How to clean jewelry?

It is difficult to find a woman who would not like jewelry, but buying precious metals is sometimes too expensive. Therefore, jewelry becomes an excellent alternative, because beautiful jewelry made of metal and stones looks beautiful and elegant, but quickly fade and lose their appearance. How to clean jewelry so that it retains its beauty and shine for a long time?

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Reasons for darkening of jewelry

The metal from which most jewelry items are made, eventually becomes oxidized, and rhinestones and stones simply darken. Therefore, a very important point is the fact, do you know how to clean jewelry at home. If you do not have the opportunity to attribute products to specialists, then you yourself should be able to preserve the appearance of your decorations.

Before you tell how to clean jewelry at home, you need to find out some things:

1. What exactly your jewelry is made of depends on the methods by which you will clean them.
2. If there are stones on the costume jewelry, ask their properties. The same goes for the rhinestones. There are materials that do not like water, while others can not be cleaned with the means that in their composition have abrasive particles.

Important! More often such decorations make them such materials as: copper, stainless metal, glass, semiprecious and artificial stones, plastic.

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Ways of cleaning

Cleaning jewelry at home is quite simple and should not cause difficulties even for the most inexperienced person. Now in the market you can find special pastes created for the purpose of cleaning both precious and simple ornaments. Here you can see all sorts of tonic for cleaning jewelry from metals. If suddenly it was found out that the favorite thing has darkened, and there is no right tool at hand. Do not despair! There are many ways to clean the darkened costume jewelry at home.

Metal products

How to clean metal jewelry, you will be prompted by the following cleaning methods.

1. In order to clean the metal chain, take soda and dilute it with water until it looks like a porridge. This mixture is applied to the product and using a toothbrush, remove the darkening.
2. Dishwashing detergent can also help. In warm water, dissolve 1 tsp.this means and put your jewelry in the solution for 10 minutes. After waiting for the right time, wipe the products with a cotton swab or a simple brush, while getting rid of the darkened areas. A dishwashing detergent can perfectly replace soap or shampoo. This method is perfect for cleaning jewelery for gold.
3. Copper products can be cleaned with salt and vinegar. Kashitsa with these ingredients is applied to your thing and cleaned to shine with a dense cloth or brush.
4. Also, iron products that do not have coatings can be cleaned with garlic and salt. In a shabby garlic, add a little salt and apply this mixture for a few minutes on the product. This way will help restore brilliance to your jewelry.
5. To clean jewelry for silver will help baking soda. To do this, mix the soda with water to the state of the paste and apply for 10-15 minutes. After - just wash off the remedy.
6. To clean metal products, toothpaste is a good choice. Apply it to the product and use a toothbrush to remove dirt from the surface.
7. In order to clean jewelry for gold, you can use wine vinegar. To do this, moisten the sponge in it and wipe the decoration. In this method it is important that it dry naturally.

Important! Jewelry stylized for gold and silver with one or another spraying by mechanical methods can not be cleaned, it is possible to damage the spraying and permanently damage the look of your product. To clean such things, the way with soapy water is perfect. After cleaning, any metal product should be rinsed with water and wipe dry.

Rhinestones

In order to clean jewelery with rhinestones, we need a mixture of liquid ammonia, warm water and liquid soap:

1. Lower the product into this solution for 10-15 minutes.
2. Wipe and remove any remaining dirt with a soft brush.

Important! If the rhinestones are covered with rhodium, then from this recipe you need to exclude the soap, since it can lead to a darkening of the thing.

Artificial pearls

Pearl products are neatly cleaned with a velvet or flannel wipe. Other methods of cleaning can only damage such decoration. Keep artificial pearls better apart from other products, putting it in a soft cloth, and then a box.

Decorations from plastic

For the cleaning of plastic jewelry, the usual detergent is perfect. In the diluted water with a detergent for a while we put our jewelry, then just rinse them in clean water, wipe with a soft cloth and wipe dry.

Important! The same method can be used for glass ornaments.

Semi-precious and artificial stones

Semi-precious and artificial stones require very careful care, but with due diligence they will keep their impeccable appearance for many years. How to clean jewelry with stones will tell you the following tips:

1. Semiprecious stones such as opal, aquamarine, turquoise, when exposed to them even the weakest chemicals, for example soap, may lose its luster. Therefore, clean these stones by simply rinsing them under cold running water. After wipe the flannel cloth dry. To be sure that the stones have dried, you can still dry them under a warm airflow from the hair dryer.
2. Turquoise on a ring or bracelet can be refined. In this case, it is strictly forbidden to wash it; by water, you will remove a special wax coating from it. Pressed turquoise( it is better to check with a specialist before cleaning), rub with a toothbrush dipped in vinegar.

Ivory

This charming material, from which elegant jewelry is created, does not require special care. A light soap solution will cope with small dirt. After they need to just wipe with a cloth.

Important! If the product has strong spots, then get rid of them will help a solution of bleach. You need to put there for 5 minutes, then get it, wash it well and dry it dry.

Wood & Leather

Jewelry from these materials do not tolerate any cleaning. Such things can only be wiped with a rag. It is not recommended to leave such costume in the sun - it can dry up and lose its attractiveness.

Important! After cleaning using water, make sure that your jewelry does not remain wet. Water, left even in small quantities, can spoil your favorite thing once and for all.

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Care and storage

Adhere to the following simple rules for care and storage, you will prolong the life of your favorite jewelry for a long time:

1. Before taking a bath and other water procedures, always remove jewelry and do not leave them in the bathroom. There is a high humidity, which can badly affect the appearance of costume jewelry.
2. Using different creams, do not let them get on your jewelry.
3. Store such things in a special place, protected from the sun and dust. It is best to think of how to store each set separately. For example, it can be special linen or silk bags, which you then put in a special casket. Be creative and a box for your decorations can decorate your room.
4. In time purge, so that your decorations please you with cleanliness and brilliance.

Now you know how to look after your decorations so that they will delight you and the people around you for a long time. The main thing is not to forget about the basic rules of storage and cleaning of jewelry. All in your hands!