How to Care for Jewelry:Keeping Your Favorite Things New for a Long Time

Jewelry is a soulful piece of personal style, but many people wear it because of improper maintenance, resulting in fading, oxidation or damage. Whether it is precious metal jewelry or affordable trendy accessories, scientific maintenance can significantly extend its life and maintain its bright luster. In this article, Xuping Jewelry will systematically analyze the maintenance points of different materials of jewelry, to help you easily grasp the secret of making jewelry forever young.

Although the nature of gold is stable, but long-term contact with sweat will accelerate the surface layer of wear and tear, it is recommended to use a soft-bristled toothbrush dipped in neutral detergent to lightly brush the crevices every month; platinum hardness is higher, but need to avoid mixing with palladium jewelry in order to prevent scratches.

The plating layer is only 0.5-3 microns thick, and hard tools are prohibited when cleaning. It is recommended to use a chamois cloth dipped in olive oil to wipe gently every week, which can form a protective film to slow down the fading of color. If there is a partial loss of color, you can use a special color repair pen to repair.

Oxidization is a natural phenomenon, the use of toothpaste + soft cloth circle wipe, focusing on cleaning embossed lines. When not worn for a long time, it is recommended to seal storage and add desiccant, avoid contact with sulfide (hot springs).

Organic material is the most avoidable chemical corrosion, should be worn after makeup spray perfume. After each use need to use sheepskin cloth to wipe sweat stains, storage pad wet cotton to maintain humidity (humidity 50% -60% best).

Emeralds and other gemstones with many fissures need to be kept away from ultrasonic cleaning, and amethysts are prone to fading when exposed to sunlight. It is recommended to soak them in pure water for 2 hours every quarter, and then use cotton swabs to clean the dirt in the claw setting area.

Apply special maintenance oil regularly, and place a moisture-proof bag during the rainy season. In case of water damage should be immediately pressed with absorbent paper to dry, do not expose to sunlight to avoid hardening and cracking.

Follow the principle of last to wear, first to take off: wear jewelry after completing skin care and makeup and spraying hairspray; take off the jewelry before removing makeup when you get home to avoid chemical residues.

Sports and fitness: titanium steel jewelry is preferred for sweat and corrosion resistance.
Kitchen labor: all jewelry should be removed to prevent oil penetration
Beach vacation: apply sunscreen in advance to be absorbed before wearing jewelry, salt water will accelerate the corrosion of metal

① Soft bristle brush to sweep away surface dust
② neutral detergent (such as baby shampoo) soak in warm water for 5 minutes
③ ultrasonic cleaning machine is only suitable for non-fissure plain gold jewelry
③ Ultrasonic cleaner is only suitable for gold jewelry without cracks. 
④ Sterilize the parts that are easy to hide bacteria such as clasps with 95% alcohol cotton pads.

Individual ziplock bags: prevent 925 silver from oxidizing (can put in small pieces of chalk to absorb moisture)
Suede separator box: to avoid friction between K gold and platinum
Upright hanging rack: suitable for necklaces to prevent knotting (pad non-woven non-slip)

Keep the temperature 18-24 ℃, humidity 40%-60%. Plum and rainy season can be placed in the electronic moisture-proof box, northern winter need to avoid direct heating.

Precious jewelry: return to the factory every year to check the firmness of the setting claws
Gold-plated jewelry: every six months to replenish the plating maintenance
Leather cord jewelry: quarterly replacement of the threading rope

Jewelry deformation: use a hair dryer to heat up to 60 ℃ and then slowly molded
Failure of clasps: use graphite powder to increase the lubrication of the joints
Stubborn stains: baking soda + white vinegar 1:1 solution soak 10 minutes

Jewelry maintenance is a long-lasting battle that requires patience. Data from an international jewelry lab shows that scientific maintenance can extend the service life of 18K gold jewelry by 3-5 times. Remember that each piece of jewelry has its own unique character, from today onwards to establish an exclusive maintenance file, regular records of cleaning and maintenance time, so that these beautiful tokens carrying memories will always glow. When you open the jewelry box in ten years, those still bright jewelry will tell you: time never fails to exquisite.