Lab grown diamonds, also known as man-made diamonds, lab diamonds, or lab-created diamonds, are produced in a controlled laboratory setting without the environmental or ethical challenges of traditional diamond mining. Just like mined diamonds, lab grown diamonds are physically identical, scoring a perfect 10 on the Mohs hardness scale. The only real difference is their origin — one is mined from the earth, while the other is created in a lab.

However, because lab grown diamonds are still relatively new, there's some confusion and misinformation surrounding them. We're here to clear things up. Welcome to diamonds 101, your go-to-guide for everything you need to know about lab grown diamonds.