How to clean jewelry from darkening at home?

Every self-respecting woman, a girl, must have jewelry. They allow you to emphasize beautiful lines of the face, fingers, neck and give a complete look to the whole image. Made such accessories can be made of gold, silver, glass, precious and semiprecious stones and so on. But not everyone knows how to take care of them, and the more they do not know how to clean jewelry from darkening at home. In this article, we will teach you how to do this.

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The main cause of darkening of various ornaments is the external impact on them. Products are most afraid of moisture, as well as high temperatures, because under these conditions metals oxidize very quickly, stones fade, spraying, and paint easily peel off.

Before starting to clean any decoration at home, determine what it is made of. Some products do not tolerate moisture, while others can easily be washed in water. Improper cleaning of the darkening can lead to an extremely strong deterioration of the object.

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Methods of cleaning all types of jewelry:

• All jewelry, which is made of metal without any sputtering, can be cleaned with tooth powder and brush.
• It is possible to clean the jewelry from the darkening of soda, mixed together with a small amount of running water and chalk.
• Copper ornaments can be cleaned with a mixture of salt and table vinegar.
• In the event that metal elements are combined with plastic parts, then use liquid detergent or shampoo. Dissolve it in water and put a piece of jewelry there. After a while, wipe with a soft cloth, and then rinse with clean running water.
• In case if there were scratches on the plastic, the paint got off, then it will not be possible to cope with it.
• Jewelery for gold or silver with a sputtering can not be rubbed. Hold them for a few minutes in slightly hot soapy water, then wipe with a soft cloth, rinse, dry.
• In order to clean the jewelry with crystals, you can make a solution of ammonia, dishwashing detergent and running water. Take all the ingredients in approximately equal parts.
• Artificial pearls are cleaned at home with a soft velvety cloth, but in no case it can not be damped.

Important! When you purchase any expensive jewelry, you can simultaneously purchase and care for it. This can allow to clean jewelry from darkening at home carefully, carefully and quickly. It is rubbed with a special brush or a napkin with the use of a paste or spray. However, be careful if there are insets of semiprecious stones. Most of them are extremely sensitive to different kinds of chemistry.

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How to store and how to clean certain jewelry?

Together with the question of what to clean jewelry, it is always incredibly relevant how to store it at home. There are various special cases, as well as caskets for jewelry, which are always desirable to use.

They contain compartments, shelves, hooks that allow you to position objects correctly, thereby preventing their contact, respectively - spoilage. Such cases are good in that they can find the necessary thing without any difficulty, without digging in a heap of chains and earrings.

Important! Choose for storage of costume jewelry dry, but not hot, and closed from direct sunlight place. You must remove the costume jewelry at night, as well as before visiting the shower, bath, sauna, before going to the pools. It is desirable to touch the surface of the jewelry only with freshly washed hands.

Jewelery for silver and gold

Jewelry, which is made for gold, enjoys excessive love. Its price is small, but the sight of an ordinary person can not see the difference. The same applies to things that have a silver coating.

To rub them with brushes it is impossible, therefore subjects lower in a solution from a soft liquid soap, warm water and a small amount of ammonia. In this solution, hang the jewelry for a few minutes, let it get wet, then rinse it in clean, running water and wipe dry.

Important! Imitation of the gold ornaments can be wiped with a sponge dipped in white wine vinegar, and then rinsed in water. Then the object must dry at room temperature - do not wipe it.

Products with stones

Be very careful about your products, which have inserts made of semiprecious stones. To them it is undesirable to apply any chemical agents and even ordinary soda. In case of emergency, to clean the costume jewelry from darkening at home, you can wash them in clean water. But even better simply wipe a special soft cloth, which is made of microfiber - polish the surface in an ordinary way.

Do you know which stones you have in your decorations?- Well. We choose the right way to clean the jewelry from the darkening:

1. Swarovski crystals should be wiped with a napkin, which must be soaked in a solution of ammonia.
2. The glass elements are cleaned in exactly the same way.
3. Clean the ennobled turquoise with a dry napkin - it is incredibly sensitive to the effects of perspiration, alkaline medium, fat, so it must be handled extremely carefully and carefully. Otherwise, the stones change their color to faded or dirty green.

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Why do the decorations darken?

The metal material, from which most of all inexpensive ornaments are made, gradually begins to oxidize, and the stones or rhinestones simply darken.

That's why cleaning jewelry with improvised means is an extremely important exercise that will help to return your jewelry to its original appearance.

Important! Ask the properties of the material from which the rhinestones are made. There are materials that are afraid of moisture, and there are decorations, which are contraindicated cleaning with the help of abrasive cleaning agents.

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Proper care

Quality jewelry sometimes costs its owner not much cheaper than a jewelry made from precious metals. Therefore, you need to look after it correctly:

• Take off your favorite jewelry when you apply the cream or take a bath.
• Try not to sprinkle your favorite bijouterie on perfume, protect it from contact with whimsical liquids to remove varnish.
• Do not leave decorations in the bathroom and where there is high humidity.
• Do not forget to clean the imitation jewelry from dirt before putting it on storage. Thoroughly consider the decoration, check if it is well dried: even a small amount of water can be the very reason for the appearance of rust.

A small amount of effort and even less financial costs - and your favorite jewelry again pleases your eyes with its appearance. We hope that the whole content of this article will help you prolong the life of your favorite ornaments.