| a fact that silver jewlery are special items. Although | | | | toothpaste has abrasive particles in it. If you insist on |
| silver is not held with the same regard as gold or | | | | cleaning your silver using home remedies, try washing it |
| platinum are, it is still considered to be valuable because | | | | with mild liquid detergent and rinse it with tap water. |
| of the natural beauty and shine that it possesses. | | | | 3.Always use the right cloth to polish your silver. It may |
| Silver can gleam like a mirror when carefully polished | | | | be hard to polish unusual jewellery or Celtic jewellery |
| and it is thought to be the whitest of all metals. These | | | | with a lot of detailed work done on the silver, but it is a |
| properties of silver are the reasons why | | | | task that must get done if you want to maintain the |
| jewel-crafters like to work with silver when creating | | | | shine of your silver. However, always use the proper |
| handmade jewellery and unusual jewellery. | | | | type of cloth for polishing your silver jewellery. The |
| But as beautiful as silver is, the downside to this metal | | | | recommended cloth for polishing silver is either 100% |
| is that it is too delicate and soft. These two qualities | | | | cotton or flannel. |
| make silver jewlery prone to tarnish and oxidation, | | | | 4.Store your silver properly. Silver handmade jewellery |
| which is the reason why they must be taken very | | | | and unusual jewellery are one of a kind. To keep them |
| good care of. Still, it is not that difficult to care for | | | | from damage, you need to store them properly. The |
| sterling jewellery, as long as you understand what | | | | most effective way of doing this is by wrapping your |
| makes silver the way it is. To help you maintain the | | | | silver jewlery in treated, tarnish-proof cloth before |
| beauty and shine of your silver, here are five ways | | | | putting them in your jewellery box. And then, you |
| that you can do to take care of it. | | | | should put your jewellery box in a place that is cool, |
| 1.Understand that silver is a highly reactive metal. Aside | | | | dry and located away from heat or direct sunlight. |
| from being soft, silver is also very reactive to the | | | | 5.Try to wear your silver as often as possible. When |
| substances it comes into contact with. It can easily | | | | you buy silver jewlery, you should make it a point to |
| become tarnished by dirt, airborne pollutants, household | | | | wear them as often as you can. In doing so, you are |
| chemicals and even the skin's natural oils. When silver | | | | actually protecting your silver from tarnish. You are |
| jewlery is constantly exposed to such substances, the | | | | also helping in slowing down its oxidation. The reason is |
| silver can oxidise and turn black. As thus, you need to | | | | that the natural oils of our skin form a protective |
| clean your silver regularly and avoid exposing it to | | | | coating over the silver. It also creates a patina that |
| harsh chemicals. | | | | enhances the shine and beauty of the silver. |
| 2.Not all home remedies for cleaning silver are | | | | Silver jewlery are as delicate as they are beautiful. If |
| effective. One popular home remedy for cleaning silver | | | | you want to continue enjoying your silver jewellery |
| is brushing it with toothpaste and an old toothbrush. On | | | | pieces in the years to come, you should do whatever |
| the contrary, this will cause your silver handmade | | | | you can to maintain the shine of your silver jewellery. |
| jewellery to become scratched because the | | | | |