Thursday 9 March 2017

How To Prevent Jewelry from Tarnishing


Have you received ornaments which are  old and does not give shiny look after a period of time? Tarnish is actually a layer of corrosion that is formed on metals when they undergo a chemical reaction with other acid or compounds.

This sort of effect is formed due to the way it is used and stored. There are certain tips to keep the silver jewelry stop tarnishing and preserve gold embellishments in better form bought from online jewelry store.

1. Cleaning and Polishing

You need to prevent the body oil and lotion to accumulate on the adornment. Clean, polish and remove all oils from the ornaments with a soft cloth when undressing to make it look beautiful forever.

Wash it with soap or warm water and then dry it thoroughly.

2. Storage

The ornaments tarnish at faster rate if they are left out in the open and exposed to oxygen. To prevent from tarnishing, you may store it in an acid-freed, closed container for silver jewelry stop tarnishing.

You may avoid leaving the embellishment in direct contact with sunlight or heat as it will fade the colour.  The adornments need to keep in a protective box or wrap it in a soft cloth for silver jewelry stop tarnishing.

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You may store the adornment in the Silverrage Jewelry Gift box or in a nice soft pouch.

3. Avoid Exposure to Chemicals

You can avoid the ornaments to be in contact with sea salt, chemicals, alcohol, fruit acid, vinegar and chlorine e.g. swimming pools or hot tubs.

Always apply cosmetics, perfume, lotions and hairspray before you put on the jewelry item.

Always take off your embellishments when you are cleaning, exercising, gardening or showering to avoid damage to the material.

4. Gemstones

Coloured Gemstones should not be in direct contact with sunlight otherwise it will become dull.

The ornaments which are in direct contact with bleach, chlorine, hand cream or other harsh chemicals will erode the finish and polish off the stone.

5. Pearls

Always take the ornaments before showering, swimming at the beach or getting into pool as it will damage the embellishment.

Always clean the adornment with soft cloth and apply lotion and hand product first before putting the adornment to avoid the acid and oil damaging the product.


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