Alright so I got this dumb question stuck in my head last month after buying a cheap sterling silver ring – can you actually shower with this thing or will it turn black overnight? I mean, everyone online screams DON’T DO IT, but no one actually shows proof. Time for my own stupid experiment.
Round One: Just a Quick Shower
Day 1: Threw the ring on my pinky, hopped in the shower for like five minutes. Just hot water, no shampoo or soap near it yet. Came out thinking, ha, look at that, still shiny! Felt cocky.
Day 2-5: Did the same quick rinse. Still okay? Yeah right. Started getting brave. Let the soap suds hit it a bit. Lever 2000, nothing fancy. Dried it off with my nasty Target towel. Honestly? Still looked fine. No black magic happening.
Round Two: Getting Stupid With It
Day 6: Okay, fine. Let’s really test this. Wore it for a full thirty-minute shower. Steam everywhere. Washed my hair twice with that cheap Suave shampoo – dumped it right over the ring. Soaped up the whole body, ring included. Rinsed, dried it half-assed.
- Morning Check: Not shiny anymore. Like… dull. Not black, but definitely not right. Cloudy. Like milk film on glass.
- Day 7: Did another long shower. Same deal. Ignored it.
- Day 10: Almost skipped the experiment. Ring looked sad. Like old tarnished silver you find in your grandma’s junk drawer. Still wearable? Technically. Pretty? Nah.
Started noticing gunk building up in the little grooves and design. Gross.
The “Okay, Maybe They Were Right” Phase
Day 14: Okay, two weeks in. This ring started looking straight-up yellow in some spots. Like mustard stain bad. Showering daily was wrecking it. Still a ring shape, but man… trash jewelry vibes.
Day 20: Pulled it off one morning, kinda forced it over the knuckle. Left this faint green mark! Yup, skin reaction. Last straw. Polished it that night with baking soda paste. Took like ten minutes of scrubbing to get some shine back.
My takeaways? Don’t be like me. Quick splash? Eh, maybe survive. Anything longer? Especially with soap? Just take it off! Water won’t kill it instantly, but soap? Hot water? Time? Yeah, they wreck sterling silver. “Okay” is like five minutes once in a blue moon. Regular showers? Forget it. Ruined my cheap ring in under a month doing the daily soak.
