Here’s Why Every Bride Needs a Ring Keeper – Six Activities that Can Cause Premature Wear and Tear on Your Engagement Ring and Wedding Band

Your engagement ring and wedding band are significant symbols you carry with you from your special wedding day.

Whether you’ve spent years dreaming about the perfect engagement ring or your spouse surprised you with the rock, you have it, and you want to show it off! 

However, now that you have this permanent symbol fixed on your finger, you must keep it safe, sparkling and in perfect condition. 

Life is busy! Few people realize that their everyday activities can damage their wedding and engagement rings.  You must know what types of activities can cause daily wear and tear on these sentimental pieces and how you can protect them. 

From affordable brass to precious platinum, rings are made from various metals.  Each type of metal has its advantages and disadvantages. For example, gold and silver are very malleable and are commonly used to make wedding rings.  Ring makers will often combine them with other metals to help make rings more durable; however, abrupt impacts or bumps over time can cause them to deform.

While the diamond is the world’s hardest mineral, it is still vulnerable to damage, just like many other gemstones used in rings. Damage to rocks is often caused by a series of dings, scratches, chips, and snags.

Purchasing insurance and taking your ring in for routine maintenance (cleaning and inspection) at the jeweller are two essential steps to ring care. However, there are many times throughout the day when you should consider removing your rings and storing them safely.  Below are some daily activities where you should consider removing your rings. 

Exercising:

Exercise is an essential part of living a healthy lifestyle. If your exercise routine involves lifting weights, joining a spin, yoga or Pilates class, going for a jog, hike or bike ride, or enjoying a sweat session on cardio equipment, your salty sweat and the equipment you are using can all cause damage to your rings. 

Playing Sports:

Playing both team and individual sports often involves the use of equipment. For example, even though our wedding rings might be hidden in protective gear, like a baseball glove, abrupt or continuous blows from balls, clubs, sticks, and rackets can cause sudden changes in the shape of our rings or deformity over time. 

In the water:

Whether you love the beach, enjoy the pool, or like to relax in a hot tub, your rings do not want to be exposed to salt water or chemicals. These can be harsh and cause discolouring, dulling, tarnishing, and may even cause the metals to break down over time.  The cooler water in oceans, lakes and pools can also cause the blood vessels below our skin to shrink, causing rings to slip off in the water without us even knowing quickly.

When applying products:

All of the lotions and potions we apply to our bodies can get stuck in the crevices and prongs of rings, making them hard to clean. The leftover film increases the chance that dirt and other particles will collect. Products can also build up under stone settings causing them to loosen over time.  Whether you are putting on lotion, sunscreen, bug spray, or other sticky substances that can coat or build upon your ring, consider removing your call first.

Cleaning:

Most cleaning products, solutions, and chemicals we use to perform daily chores can be very harsh on our rings. These substances can cause calls to dull, weaken, or crack as they break down the metals and finishes. Cleaning activities can also cause us to knock our rings up against porcelain toilets and tubs, snag them on household furniture, or scratch them on dishes.

Gardening:

If you have a green thumb and love to get your hands dirty in the garden, it is essential to remove your rings. Dirt, sand, rocks, clay pots, and standard gardening tools can cause severe abrasions to your rings. In addition, tiny particles can get stuck between the prongs or crevices, causing further damage. 

So, where exactly is the best place to store your rings when you need to remove them? Of course, if you are at home, you should put them in a cloth-lined dish or the box that they came in. But what about when you are not in the comfort of your own home?

We often need to remove our rings when we are on the go! This could be while at the gym, on the volleyball court, at the spa, at work, before a round of golf, or while sanitizing our hands at the mall.

Our usual methods of tossing these sentimental pieces into the bottoms of our purses or beach bags, our wallets or change purse, or even our pockets, can often result in heartbreak and worry as our jewels get lost in the black hole within, or even worse, they go missing altogether. 

We want to wear our rings when we are out and about. We want to show them off when we can, and if we leave them at home, what is the point of having them?

The Ring Keeper

If you are looking for the best way to stash your rings when you are going, you need to check out the Ring Keeper! It is the easiest, most compact and beautiful way to keep your calls safe when you need to remove them.

The Ring Keeper is a leather, zippered mini-case (only 4cm in diameter) with an anti-tarnish fabric lining and two elasticated internal pockets that keep your rings safe from being scratched, pulled, or otherwise damaged. The lobster clasp secures your Ring Keeper to your purse, keys, belt loops, or backpacks, so your precious finery is never hard to find.

If you want to keep your rings safe, sparkling and in perfect condition, you need one of these beauties!  Take a peek here https://www.dherese.com/ to see the colour options and order yours today!