If you've ever taken off a bracelet at the end of the day to find a red mark, an itch, or a faint green coloration on your wrist, you're not alone. For a lot of people, wearing jewelry is not an easy journey. Many give up on bangles altogether, or only wear them for a few hours at a time.
It doesn't have to be that way.
"Hypoallergenic" is not a marketing buzzword. It refers to materials that don't contain common irritants, and that are not going to react with sweat, moisture, or skin oils over time. These materials are unlikely to cause an allergic reaction.
For jewelry, this matters a lot because it's worn directly against the skin for hours at a time.
Metals used in jewelry including gold or silver, are not 100% pure. To make metal more durable, it's typically mixed with other metals, and one of the most common additions is nickel.
Nickel is one of the most frequent causes of contact allergies in the world. For some people, it causes immediate irritation. For others, sensitivity builds gradually until one day a piece of jewelry starts to itch or mark their skin.
This is also why metal jewelry tarnishes, discolors, or leaves a green or grey residue: the metal is reacting with the skin and oxidizing.
The exterior of Kumlai bangles is made from a flexible glass-like transparent polymer, free from nickel, free from BPA. It doesn't react with sweat, water, or skin oils.
Inside each bangle, the gold or silver leaf is sealed, while the polymer's naturally brilliant surface enhances the richness of the precious metal.
The result is a bangle that can be worn continuously without the itching, redness, or marks that come with traditional metal jewelry.
If you have a diagnosed nickel allergy, Kumlai Buddhist bangles are for you.
But they're also for the much larger group of people who've stopped wearing bangles because the pieces they tried caused some level of discomfort.
They're for anyone who wants to put on bangles without ever second-guessing whether their skin will react, and without watching their color or surface degrade over time.
Kumlai Buddhist bangles are designed to be beautiful and completely worry-free against your skin.
