I probably should have taken it off when I washed my hands. The silver or whatever started rubbing off and it looked not so good. I had lost my real diamond and was using this as a replacement. For the money, I was hoping it would last longer. But, to my surprise my husband bought me a new diamond for Christmas! This looked really nice at first, but I would definitely take it off before putting your hands in water for any reason or doing any kind of work. Just wear it when you need to and store it when not in use. I probably could have gotten more use out of it.