18ct rose gold is a beautiful, tarnish resistant metal. As a relatively new metal trend, it doesn’t seem as traditional as the others but it’s made a huge impact on the industry and it’s here to stay! Like all forms of 18ct gold, it contains a mix of metal alloys to create a strong, durable metal as pure gold is too soft. While 18ct yellow gold contains 75% gold, 12.5% copper, 12.5% silver, rose gold contains 75% gold, 22.25% copper, 2.75% silver. This mixture of precious metals is what makes rose gold so tarnish resistant.
In terms of skin sensitivity, rose gold isn’t hypoallergenic, due to the mix of pure gold and copper, so there is a small chance that rose gold might irritate the skin, especially if it’s 14ct or 9ct rose gold. It’s very rare that 18ct rose gold would irritate the skin. If you or your partner have very sensitive skin, we would recommend platinum over gold, as it’s a pure, hypoallergenic metal.