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To care for your jewelry and keep it clean and ready to wear:
- Gently wipe off excess make-up and skin oils after each wearing.
- Use a nub free, 100% cotton cloth and gently wipe the piece clean using only the soft pads of your fingers.
- Store in jeweler's tissue or a soft bag.
Read more helpful information on how to clean Metals, Gemstones, Pearls, Precious Gems, and Silver.
About Ultrasonic Cleaners:
- Ultrasonic cleaners are machines that clean jewelry by bombarding them with sound waves. This vibration shakes off dirt, but the vibrations can also cause serious damage. The inclusions in gemstones, especially brittle stones like emeralds, can be greatly enlarged by the shaking, making the stones less attractive and even less valuable.
- Soft gems like pearls should NEVER be cleaned in an ultrasonic cleaning machine.
- Because of the risk, the general recommendation is NOT TO USE ULTRASONIC CLEANERS, which are now available to consumers unless your jeweler specifically says it will not cause any damage.
Common Chemicals and Solutions to Avoid
Besides chlorine bleach, denatured alcohol, turpentine, acetone, and ammonia can cause harm. These chemicals can dull or even pit the surface on softer gemstones. Petroleum based products can actually "melt" amber if allowed to remain on the stone and they can do significant damage to pearls.
- Never use toothpaste or other abrasives to clean metal or stones. You will find countless websites that recommend toothpaste as a cleaner, but this is not an accepted practice by fine jewelers. Although the abrasives in toothpaste are great for your teeth, they can damage the surface of the metal requiring the skill of a professional to buff and refinish. Toothpaste will also scuff the surface on amber, lapis, turquoise and other soft stones resulting in the fine polish which was produced by the skilled lapidary to be permanently marred.
- Always remove your rings and fine jewelry before using any product that contains bleach! Bleach can cause gold and other metal alloys to breakdown leaving the metal irreparably damaged. This includes swimming pools and bathing in hot tubs as chlorine products are added to prevent bacteria growth.
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