Jewelry Care
Designed with Love and Intention
Shakti Jewels is designed with love in New York City. Each design begins as an intention—what it will evoke, how it will inspire. It is brought to fruition through original drawings by our creative team.
Crafted By Hand
Shakti Jewels is hand-crafted in the USA.
Assembly - Shakti Jewelry is hand crafted. 80% of Shakti Jewelry is assembled/finished in USA.
Quality Metals
Shakti Jewelry is cast in sterling silver, 18kt gold plate over brass and gunmetal. Plating is bonded to brass with palladium (from the platinum family), creating a quality, long-wearing plate with proper care. Our ear wires do not contain brass, instead remaining gold vermeil (sterling silver with 18kt gold overlay), ensuring a beautiful and long wearing effect. All Shakti Jewelry pieces are nickel-free.
All Gold - Brass (base metal), then a layer of Palladium (one of the PGM’s, platinum group metals), 20 mils of Gold, matte
All Silver - Sterling Silver .925, matte and slightly oxidized in order to make any designs pop. Some larger styles are brass (such as our cuffs) with a Palladium layer and 20 mils of Silver plating.
Gunmetal in 2 ways - Oxidized sterling silver or plating layer of Ruthenium (over palladium, over brass), matte
Rose Gold - Brass, layer of Palladium, Gold, 5 mils Rose Gold, matte Rose gold alloy composition: 58.5% gold, 32.5% copper, 9% silver
*mil = 1/1000of an inch
Sourcing
We do our best to source stones that are ethically mined. Most of the stones in our collection come from Thailand and India, as well as Tucson and Turkey. When working with vendors, we are sure to contact them for details on stone sourcing and mining.
Powerful and Authentic Gemstones
We strive to source the highest quality, authentic gemstones to make your piece of Shakti Jewelry as meaningful as it is beautiful. As a result, all of our healing gemstones come in variations of color, pattern, and texture. We consider that these variations are what make your piece of jewelry that little bit extra special and unique—a reflection of you.
How To Care for Your Jewelry
Storing Your Jewelry - When you are not wearing Shakti Jewels, it should be stored in an airtight plastic bag. This will prevent tarnishing and scratching.
While Wearing Your Jewelry - Exposure to water, lotions, body oils, cosmetics, perfumes, excessive heat and humidity and cleaning agents may cause discoloration and affect the finish of the jewelry.
How to clean your Jewelry - After much research, we have found that polishing papers work best to restore luster to our sterling silver pieces. Sterling silver pieces can be cleaned best with our polishing paper. Unfortunately, gold plated jewelry cannot be cleaned.