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Turquoise, properties and virtues
Turquoise, properties and virtues
Turquoise offers a variety of colors ranging from light blue to dark blue, veined with black. Turquoise deposits are found in many countries: Tibet, China, Iran, Afghanistan, Mexico, United States (Arizona), Chile, Australia, Israel, Tanzania. Very present in Buddhist, Nepalese, or Tibetan, it symbolizes material and spiritual wealth. Turquoise blue in Buddhism represents the life of humans in their life / death duality and earth / sky wisdom.
Properties of turquoise lithotherapy
In lithotherapy, turquoise is an emblem of courage. This semi-precious stone is also considered to be a source of well-being. It is also a symbol of wisdom. It arouses the nobility of feelings, indulgence and generosity.
Anecdote
The etymology of the name "turquoise" comes from Turkish stone, because it is in Turkey that the Europeans found it (and that although the mineral was imported from Iran). She gave her name to the turquoise color.
Stones and chakras
Turquoise can be used on the neck and throat chakra.
Maintenance of turquoise
Turquoise has a hardness of 5 to 6 out of 10, with 10 being the hardest stone, diamond. Its friable structure makes it delicate to work in jewelry and sensitive to shocks. It is a porous natural stone, it is sensitive to perfumes, to perspiration (jewelry in contact with the skin), to household products, all of which can alter its color.
To maintain your turquoise stones just wash them with clear water. Professional ultrasonic cleaning of jewelery is not recommended for this semi-precious stone.
Turquoise & fair trade jewelry
Omyoki offers turquoise jewelry, designed in France and then handmade by talented artisans in India, Nepal and in Tibetan communities. Original creations, in limited editions, and sometimes as a unique piece. This video puts in image, this history of know-how and craftsmen.
Each workshop was visited, to check the working conditions, the quality of life and the fair remuneration of the craftsmen. A personal relationship has been established with each artisan, around countless teas and spending hours chatting, as it should be in Asian countries.
Labradorite properties and virtues
Labradorite, properties and virtues
Labradorite is a semi-precious gray-black stone with intense blue highlights. A stone of character, whose essence blue highlights are raging at the moment.
lithotherapy
In lithotherapy labradorite is the stone of protection par excellence, forming a barrier against mental pollution. It absorbs negative energies to protect the wearer. Labradorite is the Yin stone for its opening and Yang for its radiance. Labradorite is a stone that brings balance, helps to overcome stress and promotes intellect, inspiration and intuition. In terms of health labradorite is used to balance the disorders related to the digestive system, as well as hormonal and menstrual disorders. It is also effective for stimulating the muscular system and the blood circulation.
Anecdote
The name of labradorite comes from the area in which it was discovered, Labrador, in northern Canada.
Stones and chakras
Labradorite can be used on the solar plexus chakra to promote friendships and relationships with others. Applied to the 3rd eye chakra, it solicits intellectual properties and intuition.
Maintenance of labradorite
Labradorite has a hardness of 6 / 10, 10 being the hardest stone, the diamond. It is a natural stone quite sensitive to shocks.
To maintain your labradorite stones just wash them with clear water. Professional ultrasonic cleaning of jewelery is not recommended for this semi-precious stone.
Labradorite & fair trade jewelry
Omyoki offers labradorite jewelry, designed in France and then handmade by talented artisans in India. Original creations, in limited editions, and sometimes as a unique piece. This video puts in image, this history of know-how and craftsmen.
Each workshop was visited, to check the working conditions, the quality of life and the fair remuneration of the craftsmen. A personal relationship has been established with each artisan, around countless teas and spending hours chatting, as it should be in Asian countries.
Amethyst, properties and virtues
Amethyst, properties and virtues
Amethyst is a beautiful pale purple to pale purple stone. The light passing through this semi-precious stone embellishes it and enhances its limpidity. Amethyst jewels are often made of silver because these two materials marry perfectly. Crimped stones are often full and rarely pruned.
lithotherapy
In lithotherapy, amethyst is used to fight excess (alcohol, drugs, tobacco ...). Stone of plenitude, it is particularly suitable for hyperactive and stressed. It promotes spiritual elevation, concentration, meditation, intuition, creativity and visualization. Amethyst helps to detach from material futility.
Anecdote
The name of the stone comes from the Greek "Amethustos" which means "who is not drunk". The Greeks and Romans drank from cups of amethyst to protect themselves from the effects of alcohol.
Stones and chakras
Amethyst can be used for the solar plexus chakra to soothe gastric pain and contribute to the proper functioning of the liver. It can also be used with the basic chakra to calm anxiety and anger.
Amethyst maintenance
Amethyst has a hardness of 7 / 10, 10 being the hardest stone, the diamond. It is a natural stone moderately sensitive to shocks.
To maintain your amethyst stones just wash them with clear water. Professional ultrasonic cleaning of jewelery is not recommended for this semi-precious stone.
Designer jewelry & fair trade
Omyoki offers amethyst jewelry, handmade and made by artisans from India, Nepal, and Tibet. Original creations, in limited editions, and sometimes as a unique piece. This video puts in image, this history of know-how and craftsmen.
Each workshop was visited, to check the working conditions, the quality of life and the fair remuneration of the craftsmen. A personal relationship has been established with each artisan, around countless teas and spending hours chatting, as it should be in Asian countries.
Maintaining brass jewelry
The maintenance of brass jewelry requires a little more attention than gold jewelry, only stainless metal. Brass is a combination of pink copper and gray zinc, it has a natural matte yellow color that gives it a slight vintage look. Like 925 silver, brass oxidizes in contact with the air and over time. Oxidation is a surface phenomenon and it is easy to overcome, in order to keep its brass jewelry bursting.
Care Tips Brass Jewelry
The two main things to do for proper care of brass jewelry are to store them in pouches or a jewelry box, and to protect them from contact with acidic substances. Here are some additional tips:
- Remove your brass jewelry for cleaning, sports, or going to the pool
- Drop your perfume drops away from the contact areas with your jewelry
- Prefer a neutral pH soap (if you do not remove your jewelry in the shower!)
- Remove your brass jewelry to sleep if your skin is acid (acid skin = your jewelry darken very fast)
Why does brass jewelry tarnish?
Unlike gold, the surface of brass tarnishes over time. Oxidation is a natural phenomenon, but certain factors accelerate it, let's see which ones:
- PH acidic skin.
The PH of the skin varies from one person to another and according to what is consumed. Indeed the PH will be more acidic if the person consumes acidic foods or alcoholic beverages. To learn more, read this Naturopathic article. - The contact of brass jewelry with
- acid perspiration
- cosmetics,
- perfumes,
- maintenance products,
- chlorinated pool water
- a very humid air
Cleaning and maintenance of brass jewelry
The main idea for cleaning brass jewelry is to remove the thin layer of brass tarnished by oxidation (contact with oxygen).
The recipes of grandmothers
- Baking soda
Place the baking soda on a previously wet toothbrush and rub gently. - Ash of cold wood
Same as bicarbonate - White vinegar
Soak your silver jewels in white vinegar. Leave 2 for hours. - Lemon juice
Dip a toothbrush into squeezed lemon juice and rub gently.
The tricks of modern times
- Coca
Soak your silver jewelry in coca, for 1 minute. Wash them with soapy water and rinse thoroughly. - Toothpaste
Cover the silver jewelry with toothpaste and let sit 30 minutes.
You have been warned!, the maintenance of brass jewelry is not at all the same if it includes semi-precious stones. Indeed, it will be necessary to bypass the stones so as not to damage them! Their chemical composition might not at all appreciate a treatment reserved for brass.
If your brass jewelry has stones, use a toothbrush, a soft cloth and a dose of patience. If necessary, a little elbow grease will suffice.
Remember to use a chamois or microfiber type cloth to avoid scratching the brass.
Maintenance of professional brass jewelry
There are products dedicated to jewelry, such as products Hagerty, a brand specializing in the care of jewelry and precious objects. These items range from 7 to 10 euros.
Omyoki brass jewelry
The Omyoki brass jewelry are hand-made, for the most part. Those who come from presses (simple and full forms) benefit from hand-made finishes. We opted for brass jewelry without gold plating as veneers rarely fit in time. Simple brass, will tarnish over time, but with proper maintenance will retain all its brilliance.
Brass has been used in jewelry for hundreds of years. It is mainly the Indian artisans who initiated this use, which became common later. Now very trendy, brass jewelry is on the rise!
Moonstone, a female stone
moonstone
Moonstone comes mainly from India, Brazil, USA and Australia. The moonstone jewels of Omyoki jewelry come from India and sometimes from its close neighbor, Sri Lanka.
White to bluish white, moonstone is a stone of light. Jewelers cut it and crimp it so as to let light filter through the gem. Moonstone is made up of thin strips of feldspar and this bluish reflection, called adularescence or Schiller effect, is, in mineralogy and gemology, a shimmering under the surface of the stone of light, in the different layers of feldspar. It is a marked effect in moonstone and labradorite.
In lithotherapy, moonstone is recognized as an essentially feminine stone. It promotes a good hormonal balance. Moonstone develops intuition and brings softness and tolerance for hard and severe people.
Maintenance of the moonstone
Moonstone has a hardness of 6 to 6,5 / 10, 10 being the hardest stone, the diamond. It is a stone sensitive to strong shocks.
To maintain the moonstone just wash it with clear water. Professional ultrasonic cleaning of jewelery is not recommended for this semi-precious stone.
Designer jewelry & fair trade
Omyoki offers moonstone jewelry, handmade and made by artisans from India, Nepal, and Tibet. Original creations, in limited editions, and sometimes as a unique piece. This video puts in image, this history of know-how and craftsmen.
Each workshop was visited, to check the working conditions, the quality of life and the fair remuneration of the craftsmen. A personal relationship has been established with each artisan, around countless teas and spending hours chatting, as it should be in Asian countries.
New shop
Omyoki jewelry is at Tilapia
Find Omyoki jewelry at Allevard les Bains. Following a beautiful meeting with Delphine, the leather maker, creator of the Tilapia brand, a beautiful collaboration was born. The boutique, located at 6 Rue Chenal in Allevard, brings together creative artisans from the region. You will find:
Leather bags, handmade Tilapia
belts, and a multitude of all-leather Tilapia items
Omyoki jewelry
skirts and designer clothes
organic soaps and creams from the region
cushions and handmade bags
The Tilapia Craftsmen's Boutique brings together craftsmen-creators' products.
Tilapia Shop
Allevard les Bains, a town known for its thermal baths, hosts a number of spa centers. The Tilapia shop is located in the center of the village, near the Tourist Office.
Tilapia designer shop
6 Rue Chenal, 38580 Allevard
Open Monday to Friday from 9h to 12h and from 14h to 18h
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