Ethical, Lab-Created Diamond Rings for a Sustainably-Minded Engagement and Wedding
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A kiss on the hand might be quite continental, but LAB-GROWN diamonds are a girl’s best friend. That’s how it goes right? I was recently speaking to one of my friends about lab-grown diamonds and recycled metals, and she was very intrigued because she had no idea they exist. Of course, this isn’t entirely new, but I feel as if the market for ethical jewelry has grown a lot in the last few years. It’s something attainable, and created in a way to easily compete with conventional jewelry companies. Finding brands like CLEAN ORIGIN makes me so hopeful for the future of diamonds and fine jewelry!!
Reasons to Love Clean Origin
LAB-GROWN DIAMONDS: This is the only way anyone should be purchasing a *new* diamond these days. I’m sure most of you have heard of the negative effects of diamond mining on the environment, not to mention the unethical treatment and dangerous working conditions of miners. It’s something we are able to completely avoid, today, by purchasing a man-made diamond. They are more SUSTAINABLE, ECO-FRIENDLY, LESS EXPENSIVE, and overall BETTER ON THE PLANET.
Did you know 1ct of a mined diamond disturbs around 100 square feet of land and almost 6,000 pounds of mineral waste?? With a 1ct lab-grown diamond, only 0.07 square feet of land is disrupted with only 1 pound of mineral waste. I think we can all see who the clear winner is here!
RECYCLED METALS: I’m sure I sound like a broken record on the blog sometimes, but I do believe in purchasing only recycled metals. Much like mined diamonds, there is a lot of environmental damage and unethical practices when it comes to mining metals. Plus, there is already enough metal circulating, we don’t need to mine for more. CLEAN ORIGIN offers 4 types of metals to choose from; white gold, yellow gold, rose gold and platinum. Each metal is CERTIFIED BY THE RESPONSIBLE JEWELRY COUNCIL which ensures the quality is just as high as what would be originally sourced from the earth without all the negative impact on people and the planet. As someone who owns a lot of recycled jewelry, I can tell you there is no way you can see the difference between recycled and new!
STUNNING, EASY-TO-SHOP DESIGNS: I love their user-friendly website. You are able to build your own, or you can navigate by style, metal and diamond shape. They have OVER 200 ENGAGEMENT RING STYLES, and around 50 wedding rings with a handful of mens rings to pick out, too! They have a great page dedicated to the 4 C’s of Diamonds if you are curious to learn more about cut, color, clarity and carat weight.
CLEAN ORIGIN also offers free shipping, a 100 Day Return Policy, Free Resizing AND a Lifetime Manufacturers’ Warranty.
Do you have a special story about your engagement or wedding ring??
I’d love to hear about it in the comments below!
oh & If you are wanting to drop any engagement hints, let me know and I’ll forward this post ;)