Thanks for that information. I have an offbeat question. Are some metals better than other for jewelry, in terms of not holding germs? How is gold with germs?
I am far from an expert on the subject, I just happen to have recently read an article on that.
From what I read, silver is very good; then copper. Stainless steel is horrible and keeps germs alive for a long time.
Follow my link to the article on Wikipedia - it might lead to more info: Oligodynamic Effect
The oligodynamic effect (Greek: oligos = few, Greek: dynamis = force) was discovered in 1893 by the Swiss Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli as a toxic effect of metal ions on viruses and living cells e.g. algae, molds, spores, fungi, prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms, even in relatively low concentrations.[1] This antimicrobial effect is shown by ions of mercury, silver, copper, iron, lead, zinc, bismuth, gold, aluminium, and other metals.