What are the tips for cleaning jewelry?

Nowadays, jewelry is very common in life. No matter men, women, old or young, they will use it when they wear it. So how to clean and maintain jewelry?
1. Brush.

It is very convenient to have a toothbrush at hand. It is recommended to use detergent to clean jewelry. Fine-grained toothpaste can be used for fine-grained toothpaste, which has a slight cleaning effect, but it will cause small scratches on the surface. It is not recommended to use it on plated jewelry. Do not touch the hard brush with delicate jewelry such as pearls.

In fact, toothbrushes with toothpaste are also very useful, which can be understood as an enhanced version of soft brushes. Different varieties of toothpaste will affect the effect. Toothpaste without particles/transparent toothpaste can be used to clean most jewelry. Those containing particles will leave some traces similar to begonia powder on the metal, which will damage the surface of some bottom hardness gems and organic gems, but it is also good for old silver jewelry or antiques. There is a kind of toothpaste with particularly thick particles, which must be used with caution. The cleaning effect is very good, but it may brush out the metal with a matte surface.

Electric toothbrushes and face brushes are two stable options for cleaning jewelry.

2. Silver wiping cloth.

The silver cloth itself contains small abrasives, which is equivalent to re-polishing. It is more convenient, and can only clean large areas and light oxidation. The oxidation effect accumulated over the years is very weak.

3. Begonia powder.

It is actually a fine calcium carbonate powder. Fine polish the surface to remove oxidation.

4. Silver rubbing paste.

Due to the paste, it is difficult to clean the details. But it is used to wipe antiques, etc., which can moderately retain the ancient feeling. Non-silver products are ineffective.

5. Silver washing water.

Reduction of silver oxidation through chemical reactions. I usually use Conoiseurs. Silver washing water is very good at cleaning the details, and the chain can also be very clean, with basically no dead corners. The coating is not damaged and the cleaning effect is good. Some gold-plated silver ornaments will have brown-blue streaks for a long time, and silver washing water has the best effect. However, the reaction between silver washing water and old sulfur will make the entire old part yellow, which is difficult to wash off, so don't touch old silver ornaments. Silver washing water will also damage the surface of pearls, etc., and organic gems cannot be touched. If you must use it, you can use a fine pen to drop it in a small area, without touching the pearls, and then rinse it immediately.

Silver cleaning water reacts differently to different proportions of silver. Some silver jewelry will appear slightly yellow on the surface after being washed for a period of time. Just wipe it with silver cloth or begonia powder.

6. Polishing strips.

It is actually a polishing strip used for manicure. It cannot handle details, but it is also effective for fine scratches on the surface. The long-term oxidation effect is also good and can be used with an ultrasonic cleaner.

7. Household ultrasonic.

The ultrasonic used for jewelry cleaning is the kind that washes glasses, which is very convenient. Ultrasonic effects are very good and can be used with detergents. Jewelry with good stability can be used with glass water. Fashion jewelry, many of which use imitation pearls and have more metal coatings, is not recommended to use ultrasonic waves, which may cause destructive consequences. The pearl layer on the surface of imitation pearls will peel off as a whole. For gemstones, ultrasonic waves may cause cracks for varieties with more cracks. Corals should not be used. Old silver jewelry cannot be shaken together with new silver jewelry, otherwise it will become dirty.