Silver Jewellery Cleaning and Care.

How to Care for your silver jewellery. - Hints and Tips for keeping silver jewellery looking like new.

With the price of silver bullion increasing all the time, your silver jewellery is fast becoming an investment. A few simple tips and hints on caring for your jewellery will keep your silver jewellery in great condition, and ensure that it will retain it's value.

You want to enjoy wearing all of your jewellery, and whilst it is generally resilient to everyday activities, it will not withstand misuse. Remember to remove your silver jewellery when bathing, showering, swimming, playing sport, or when carrying out manual or domestic work. Any knocks or scrapes to the silver jewellery may cause permanent damage. Similarly, cleaning products or strong chemicals can cause damage to the surface of the silver that cannot be easily repaired.

It is a good idea to keep your silver jewellery in the presentation box in which you bought it. This will not only stop it getting dirty, bit will also keep it looking it’s best for longer.

Try to keep pieces apart so they don't rub together or tangle up. This will protect your silver items from bumps, scrapes and scratches when you aren't wearing the jewellery.

Silver needs to be cleaned on a regular basis. All silver, but especially silver jewellery, can tarnish in time, or when exposed to the atmosphere. Tarnishing is not permanent and will not damage the silver, although it does not look very attractive. The best way to avoid tarnishing is to wear your jewellery! Handling the jewellery slows down the oxidisation process, keeping your jewellery sparkling for longer.

To maintain the original condition of your jewellery, polish with a high quality silver cleaning cloth. These can be purchased fairly cheaply from jeweller’s shops or hardware shops. Every time you wear it, give your silver jewellery a buff and watch it shine!

We do not recommend the use of silver dip on delicate silver jewellery.

Do not immerse gemstones in water, as some stones can be quite porous. Immerse them in water can cause the stones to crack. And never allow mother of pearl or shell to become wet. They are held in place with adhesive, and the water will cause the glue to disintegrate.

Do not let silver come into contact with fruit juices, olives, eggs, perfumes, hairspray, fizzy drinks or vinegar, as they will all tarnish silver. Similarly, although this may sound strange, do not store your silver jewellery with coins or rubber bands, as these can cause tarnishing.

If you follow these simple tips and hints, your silver jewellery will stay looking like new for years to come!