How To Clean Your Silver Jewelry

There are many different brands of jewelry cleaners on the market today. Depending on how your jewelry is made, these products may or may not be safe for your jewelry. Before using any jewelry cleaner, take a good long look at the jewelry and try to determine what it is made of.

First, any jewelry that has pieces glued on should not be soaked in jewelry cleaner. Instead, use a little Woolite mixed with water, and soak the piece for just a couple of minutes. Remove the piece from the mixture and dry it immediately - but gently - with a soft cloth. Use a soft toothbrush to gently scrub small crevices.

Believe it or not, toothpaste is a great cleaner of silver. Many people will tell you not to use it as it is abrasive and will scratch your jewellery but I have been using this method for over twenty years without a problem. In fact, it will save you money and is a more natural method of how to clean jewelry that you own.

How to clean your jewelry pearls:

Avoid soaking pearls! They may come from the ocean - but water from your tap may damage them. Simply wipe the pearl with a damp cloth, then use a polishing cloth to give it back its shine. Never soak any of your jewelry overnight. It isn't necessary, and it may harm the jewelry.

Again, it is important to know what gems are used and how the piece was constructed before determining how to clean jewelry.

Written by Sofia Deluca, who is the Manager of Silver Gemstone Jewellery.com.au; an online wholesaler of Sterling Silver and Gemstone Jewellery. From time to time, you will also see articles on Shells, Stones and other information relating to the jewellery field.