Water Resistance and Everyday Ring Care

Author: AIVELA TeamAug 19, 2026

A water-resistance rating should make everyday life easier, not encourage you to test the limits of a small electronic device. AIVELA RING PRO can be worn while washing your hands and during a cool shower, and normal contact with clean fresh water is expected. Heat, salt, strong pool chemicals, detergent, wear, and impact can create very different conditions from a controlled laboratory test.

Knowing what the rating means, and what it does not mean, helps you protect the ring, its battery, its seal, and its charging contacts.

Care should fit the things you already do

After washing or exercise, checking that the ring and skin are clean and dry is a small routine with a practical purpose: comfortable wear and reliable contact. Treat water resistance as a capability with limits, rather than a reason to ignore heat, chemicals or damage. The ring belongs in daily life, and a little care helps it stay there.

What IP68 means

AIVELA RING PRO has an IP68 water-resistance rating. IP is an enclosure-protection rating: the first digit indicates the highest level of protection against dust ingress, while the second indicates protection against continuous water immersion under conditions specified for the product.

IP68 describes performance under a defined laboratory test. It does not mean the ring is protected in every watery environment. Real life adds motion, temperature changes, soap, chemicals, salt, ageing, and impact, so practical care still matters.

Everyday water: what is reasonable

AIVELA RING PRO is suitable for ordinary contact with clean fresh water, including:

washing your hands;
rain and everyday splashes;
a cool shower.

After getting the ring wet, dry both the ring and your finger. Moisture or soap trapped beneath any ring can irritate the skin, even when the device itself remains protected.

Conditions we recommend avoiding

Water resistance is not the same as resistance to every watery environment. Remove the ring before:

hot showers, hot baths, hot tubs, saunas, or steam rooms;
swimming or soaking in seawater;
entering a newly disinfected pool or water with a high concentration of chlorine or other treatment chemicals;
diving, high-pressure water activities, or deliberately keeping the ring submerged;
using strong detergents, solvents, disinfectants, or abrasive cleaners.

High temperature can affect battery stability. Heat combined with detergent, or prolonged exposure to salt and strong chemicals, can also place more stress on the resin seal and may corrode the charging pins. That is why a rating alone cannot describe every safe-use condition.

If the ring meets salt water, pool water, or detergent

Accidental contact does not call for panic. Take the ring off, rinse it gently with clean fresh water, and dry it thoroughly with a soft, lint-free cloth. Pay particular attention to the charging contacts and the space along the inner surface.

Do not charge the ring while it is wet. Wait until the ring, charging pins, and charger are completely dry and free of visible residue. If charging becomes unreliable, the ring shows visible damage, or moisture appears to have entered the product, stop charging and contact AIVELA Support.

Water resistance can change over time

Water resistance is a property of the assembled product, not a permanent force field. Repeated knocks, deep scratches, deformation, ageing, or damage to the sealed structure may reduce protection. A ring that looks fine from a distance may still have experienced stress that a laboratory-fresh sample has not.

Treat the ring as a precision wearable:

Avoid dropping or crushing it.
Keep the inner surface, touch lens, and charging contacts clean.
Use clean water and a soft cloth for routine cleaning.
Avoid abrasive tools, alcohol, solvents, and harsh chemicals.
Inspect the ring after a hard impact and stop using or charging it if you see cracking, separation, deformation, or corrosion.

A simple rule for daily use

Clean fresh water and normal daily splashes are within the ring's intended use. Heat, pressure, salt, and strong chemicals deserve more caution.

No water-resistance label removes the need for care. A few simple habits, rinsing after accidental exposure, drying before charging, and avoiding demanding environments, help protect both the ring and the experience it is designed to provide.