Best 10 Tips on How to Clean Silver Jewelry
- Always store your clean silver jewelry in a cloth pouch, wrapped in a special silver cloth, or in a separate lined drawer.
- Take your silver jewelry off when taking a bath, a shower, or when swimming. Chlorine and salt can damage or tarnish silver.
- If you are doing dishes or cleaning the house, always take your wholesale silver jewelry off. There is always a possibility that it could get in contact with household cleaning products such as bleach or ammonia.
- One of the best ways to avoid or delay tarnishing is to wear your silver jewelry often.
- If tarnish starts to build up, don´t panic. There are many silver polish solutions in the market to remove it right away. Try to find the most natural products. You can use a soft toothbrush to apply the product.
- Don’t ever allow your silver jewelry to get in contact with anything containing rubber: Don’t put rubber bands on silver or handle it with rubber gloves.
- Silver reacts with sulphur. Always keep your silver jewelry away from eggs or any product containing sulphur.
- Clean your handmade silver jewelry before storing it away. Small particles of food or salt left on it, could stain or tarnish your silver jewelry over time.
- Never store your silver when it is still wet: Make sure to dry it carefully. Use a 100% pure cotton cloth– without dies–, to dry or polish your silver jewelry.
- Silver jewelry that has been stored for a long time may get quite dark or yellowish. If it is very tarnished, use this simple butler formula:
- Cover the bottom of the sink or a skillet with tin foil.
- Fill it with hot water.
- Ad a couple spoons of salt and a couple spoons of baking soda.
- Immerse the silver jewelry in the solution and leave it in contact with the tin foil for about 5 minutes. The tarnish will be removed from the silver and be collected in the tin foil.
- Rinse your silver and dry well with a 100% cotton cloth before storing it.
