How to clean jewelry and tips to preserve it longer

It is not today that the costume jewelry left the category of accessory of dubious taste and became indispensable items to compose our productions.

Whether in a rustic, delicate or elegant style, jewelry is available in the most diverse materials, sizes and shapes and are the perfect accessories to complete our look on different occasions.

Regardless of whether your piece cost a fortune or was a real bargain, surely you want it to last as long as possible, don’t you? Even more so when the biju has a classic design and never goes out of style.

With that in mind, we’ve separated some tips for you to properly clean your jewelry, removing dark spots and recovering the shine, with some very easy procedures to do. In the end, we still tell you a very efficient trick to prevent your chains from forming those super-difficult to undo knots.

How to restore the shine of jewelry

If your jewelry is a little faded, opaque and dark, the tip is very simple: just leave them soaking all night in a basin with water and washing powder! The next day, you will be surprised by the color of the water and the shine of your pieces.

Important: Do not use this method with pearls and stones such as coral and turquoise, as the soap can damage them.

How to clean darkened silver pieces

Silver pieces, whether jewelry or cutlery, undergo oxidation over time and end up getting dark. To clean them, you can use the old toothpaste trick, just rub the product on your pieces.

However, if you don’t feel like scrubbing or if the pieces are too small, there is another method. The first step is to line a container with aluminum foil and then place your pieces inside.

Cover the pieces with baking soda and add a pinch of salt to speed up the chemical reaction. Add boiling water over the pieces and close the aluminum foil like a small bag. Wait 10 minutes, open the package and wash the parts under running water.

Lipstick cleaning

Choose a lipstick you no longer use and apply it to a soft flannel, rubbing it on your jewelry afterwards. Then simply remove the product using a clean cloth.

Cleansing with Effervescent Aspirins

For this trick, just place your jewelry in a glass of water and add an effervescent aspirin tablet. Let it act for 10 minutes and rinse.

Cleaning with bleach

Mix half a cup of bleach with half a cup of warm water. Soak your pieces and wait 10 minutes.

how to store earrings

Do you keep wasting time because you can’t find the other earring? Then this trick will help you keep your pieces organized.

When storing your earrings, put them on a shirt button. That way, when you pick up the button, the two pieces are already together, and you won’t have to stress out looking for your jewelry.

How to prevent your chains from tangling

If your little chain has already tangled up, the way will be to appeal to popular belief and think of a very gossipy person – in addition to having a lot of patience and delicacy – to try to untie the knots. Jokes aside, the best thing is to prevent your chains from tangling.

To do this, you just need to pass each one of them through a soda straw, closing them from the outside. So you can keep them or put them in your travel bag if you’re afraid they’ll get tangled up.

Now, if your chain has already tangled up and there’s no way you can untie the knots, either by thinking about the gossipy person or with the help of a toothpick, the best option is to take the piece to a watch shop. There, professionals in the field will be able to solve the problem for you without damaging your chain.