Ring Care Guide

Start with your ring’s materials

The method below is suitable for many diamond rings, including Lab Diamond Engagement Rings, with secure settings. If your piece has other gemstones, special treatments, or a plated finish, follow its specific care instructions or ask our team before cleaning.

Give your ring its own space

Store your ring in its Jewellaire ring box or a soft, fabric-lined compartment. Keep it separate from other jewelry so stones, chains, and metal surfaces do not rub against each other. Separate storage helps prevent scratches and accidental damage.

This is useful for both Gold Engagement Rings and Platinum Engagement Rings, whose metal surfaces can show marks from contact with other pieces.

Choose a consistent spot

Keep your closed ring box in a dry, secure place away from sink edges, open windows, and busy countertops.

Avoid wrapping your ring in a tissue or leaving it loose in a pocket. Small items are easy to overlook when clearing a table or doing laundry.

Leave room for the setting

Your ring should sit comfortably in its box without the lid pressing against the stone or prongs.

Give raised settings and designs such as Three Stone Engagement Rings and Toi et Moi Rings enough space. If a box feels too tight, choose a larger padded compartment.

Store it clean and dry

After cleaning your ring, let it dry fully before closing the box. Keep jewelry away from damp areas and store it separately from lotions, perfumes, and cleaning products.

Plan ahead when traveling

Use a compact jewelry case with individual padded sections. Keep your ring in your carry-on or personal bag rather than checked luggage, and decide where you’ll store it before swimming, exercising, or heading out for an activity. GIA’s travel guidance also recommends keeping valuable jewelry with you rather than in checked baggage.

If you won’t have a secure place to keep it, leaving it safely at home may be the simplest option.

Keep your documents organized, too

Save your order confirmation, photographs, and any supplied grading report or appraisal somewhere you can find them. These records can be useful when arranging service or speaking with your insurer.

Before swimming or using a hot tub

Remove your ring before entering a pool or hot tub. Chlorine can affect some of the metal alloys used in jewelry settings, potentially weakening them over time. Store your ring securely before you enter the water.

Before going to the beach or into the ocean

Leave your ring in a secure place before swimming or playing in the sand. A ring that slips off in water or sand can be extremely difficult to recover.

Avoid leaving it wrapped in a towel or loose inside a beach bag.

Before lifting weights or playing contact sports

Gym equipment and forceful gripping can put pressure on the band and setting. Remove your ring before weightlifting, climbing, boxing, or other activities involving hard contact.

This applies to Bezel Engagement Rings as well as prong-set designs. A setting style does not make the whole ring immune to damage.

Before cleaning, gardening, or hands-on projects

Take your ring off before handling bleach, household cleaners, gardening tools, or heavy objects. Chemicals can damage some jewelry materials, while tools and hard surfaces can scratch or knock the setting.

Put it away before starting the task so you don’t need to find a temporary spot with wet or dirty hands.

Before showering or applying beauty products

Removing your ring before showering, applying lotion, or using hair products helps reduce residue around the stone and beneath the setting.

Let skincare products absorb before putting your ring back on. This simple habit can help keep Lab Diamond Engagement Rings looking clearer between cleans.

Before messy food preparation

Kneading dough, mixing ingredients by hand, and handling oily foods can leave residue in the setting. Store your ring before you begin, then put it back on once your hands are clean and dry.

At bedtime, if it catches or feels uncomfortable

Taking your ring off at night can help avoid snagging on bedding or hair, particularly with raised settings.

If you remove it, use the same protected storage spot each night. A closed ring box is a better choice than leaving it near the edge of a bedside table.

Whenever something feels different

If your stone moves, a prong catches repeatedly, or the band looks bent, stop wearing the ring and arrange an assessment.

Pay attention to exposed points and corners on Pear Shaped Engagement Rings, Marquise Engagement Rings, and Princess Cut Engagement Rings. Diamonds resist scratching, but a hard blow can still chip them; secure settings help protect vulnerable areas.