed and sized was expensive and then afterward I was always afraid I'd lose it because it could come off. So now it is stuck again just the way I like it and when I die the funeral home can cut off my finger and give the ring to my dd to inherit that way.
I was just wondering about in the pool now that I am swimming daily.
I used to leave my ring at home when I went to the gym or the beach or washed dishes. My husband bought me a ringwrapper when he got the idea that guys might hit on me at the gym if they thought I was single. It goes over my ring and protects it from scratches and from falling off which helps because my ring is about 1 size too big (when it's not super hot out). I wear my RW everywhere now, even when we go out for walks and stuff so that way I don't have to clench my hand, worrying that it will fall off.
Any plans yet?
- HisSweetheart07
on Jul. 11, 2012 at 9:03 PM