How to maintain the sparkle of your jewelry for years to come.

If you own jewelry pieces, you might want to take the time to give it a good cleaning from time to time. Everyday dust, dirt, lotions, soaps clog jewelry surfaces and settings, some pieces tarnished beyond recognition. No worries, it is a normal process of jewelry life. Once you clean your jewelry, they will look exactly like they did when you first bought them.

Gold, silver and gemstones can be cleaned with special liquid polishes, which contain ingredients that dissolve and remove tarnish, restore the sparkle of precious and semi-precious stones. There are also polishing creams, sprays and polishing cloths which work well if you are in a rush and want to bring back the luster to your jewelry.

However if you don’t have a special polish at home, you always have an alternative. Simply use a dish soap! Mix a few drops of dish soap with warm water in a bowl, soak your jewelry in it for about 15 minutes. Then scrub it with a soft toothbrush or rub it with a soft cloth (for silver or gold plated jewelry avoid excessive rubbing). Rinse with cool water, place the jewelry on a soft cloth and buff dry it with another soft cloth. Voilà! Your jewelry is back to life!