Maintaining Your Silver Jewelry

Many people tend to avoid silver jewelry and the reason they normally give is that silver jewelry is only good when it is new and when old, it either scratches or tarnishes. Well, that may be true if you are not the kind of person who takes good care of your jewelry. Silver is one of the most precious metals used to make jewelry. Its popularity is growing every day and you may never avoid it, due to the numerous advantages attributed to it. It does not take a lot of time or effort to take good care of silver jewelry. Just go through the maintenance tips below and you will know what to do to have your silver jewelry look new always.

The first thing you should always think about is how you store your silver jewelry. Silver mostly tarnishes due to moisture so, to avoid it, always make sure your silver jewelry is stored in a cool, dry place. Better still, you can buy anti tarnish paper strips which you can put inside your jewelry box. To avoid scratching, make sure you do not put different pieces of your jewelry together, as this will make them brush onto each other and scratch.

One of the best and easiest ways to maintain your silver jewelry is to always wear it. Our bodies produce oils which are known to be good for silver jewelry and they protect it from being tarnished. Use soft cloth, especially of cotton material, to wipe your silver jewelry. Silver is a very gentle material which needs to be handled with care. Other materials may be hard on it and cause scratches.

You can also use mild soap in warm water with the help of a soft toothbrush to clean your silver jewelry, but remember to brush gently and don’t forget to use a jewelry cloth or a cotton cloth to wipe it dry before storage.

If you have not taken good care of it and it has now turned black, don’t worry, because you can still get that glossy look back. The black substance is oxide so get yourself a silver washing liquid, apply it to the jewelry and then wipe off the black oxide with a polishing cloth. This will restore the original look, but don’t let it turn black again.

You will find that maintaining the original luster of silver jewelry is so easy to achieve if you make use of these tips, which are suitable for sterling silver jewelry as well.