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Are your gold earrings dull? Or your favorite silver necklace is tarnished. Learning how to clean your jewelry at home will ensure that it always shines like it’s supposed to. This will also help prevent damage and keep your parts in the best possible condition.
Cleaning your jewelry at home isn’t difficult and you don’t need a fancy cleanser. But there are a few missteps that can do more harm than good. To ensure you clean your jewelry at home safely and effectively, we consulted a few jewelry experts for their best tips.
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It makes sense that you should wash your clothes after wearing them – after all, you sweat and spill things. But what makes jewelry dirty? Lots of things, actually. “The most common items are your own body oils and soaps and lotions that come into contact with your jewelry,” says Julia Parsons, CEO and founder of Incredible Rising, a women’s jewelry brand celebrating milestones of success. “Both can make your jewelry look dull and cloudy and make it less shiny.”
Other common things that can dirty your jewelry include makeup, perfume, and hair products, says Mike Cooke, founder of Sterling Forever. For example, if you spray perfume while wearing a necklace, the particles may stick to your jewelry. “Environmental factors like dust, dirt and pollution and doing activities like gardening and swimming can also introduce dirt and tarnishing,” adds Cooke.
If your jewelry looks dull or dirty, it’s time to clean it at home. But there’s no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to jewelry: How you clean your pieces depends on the type of items you own. Specifically, the type of metal your jewelry is made from makes a difference in how dirty it gets and how you should clean it. Here is an easy-to-follow analysis from our experts:
The tips above will help make cleaning your jewelry at home as foolproof as possible. In addition to following these basic cleaning principles, our experts agreed that there are a few tips you can use to avoid potential damage. Check them out below:
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Bethany Heitman is an NBC Select contributor and reporter who regularly covers beauty, home and lifestyle. For this story, she interviewed experts on how to clean your jewelry.
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