Not all of us want to leave the house to clean our jewellery…trust us, we get it!
After reading this blog you will know all the tips and tricks for cleaning your jewellery at home!
GOLD JEWELLERY
As always, we recommend taking your jewellery off before showering, swimming, cleaning etc. as contact with harsh chemicals can affect the gold and contribute to tarnishing.
- Prepare a solution of warm water and dish soap. Mix together about one cup of warm water with just a few drops of dish soap.
- Soak gold jewellery for up to five minutes. Put small jewellery pieces into a strainer before placing in the solution. Swish the items around to dislodge dirt.
- Remove any stuck on grime with a soft toothbrush. Take the jewellery out of the soapy water and lay them on a soft cloth for easier brushing.
- Rinse gold jewellery with running water. Return small pieces to the strainer and rinse everything under running water. Buff dry with a soft cloth.
SILVER JEWELLERY
Like Gold, we recommend taking off silver jewellery before showering, swimming, cleaning ect. Silver is more prone to tarnish over gold so we want to make sure we are taking our silver off to keep your jewellery in its best condition. 3 ways to care for your silver jewellery:
- Dish soap: Mix a few drops of dish liquid with warm water. Dip a soft cloth in the solution and rub the silver to remove the tarnish. Rinse with cool water and buff dry with another soft cloth.
- Baking soda: For heavier tarnish, mix three parts baking soda to one part water. Wet the silver and apply the paste with a soft, lint-free cloth. Work it into the crevices and turn the cloth as it picks up the tarnish. Rinse well and buff dry.
- Toothpaste: In the same way mild abrasives in toothpaste remove stains from your teeth, they can also remove tarnish from silver. Apply a tiny dab of white paste toothpaste (not gel) to your finger or a soft cloth and very gently rub it on the tarnished silver. Then, rinse well with warm water and buff to a shine with a soft cloth.
Tips to takeaway:
- Remove rings when washing your hands, applying beauty products, cleaning the house or applying lotions to keep the settings grime-free. Apply perfume before putting on necklaces, bracelets and earrings.
- Take off all jewellery before swimming — chlorine and salt water can damage it.
Book an appointment with one of our expert jewellery consultants to chat more about jewellery care.
Source: Good House Keeping.
