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Top 3 Tips for Cleaning Silver Jewelry

Author: Forsal Hash
by Forsal Hash
Posted: Jul 18, 2020

Cleaning silver jewelry is a much more regular procedure than cleaning gold. And all because silver products are stored and worn worse. Over time, they blacken, reacting to sulfur, which is contained in human sweat or to contact with oxygen. Moreover, even if you have not worn jewelry for a long time and provided it with proper storage. But do not be afraid, because it is quite easy to clear blackness from silver. Like other natural pollution. Below you will not find complicated cleaning methods, but you will find simple, easy, and intuitive methods that will turn dark silver jewelry into a sparkling and stylish product.

  1. To remove greasy plaque. If on the surface of a precious silver product dirt has accumulated, having a greasy nature, experts recommend preparing a special tool that will dissolve fatty "deposits" and free your silver from them. To do this, drop five to eight drops of liquid soap into a glass of water and mix thoroughly until foam appears and the liquid is uniform. After we add a large spoonful of ammonia to the composition of the home remedy. Then we lower the silver accessories into the water and soak them for an hour. After rinsing under running water and wiping dry with a rag with a pile. You can wipe with a normal rag. But a cloth with a pile will have an additional polishing effect.
  2. To eliminate blackness. Dealing with the darkening of silver is a little harder. But basically, you can easily turn blackened silver into white gold (visually, of course), resorting to simple manipulations. The first stage is the preparation of a soap solution and the soaking of jewelry. Silver must be kept in the liquid for about two hours so that the solution has the most profound effect on the metal. The second stage is the treatment with tooth powder and ammonia. To do this, mix a teaspoon of powder with two teaspoons of ammonia. We use the prepared paste for cleaning. As a tool, you can use a soft brush. If such was not at hand, feel free to take a cloth with a pile. The effect will be similar. After rubbing the jewelry must be scalded with boiling water. Then rinse under the tap and polish with a dry cloth with a pile. As a result, you will get a shiny accessory that will look even better than before the purchase. But remember:
  3. The easiest way. Sometimes it is necessary to clean the silver jewelry from pollution quickly, but there are no necessary ingredients at hand. Soda, for example, or liquid soap, or the same ammonia. But there are always potatoes in the pantry. And it is he who is able to help you in this situation. All you need is to grind the potato pulp and then squeeze the juice from it. The pulp can be safely used for cooking potato pancakes or any other dishes involving chopped potatoes. But vegetable juice is an excellent silver cleanser. Dip the jewelry in the juice or rub the item with it, dipping a cotton pad in the juice, and leave for half an hour or an hour. After rinse and wipe with a cloth.

All three methods described are quite effective. Especially considering the fact that we are talking about home cleaning, not professional. However, remember: none of these methods for jewelry with stones is suitable. For diamonds, such cleaning methods are fatal. Of course, silver accessories are encrusted with faceted diamonds extremely rarely, unlike other precious and semiprecious stones. But for gems, neither soda, nor ammonia, nor tooth powder is suitable. Okay, you say, but how to clean accessories with stones? We have prepared a separate story on this subject - with separate ways that will not harm the minerals, but rather, they will be updated and made even more transparent and magnificent.

About the Author:Salman Hashmi is a beauty and fashion enthusiast. He likes to write on beauty products and jewellery. He writes for Moha by Geetanjali that sell designer silver jewellery, silver nose ring online, and much more.

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