CARE OF YOUR SILVER JEWELRY

Your fine quality silver gemstone jewelry will last a lifetime and can be passed down as heirlooms for future generations.

Silver is one of the world's most useful metals as well as one of the world's most valuable metals. Most silver jewelry is silver combined with other metals Typically, sterling silver consists of 92.5 percent silver and 7.5 percent copper. This makes it more suitable for wearable jewelry.

Wear your jewelry to help prevent tarnish; wearing and handling will slow the oxidation process and keep your silver shiny and new looking. Over time oxidation reactions will occur, especially with sulfur and oxygen, causing silver to become tarnished.

Minimize scratches by storing your jewelry in cloth pouches, small plastic bags and in separate compartments in your jewelry box.

Cleaning your Sterling Silver Jewelry

Never dip any silver jewelry in 'dip' solutions or commercial cleaning solutions even though it may say that it is for silver jewelry. Dip cleaners will work the first few times, but after that the silver jewelry may turn in color and will never look the same. Any gemstones may be damaged from the dip solution.

We do not recommend cleaning your jewelry with toothpaste and a toothbrush as you will be scratching the silver.

The best way to clean your jewelry is with a professional jewelry polishing cloth. The cloth is treated with cleaning chemicals and not only will the cloth last a long time, it will give you an amazing shine each and every time.

Silver polishing cloths are available at major supermarkets, at hardware stores and at jewelry stores.