9 October 2026
Why does some gold turn your skin green?
That green mark isn't random. Lower karat gold contains more copper and other metals that can react with sweat, while 22K and 24K are mostly pure gold. Here's the purity of each carat, today's 22K and 18K prices in Dubai, and what to check before you pay.
Transcript
Why does some gold turn your skin green? It's the other metals. Lower karat gold has more copper and other metals, and they can react with your sweat. 24 karat is ninety-nine point nine percent gold. 22 karat, ninety-one point six. 21 karat, eighty-seven and a half. 18 karat? Only seventy-five. So with 22 and 24 karat, a green mark is rare. Today 22 karat is about four sixty-seven dirhams a gram, 18 karat about three eighty-four. Check the stamp, nine one six or seven fifty, before you pay. Follow for tomorrow's rate.
