Jeweler reveals the reasons why you should NEVER wear your engagement ring to bed

By SYEDA KHAULA SAAD FOR DAILYMAIL.COM 15:50 07 Mar 2025, updated 15:52 07 Mar 2025

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In 2024, it was estimated that the average cost of an engagement ring was $5,200.

For many people, that's a few month's worth of rent.

And while you may be excited to keep your ring on at all times, Neil Dutta, the Managing Director of engagement ring specialists at Angelic Diamonds, tells the DailyMail.com that this might not be the best idea.

In fact, she said there are seven very important reasons why you should never wear your ring to bed.

Those things that your diamond is nestled into?

They are called the 'prongs' of the ring, and wearing your ring to bed can cause stress to these, increasing the risk of loosening the diamond and even losing it.

'As we regularly repair diamond rings, I'd say as many as a third are due to prong damage,' Dutta says.

'And when I ask if the person sleeps with their ring, 99 percent say yes!'

You know how perfectly fitted your ring is to your finger?

'Think about how much you sweat throughout the day, or how much bacteria is trapped under your ring, naturally causing dermatological issues,' Dutta says.

Anything that is on your skin continuously in one spot for so long is going to be trapping moisture and bacteria around the skin of your finger.

'By taking your ring off at night, you're reducing that bacteria build-up and allowing your ring finger to breathe,' he says.

More than two-thirds of people never clean their jewelry.

And considering the potential skin issues that keeping your ring on long-term can cause, that's a little concerning.

By taking your ring off every night before bed, you're giving yourself a good excuse to go ahead and add a second step: cleaning it.

'Ideally, you should do this every day, but once a week will suffice,' Dutta says. 'Simply soak your ring in warm water with a drop of mild dish soap for 20 minutes, perhaps while you're getting ready in the morning, and then gently brush it with a soft toothbrush.'

Doing all of this is going to save you a lot of money in the long run, especially when it comes to repairing your ring.

This might seem unrealistic, but wearing your ring all the time (especially to bed) and deform it over time.

And when your ring is made of a thinner band or a softer metal, it has even more of a chance of changing shape.

'If you find that your once-perfect circle ring is now a mysterious oval shape, this is likely due to wearing it too much,' Dutta says.

Sure, the prongs keep your stone in safe, but if you're someone who tosses and turns in bed or sweats profusely in your sleep, you might be causing damage not just to the structure of the prongs but also directly to the stone.

'All of these increase the likelihood of you catching your ring on your bedding or nightwear, which can damage the prong setting,' Dutta says.

'You may even chip or loosen a stone, especially those in a pavé or channel setting.'

You can't really control what your body does while you sleep - so your ring may be causing some serious damage to your loved ones.

Some moms choose to take their engagement ring off when they're breastfeeding or taking care of babies.

You might want to transfer this practice to your sleep.

'For example, pavé settings with multiple small stones create multiple potential scratching points,' Dutta says.

'Whilst it would be an accident, a single turn in bed could result in an accidental scratch or, in the worst-case scenario, a skin abrasion on your child.'

'Whilst your engagement ring holds sentimental value, it also holds financial value too,' Dutta explains.

When you wear your engagement ring less, it increases its 'lifespan.'

'Constant wear, especially during sleep, accelerates depreciation,' Dutta says.

Even if you have ring insurance, you'll find that your policy doesn't cover you not taking care of your ring properly.

When you get an engagement ring, the excitement usually makes you want to keep in on forever.

But if you really want to preserve your ring in a way that honors how truly special it is (and how expensive it likely was), your best bet is to take it off before bed, remember to clean it, and just admire it when you put it on again in the morning.

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