To help you beautiful new jewelry last longer, always remove it to exercise, shower, swim, sleep, and when applying lotions, perfumes, or hairspray. This will keep the wear and oxidizing down and the quality up.
14K GOLD FILLED
You'd think "gold filled" would be filled with gold, but it's not! It's actually the opposite... it is multiple layers of solid 14k gold, pressure bonded to the outside of high quality jeweler's brass. To legally carry the name "gold filled", it must be, at minimum, 5% solid gold. That may not seem like a lot, but it is often more than 100 times the amount of gold found in gold plated jewelry! It won't flake or peel, and is tarnish resistant... it really wears like solid gold!
STERLING SILVER
Sterling silver is a precious metal, but when it is exposed to common compounds in the atmosphere, it oxidizes and can tarnish. Some body chemistries cause more tarnishing than others, and salt water and chlorine will especially darken your silver. Although all sterling silver oxidizes, you can keep it beautiful by giving it a gentle rub with a polishing cloth to remove the tarnish. When not wearing your sterling silver jewelry, keep it in an airtight zip bag.