What Makes White Gold White?
Michalis 'BIG Mike' Kotzakolios


Defined Tag: White Gold.

White gold is created through the use of alloy metals. This just means, that unlike yellow gold – or pure gold - which occurs naturally, white gold is created through a process where it is combined with other metals.

This form of gold was developed over eighty five years ago because many people desired the look of platinum without the hefty price tag attached to it. Jewelers saw the potential for increased sales and doggedly went to work. Today, this form of gold is in a category all its own. It has become highly fashionable and can be created up to a state of 21-carat.

According to literature on the topic, making this whitish form of gold is similar to mixing watercolor paints. When light colored metals such as platinum and nickel are mixed with pure gold, the color of the pure gold turns pale and white. When gold is made using platinum, the resulting combination is usually soft and easy for jewelers to work with. Nickel-based gold is harder, less expensive, and difficult to mold.

There are some concerns involving nickel based gold. According to reports, up to fifteen percent of the population may have some form of allergic skin reaction to products containing nickel. There are efforts underway to mandate that this form of gold combined with nickel is labeled – similar to the efforts for marking genetically altered foods for consumer consumption. But as of now, there are no legal requirements to denote white gold that has been made with nickel.

White gold jewelry is available in a variety of forms, just like its yellow gold counterpart. If you look around you can find chains, bracelets, earrings, rings and pendants all made from this form of shiny, attractive gold. If you want to make a statement, then white gold is for you. It is a brilliant metal that is sure to attract attention. Furthermore, it is hard to distinguish this type of gold from the more expensive metals such as platinum.

If you are interested in white gold, you can find a vast amount of resources about it online. There are websites devoted to the edification about the substance and how to go about acquiring it. Take you time before you buy and find the right product for you!

BIG Mike is a well known author, developer and Adsense expert as well as the owner of Niche Maniacs - a unique Adsense Marketing System designed to build long-term passive income streams from Adsense, Amazon, YPN, Chitika and other PPC services.