Maintaining your Jewelry tips:
Sterling silver jewelry like other precious metals, can oxidize with time. But properly maintained silver jewelry improves with age and develops a lush patina. Keeping your silver out in the open air for long periods of time can cause it to tarnish. When not wearing it, make sure to store it to keep tarnish to a minimum.
You can store your sterling silver in an air-tight protective bag made of tarnish proof cloth, or use a plastic zip lock made of mylar or polyethylene. Never use polyvinyl plastic bags or other plastic that contain sulfur compounds for they can tarnish it. Do not rub silver with anything other than a felt polishing cloth. Tissue paper or paper towels can cause scratches because of the compounds in them.
Cleaning Sliver, Gold or Gemstone Jewelry:
Clean your silver and gold jewelry with a mild soap and water solution; for more stubborn dirt, use a jewelry cleaner designed for jewelry. Or you can make your own cleaner by combining -1 tablespoon of dish washing detergent, 1tablespoon of washing soda (sodium carbonate), 1 tablespoon of household ammonia and 3 cups of warm water. Soak jewelry in the solution for 1 to 10 minutes depending on how heavily tarnished. You can use a baby tooth brush to help (gently clean the jewelry. Check gemstone jewelry for loose stones and have them repaired by a jeweler if needed.
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