I'm asked a alot about how to care for jewelry, so here's a quick guide
TOP TIPS ON CARING FOR .925 STERLING SILVER JEWELRY
♥ Wear your jewelry often! Naturally occurring oils in the skin help keep the silver ‘clean’ and shiny.
♥ Starve your silver jewelry of light and oxygen when not in use. Store in a ziploc bag and inside a dark dry place such as the gift box I provide. This slows down oxidization (tarnishing).
♥ Take off jewelry before you shower, swim or sunbathe! Contact with bath/shower products chlorinated water and bright sunshine all cause tarnish.
♥ Remember to remove jewelry before doing household chores. Many household chemicals, if they come in to contact with your jewelry, will cause tarnish.
♥ If you wear perfume, aftershave, body lotions or hairspray - allow them to dry completely before you put on your jewelry. Remember always to put your jewelry on last, and take it off first.
♥ For tarnished jewelry, use a specialist cloth made of high quality cotton impregnated with a silver cleaner and anti tarnish agent. Be sure the jewelry to be cleaned is free from dust and other abrasives before you start. I’ll add these to my ETSY store soon.
♥ Don’t use tissues to try to polish up your jewelry as they will cause scratches. Remember, silver is a relatively soft metal.
♥ If your pieces are heavily tarnished, old, or valuable, do take them to a professional silver cleaner.
♥ Wear your jewelry often! Naturally occurring oils in the skin help keep the silver ‘clean’ and shiny.
♥ Starve your silver jewelry of light and oxygen when not in use. Store in a ziploc bag and inside a dark dry place such as the gift box I provide. This slows down oxidization (tarnishing).
♥ Take off jewelry before you shower, swim or sunbathe! Contact with bath/shower products chlorinated water and bright sunshine all cause tarnish.
♥ Remember to remove jewelry before doing household chores. Many household chemicals, if they come in to contact with your jewelry, will cause tarnish.
♥ If you wear perfume, aftershave, body lotions or hairspray - allow them to dry completely before you put on your jewelry. Remember always to put your jewelry on last, and take it off first.
♥ For tarnished jewelry, use a specialist cloth made of high quality cotton impregnated with a silver cleaner and anti tarnish agent. Be sure the jewelry to be cleaned is free from dust and other abrasives before you start. I’ll add these to my ETSY store soon.
♥ Don’t use tissues to try to polish up your jewelry as they will cause scratches. Remember, silver is a relatively soft metal.
♥ If your pieces are heavily tarnished, old, or valuable, do take them to a professional silver cleaner.
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