Once you receive your precious engagement ring, it’s understandable that you’d never want to take it off. The ring shows your partners love, affection, and commitment to you, which makes it extremely special. For this reason, it needs to be protected!

The best way to protect your engagement ring is to know when you shouldn’t wear it. This way you won’t lose or damage it.

Here’s when to remove the bling:

– When you’re doing housework

While you’re cleaning you may knock the ring. This is more common an occurrence than you’d expect. To ensure that your ring remains unscratched and unharmed, remove it before you start cleaning.

Additionally, cleaning products like bleach and ammonia damages both the metal and the stone of your ring.

– In the shower 

The scrubbing and soaking you do in the shower will take a toll on your band. It may even end up scratched.

– Working out

First off, the ring may fall off and you’ll lose it.  That’s the last thing you’d want. Second, the ring could get damaged by weights you use – the pressure on the ring could bend the band and result in the stone falling out of its setting.

– During your beauty routine 

Soaps, creams, perfumes and other such products all result in damage to your ring. If you keep your ring on every time you apply these products, it will build up and collect. This will result in a build up of grease and over time will result in deterioration.  If the products get under the stone, it way loosen it from its setting too.

– Travelling 

Travelling is tiring and keeps you busy, you could get lost in the activities and end up losing your ring.

– Cooking 

This is a recipe for disaster. The oils, fats, and flours will result in long term damage to your engagement ring. In fact, cooking is one of the biggest reasons people’s rings get ruined! So ensure that you take it off when preparing that romantic meal.

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