JEWELRY CARE GUIDE
How To Prevent Your 925 Silver Ring From Fading or Tarnishing?
It’s simple. KEEP. THEM. DRY.
- Store them in a dry place.
- Do not store in a humid place (moisture is not good for any jewelry)
- Store them separately.
- Keep your silver away from chemicals and acidic food.
- Take your jewelry off when you are cooking or showering.
- Clean your jewelry regularly with silver polishing cloth.
If you follow these simple steps, your jewelry will last you a lifetime.
Keep In Mind
Extra care is recommended for jewelry with rose gold, yellow gold or black gold plating as the plating or coating will fade over time.
Proper storage requires mandatory precautions so store all the pieces separately. In case you are storing earrings, make sure to store them individually in separate containers or bags.
NO- NO: wooden storage or cardboard boxes, beauty products (moisturizer, hair spray, deodorant, perfume etc)
Wood has an acid and salt that may harm silver. Cardboard boxes offer very little protection. Keep these boxes reserved for any other jewelry pieces but strictly not for silver. Instead, store them away with boxes that have soft cloth cover. These are proven to be the best storage for any 925 silver jewelry. Velvet cloth prevents moisture formation and maintain a good temperature for stored jewelry. These are also super cute for personalization.
How To Clean Your 925 Silver Rings
When it comes to care, cleaning comes equally important to make sure you keep your ring safe. We all have heard of many different methods of cleaning silver. Lets go basic!
Diy Silver Cleaning Solution
- Hot water + baking soda + salt (all time favorite!)
- Water + white vinegar + baking soda
- Toothpaste + soft bristle toothbrush
Choose one above. Soak your silver for 5 minutes. Polish and clean it with a soft bristle toothbrush. Dry your silver with a soft cloth or silver cleaning cloth. Then BAM! Your ring is clean again.
If you don’t want to mess with DIY solution, make sure you keep a silver cleaning cloth, cleaning solution and silver polishing solution handy to make cleaning easier every time. It will save you from all the effort of taking it to the jewelry shop again and again to get it professionally cleaned.
How Often?
Daily or weekly. It all depends on how often you use your jewelry. If you wear them daily like I do, then you’ll have to clean it daily as well.
If you have any vintage pieces or rings that you have not used in a while, make sure to take them out as well and clean them.
Events To Take Off Your 925 Silver Rings
I know it’s hard to take these babies off our fingers but hey, you gotta do it once in a while. To make sure your silver ring does not get dull, take them off when you are doing the following:
- Hot showers
- Beaches
- Saunas
- Getting any beauty treatment
- When cooking or preparing food
- Gardening
- Swimming
- While doing your makeup or applying lotion
- During other household chores
Although it might seem to be a whole lot of stuff to do to take care of your 925 silver ring, it’s actually very simple and easy.
Facts
Silver itself is a soft metal and can’t be used alone to make it into a ring or jewelry. Instead, it is mixed with some hard metal, like copper. However, always look for the 925 or 92.5 silver marking. This is commonly referred to as sterling silver. This means that you are getting an alloy that is containing 92. 5 or 92 percent silver in it. While it’s always smart to look for the marking or 925 stamp, make sure you are buying your ring from a trusted store. I bet you’ve seen a whole lot of 925 silver rings being sold all over the net at such low price, just be careful and do your research. Cheap silver will tarnish and will turn your finger green.
If you follow these recommended tips, sterling silver care is incredibly easy. These simple methods will surely help you prolong the longevity, sparkles and beauty of your rings for years to come.
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Our Stone Maintenance
Everything needs maintenance, people need maintenance, and so do stones. In order for our jewelry to continue to shine, we need to know how to care for our stones.
Method #1: Do not bump into hard objects and do not wear with them.
Because our stones is second only to diamond in hardness, our stones is prone to scratching other jewelry. Although our stones is hard, it is also brittle and can be shattered by violent impacts. For this reason, you should avoid bumping our stones and wearing it with other stones.
Method #2: Do not expose our stones to high temperatures and sunlight.
Exposure to high temperatures will cause the internal structural molecules of our stones to expand, causing cracks to appear on the surface of our stones, which in turn will cause stone to fracture, a principle of “thermal expansion and contraction” that is easy to understand. For this reason, you should keep it away from high temperature heat sources.
Method #3: do not touch acid and alkaline chemicals.
Acid and alkaline chemicals are corrosive, and the surface of our stones is susceptible to these corrosive substances, which can reduce the brightness of your our stone. At the same time, the internal structural molecules of our stones may be damaged, resulting in the loose and brittle texture of our stones. For this reason, you should avoid contacting our stones with items containing acidic or alkaline chemicals such as cosmetics.
Method #4: Regular Cleaning
All gemstones require regular cleaning, and so does our stones, which is oleophilic and susceptible to oil contamination. If you wear your our stones every day, it is best to clean it every two weeks. A common cleaning method is to use a soft brush while rinsing with water. For better cleaning results, use a neutral conditioner for the stone.