How and how can you quickly clear jewelry from darkening?

Modern girls increasingly prefer original and attractive budget jewelry made from high-quality, but inexpensive materials. Only if you properly care for accessories that sometimes cost no less than jewelry and know how to clean your jewelry, you can not worry about the long-term preservation of its attractiveness.

Even items meeting all technical requirements can oxidize, lose some of the paint, and tarnish. The cause of the problems is usually the incorrect content of the elements at home. High temperature, plenty of moisture and the lack of regular cleaning are the main negative factors that provoke undesirable consequences.

Affordable and safe jewelry processing techniques

The effect on the metal depends on its type. To remove the darkening from the surface of the subject, you must use one of the following approaches:

• In the absence of spraying, an effective method is to treat the accessory with a toothbrush with a small amount of tooth powder. A paste made from baking soda, chalk and water also gives a good result. Just apply the product to the surface and immediately begin to wipe the problem areas.
• The dirt on the copper surface will not stay if you clean it with a mixture of fine table salt and table vinegar. But this option is not suitable for copper jewelry painted in gold.
• Products that combine plastic and metal need a very mild effect. The easiest way is to dissolve a little shampoo or dishwashing liquid in warm water, soak it in the jewelry for a few minutes, then rub it with a soft cloth and rinse.

Tip: Before you clean your jewelry, you must carefully examine it. If there are scratches, damage, chips or traces of a peeling off coating, it is best to contact a professional. Even mild cleaning options can permanently ruin an item.

• Jewelry coated with silver or gold cannot be rubbed. They should be held for several minutes in a warm soapy solution and washed in clean water. Then we wipe them dry with a cloth and, if signs of dirt persist, we take another approach.
• Items made of artificial pearls are not allowed to be wet. Wipe them regularly with a soft cloth.
• Products with rhinestones are recommended to be wiped with a mixture of ammonia, water and detergent, taken in equal proportions.

If you are not sure of what the workpiece is made of, it is better not to conduct experiments at home and consult a specialist. When buying jewelry, you should consult with the seller about the care of the product and, if possible, purchase specialized products.

Features of impact on models with stones

Not only gold and silver spraying needs a special treatment. If you do not know how and how to process semiprecious stones at home, you can negatively affect the appearance of a beautiful thing.

The following rules apply here:

1. The use of chemicals will have to be abandoned. Even soda can cause an undesirable reaction on the part of the mineral.
2. It is best to reduce the process of cleaning to washing the product in clean water, followed by polishing with a microfiber cloth.
3. Swarovski crystals are occasionally treated with ammonia. Like any glass, the material from this exposure becomes more brilliant and repels dust.
4. Turquoise should be cleaned regularly with a dry cloth, otherwise it will change color under the influence of sweat and sebum.
5. Cubic zirconia respond well to soapy water.
6. Citrine is not picky at all and at home it can be cleaned with washing powder and a toothbrush.

To store jewelry you need to choose warm and dry places. In this case, it is necessary to use special cases or caskets, consisting of many sectors, and upholstered with soft material. Then the objects will not rub against each other and slowly collapse.

How to clean jewelry for gold or silver?

Products decorated in silver or gold are popular among women of all ages. Caring for these items does not imply any difficulties. If you do not rub the surface and use one of the following approaches, then you can save the appearance of jewelry for a long time:

• If traditional soaking in a soap solution did not give the desired result, then a few drops of ammonia must be added to water and soap. You do not need to rub intensively, the darkening should pass without problems.
• In addition, imitation under gold can be processed with a soft sponge dipped in white wine vinegar. Soaking the product is not necessary, just rub it to the desired shine, rinse in clean water and leave to dry naturally.
• The more often preventive processing of jewelry decorated with precious metals will be carried out, the less often they will have to be subjected to intensive cleaning. You need to take the habit of caring for jewelry, even if it is temporarily not used.

High-quality care for sparkling accessories is the key to their many years of service. If the manipulations did not give the desired result, then the object must be disposed of or isolated from other jewelry, otherwise the oxidative processes will spread to neighboring products.