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Skin and safety
Why some metals irritate skin and others don't, what the nickel rules really say, and when to take jewellery off.
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- Hypoallergenic earrings: what actually mattersThe word on the label has no legal meaning. The nickel limits do. Here is what to look for instead.
- Jewellery at work, school and sportFootball changed its mind about jewellery in 2026. Here is what the real rulebooks say, on the pitch, at work, at school and around babies.
- Metal allergies and sensitive skinFifty small discs, one week and a clear answer: how metal allergies work, and what dermatologists advise.
- Why Europe limits nickel, and the US doesn'tTwo small numbers decide how much nickel a ring or earring may release in Europe and the UK. Here is where they came from, and why America never set one.
- Why jewellery turns skin greenThe same chemistry that turned the Statue of Liberty green, on the inside of a ring: what the mark is, and what to do about it.
- All 37 guidesEight topics, from sizing to how a piece is made