How To Care For Your Wedding Ring

Since lockdown, big nights out have been different. We’re all out of practice after so much time at home watching Netflix in our pyjamas.As more of us are stepping out, these five tips will ensure you are prepared and can enjoy a worry-free night out.

Before proposing to your bride-to-be, you likely spent weeks, if not more, choosing the perfect engagement ring for her. You wanted to find something that suited her personal taste and style perfectly, and that was something she’d be excited to accept.

While she has now had some time to get used to wearing her ring, you won’t be sporting yours until the big day itself. From that day onward, you will be wearing your wedding ring day in and day out.

Throughout the course of your life, your ring will likely take a bit of a beating. This is especially true if your job is one that is rather labor intensive, if you spend your fair share of time in the gym, or if you enjoy hobbies that are more DIY in nature. If any of these apply to you, it is important to make sure that you are taking good care of your wedding ring.

While most men’s rings are rather low maintenance, you want to ensure that you are looking after yours. The good news is that this isn’t too big a task in the long run.

Here are just a few of the ways in which you can care for your wedding ring so that it can continue to look as good as new for many years to come.

Choose the Right Ring

Many of us dropped our makeup and skincare routine during the pandemic – after all, no one was seeing us except via Zoom! Cleanse, tone and moisturise daily to remove dead skin cells and add a healthy glow. The perfect base for makeup. Even if you’re reading this the day before your night out it is still worth starting your routine now. You’ll feel fresher and your skin will look plumper as a result of good moisturisation.

The first step to properly caring for your ring is to make sure that you choose the right one off the bat. Many men get caught up with the thought of getting a gold or even a platinum ring for themselves. While such rings are undoubtedly eye-catching, they tend to be much harder to care for.

If you spend a lot of your time working with your hands, it is best to consider a more durable metal like titanium or even NewmanBands.com Tungsten Rings. These will be less likely to scratch or even break when you are on the job.

To that point, many grooms these days decide that wearing their wedding ring during labor-intensive activities isn’t a good call since the ring can get damaged or destroyed. Because of this, many companies sell rubber or silicone wedding rings that can be worn in place of your real wedding ring. When you are no longer working with your hands, you can simply switch them out and wear your real ring once again.

Wash Your Ring

Fake tans, manicures, waxing – whatever your beauty routine, make sure any treatments are done a few days in advance. No one wants to be going out on the town with tender red stripes on their face after an eyebrow wax and in the Instagram age the photos will be around forever. As the Scouts always say, be prepared!

Every so often, it is a good idea to give your ring a good wash. This will help the metal to retain its shine and remove any grime and debris that might have accumulated on it.

Make sure that you know what sort of cleaners to use on your ring based on the metal it is made from. However, most rings can be given a gentle clean with a mixture of liquid soap and warm water. Some even find that a little wash in beer is enough to do the trick.

You don’t have to clean your ring every day, every month or so should be sufficient.