Allergies

A number of people have suffered an allergic reaction when wearing jewellery. Often heard was the phrase “I’m allergic to 9 carat gold”. This is not the case, Gold is a noble metal, it is not possible to be allergic to it. The allergy stems from a reaction to other alloys used e.g. the other 15 carats in 9 carat gold (total 24 which would be pure). Most often the allergy comes from nickel, which has now been outlawed in the Nickel Directive. The above explanation also covers allergic reaction to sterling silver.