Many people wonder just how to take care of their sterling silver jewelry. When you first purchased that silver necklace, ring or earrings it was shiny and beautiful. In time silver tarnishes from the interaction of silver and sulfides in the air.
I hope this will help you to have an idea of how should you take care of your silver jewelry.
- Never place your jewelry in extremely humid area.
- Use a small zip lock bag to store your silver jewelry when you are not going to wear the piece for a while. This keeps it sealed and dry, which protects it from scratches and tarnish.
- Do not store silver jewelry directly in contact with wood surface because wood usually contains acids that can damage the finish.
- Avoid exposing sterling silver to harsh chemicals such as chlorine, cosmetics, hair spray and perfume.
- Never dip any silver jewelry in 'dip' solutions or commercial cleaning solutions even though it may say that it is for silver jewelry. Dip cleaners will work for the first few times, but after that the silver jewelry may turn in color and will never look the same. And the gemstones in your silver jewelry may be damaged from dip solution.
Cleaning:
Clean your sterling silver jewelry with clean soft 100% cotton cloth, flannel cloth, or silver polishing cloth. Silver is very soft and you can scratch it if you rub too briskly.
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