by Ever wonder why your jewelry gets so dirty and tarnished so quickly? Despite being extremely durable and resistant to water stains, the repellant quality of the metal means that they’re more susceptible to stains from grease and wax. Therefore, your high-quality wedding band can garner stains and tarnish all too quickly, while your gemstones can appear diminished and tired-looking. However, this doesn’t mean that your jewelry is made of low-quality material; rather, it’s a natural occurrence that happens to even the most durable materials, like platinum and palladium.
Before you begin cleaning diamond rings, it’s important to ensure that all of the gemstones in your rings are tightly fastened. After all, you don’t want to lose your gemstones due to a vigorous scrubbing!
Cleaning Diamond Rings: High-quality engagement rings and unique wedding bands deserve special care and attention. When cleaning diamond rings, make sure that you use a toothbrush to scrub your diamond back to a brilliant shine. Soak your diamond ring in a solution of warm water and mild detergent for a few minutes, and then scrub your perfect engagement ring or wedding band. Set your diamond rings to dry on tissue paper. Additional tip: if there are hard-to-reach places that you can’t get with your toothbrush, use a toothpick instead. Just remember to be gentle!
Cleaning Silver Jewelry: Use a flannel cloth when cleaning silver jewelry in order to avoid scratches. Again, soak the silver jewelry in a solution of warm water and mild detergent, then rinse the silver jewelry with warm water. Clean your silver jewelry with the piece of flannel, and then set it to dry. You can also use a toothbrush with soft bristles when cleaning silver jewelry – however, remember to be gentle when polishing your silver to a brilliant shine.
Cleaning Gold Jewelry: To clean those high-quality wedding bands that are made from gold, simply soak your gold jewelry in warm water with gentle soap for about fifteen minutes. About halfway through the soak, add a couple of drops of ammonia to help combat tough tarnishes. Once the jewelry is done soaking, use a soft-bristled toothbrush to clean the jewelry and allow to dry on soft cotton cloth. Please note, white gold jewelry should be cleaned by a professional.
For more information about how to take care of your perfect engagement ring or your unique wedding band, browse through 25karats’ extensive collection of articles, all of which are devoted to keeping your ring as beautiful as the day when you first received it!
