Thanks to our advice, your jewelry will continue to delight you with its beauty and flawless appearance for a long time.
Jewelry is a kind of investment that brings both financial and emotional benefits. Most likely, each piece in your home collection has its own separate and very fascinating story. Items that are dear to your wallet and heart deserve to be handled with care. Thanks to this, they may even become family heirlooms and pass not only to your children but also to your grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Who knows better how to take care of jewelry than those who constantly deal with them? A gemologist and the manager of the “GOLDSMITH” jewelry store shared tips on caring for gold and silver, as well as jewelry with gemstones and without.
Regularly wipe off not just dust on the shelves.
Over time, any metal will tarnish, so it’s worth regularly cleaning gold-plated and silver items. Use a dry chamois or flannel, or a cloth made of wool to restore the shine of the jewelry. You can also use a soft-bristle toothbrush moistened with water and mild soap.
No jewelry during physical activities.
Any rough mechanical impact can lead to scratches on the metal part of the item. It’s also the shortest path to deformation. Stones can develop chips and cracks as well. Therefore, before working out or engaging in other physical activities, be sure to remove your jewelry. Precious items also don’t like high temperatures. So, if you plan to visit a tanning bed or a sauna, take off all your jewelry in advance, from earrings and chains to rings and bracelets.
Don’t let your jewelry come into contact with cosmetics and household chemicals.
Both household cleaning products and cosmetics, when in contact with jewelry, can cause stains and lead to changes in color and damage to the metal surface due to oxidation. The same can happen if jewelry comes into contact with tanning lotion, foundation, and other beauty products, including perfume, for an extended period.
Provide proper care for jewelry with pearls and natural gemstones.
Store jewelry with natural gemstones in a way that direct sunlight does not reach them – some gemstones may lose their luster and color. They don’t like not only ultraviolet rays but also iodized seawater. So, when heading to the beach, it’s better to go without jewelry. If you can’t part with them, choose diamonds for such occasions – they will sparkle beautifully in the sun.
Use cases for storage.
It’s best to use an individual case or a special jewelry box for storage. In the latter, you can even fit a mini-collection: earrings go into specially provided holes, rings can be strung on a soft shelf, and there are special pockets for hanging necklaces. You can also hang them to avoid knots and creases. When choosing a box, pay attention to what it’s made of and whether it has a chemical odor. Strong chemical treatment of the box, lacquer, or paint can react with impurities of metals contained in gold and silver, causing them to tarnish or develop stains.
In conclusion, as you can see, there’s nothing complicated about properly storing jewelry and significantly extending their lifespan
