It is really pretty simple to clean your jewelry. You soak it in warm water with a mild liquid detergent or soap to clean it. After letting your jewelry soak for three or four minutes rinse it off under running water (make sure the drain is closed), and then pat it dry with a soft lint free cloth or paper towel. Tiffany CuffLinks. Instead of taking it to a jeweler for costly and harmful cleaning methods, you can clean it in that simple way.
There are many home remedies and old wives tales dealing with how to clean jewelry. Most of these not only do not work, but also can be extremely harmful to your jewelry. Some examples of these include:
Toothpaste: Using toothpaste is one of the most common home remedies for cleaning jewelry. Never do you use toothpaste to clean your jewelry! Toothpaste is abrasive. It is a good thing for cleaning plaque off your teeth, but it will scratch gold and softer gems.
Boiling water: Many people believe that boiling jewelry in water is a good way to clean it. In fact boiling is one of the easiest ways to destroy fine jewelry. It can crack or discolor gemstones, even diamonds to put your jewelry in boiling water.
Ammonia: Ammonia is used on diamonds, rubies, and sapphires, but it will damage other gemstones. Only the unfilled diamonds can use the Ammonia. Fracture filled diamonds should never be cleaned in acidic solutions or ammonia.
Professional polishing solutions: Professional polishing solutions have a mild abrasive in them. This abrasive will make your gold jewelry shine, but it will also scratch the gold.
Cleaning your jewelry often will make it sparkle and shine. Diamonds especially should be cleaned regularly, as they naturally attract grease. Return To Tiffany Cufflinks Silver. A clean flawed diamond can look ten times better than a dirty flawless one.
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