Keeping your jewellery collection looking great requires special care. Whether you own a sophisticated collection of black chain necklaces orhave an extensive fine jewellery wardrobe, knowing how to care for your treasure is essential. From storingtocleaning them, taking good care of your jewellery allows you to get the most out of your collection.

Here are some quick and easy tips to take great care of your jewellery collection to prevent tarnishing, scratches, and dullness and allow it to last longer:

1. Remove Your Jewellery When Necessary

Regardless of what type of materials your jewellery pieces are made of, they are delicate. So, make sure to remove your jewellery before working with your hands or engaging in activities that involve chemicals or abrasives.

Take off your jewellery before swimming in chlorine-treated pools, cleaning your home, gardening or landscaping, and playing sports (especially contact sports).

2. Put On Your Jewellery After Everything

While putting your jewellery on as you get dressed in the morning or prepare for a night out can be tempting, it is ideal to wait until you are completely ready before getting into your jewels. The chemicals from your make-up, hair products, and perfume can damage your pieces, especially if you are wearing diamonds.

To care for your jewellery pieces, think of them as the finishing touches for your look.

3. Avoid Wearing Lotion with Jewellery

Most fine jewellery will not get damaged with occasional exposure to hand and body lotion, but it can destroy the finish on costume pieces. Besides, the build-up of lotion products can lead to more frequent cleaning and maintenance of your valuable items. This is to say that you can put lotion on your hands or body after you have taken your jewellery off at night.

4. Store Your Pieces in Boxes Separately

No matter how careful you are when wearing your precious gold or silver items, they can sustain damage during storage. Pieces made from particularly vulnerable items (pearls, wood, precious metals, gemstones, and plastics) knock together or get tangled. To prevent this problem from occurring, store your items separately so they cannot touch one another.

Some of the jewellery storage ideas that you might want to consider include jewellery tree, separate cloth pouches, jewellery armoires, individual jewellery cases, and tarnish-resistant jewellery bags for silver pieces.

5. Bring a Jewellery Case When Travelling

After purchasing a regular jewellery case for home use, secure travel storage. Using a toiletry bag or suitcase to store your jewellery when travelling can cause a great deal of damage. You can keep your jewellery pieces safe and tangle-free by putting them in specially designed travel jewellery cases or jewellery rolls.

6. Check Your Collection Regularly

Wearing and storing your jewellery pieces often can get them dirty and damaged if not handled well. So, take a good look at your jewellery before putting them on. Then, identify those pieces that need cleaning or repair.

Make sure that each item has a secure clasp. Ensure the stones are set solidly in the piece. Wipe the dirt to keep and the item sparkling and beautiful. Check for scratches or other areas of damage. If you notice tarnish or other finish issues, go to the nearest repair shop and have them fixed right away.

7. Research About Your Pieces Before Cleaning

By knowing and understanding the materials used in constructing your treasures, you will be able to properly clean them. For instance, you will know the specific procedures for cleaning diamonds, pearl, and black chain necklaces. Take note, certain types of costume jewellery should never be submerged in water. Also, special mild polishes restore the shine to sterling silver necklaces.

Scan through your jewellery for information about the materials used to make it. You can find a stamp on the back or inside of a piece that will tell you the metal content. When you purchase new pieces, make a note of the gems or other materials. In that way, you will know what to do when you need to clean your items.

8. Design a Jewellery Care Kit

Keep all your jewellery care supplies in one place. This method of storing allows you to clean and repair your items without having to hunt down the necessary tools and materials.

You can make a simple jewellery care kit using a small plastic storage container. Here are some of the items you can put inside your DIY jewellery care kit:

• Gentle and jewellery-safe silver polish

• Commercial or eco-friendly jewellery cleaners for diamonds, gold, silver, and other precious metals.

• Soft-bristled brush

• Soft chamois cloth (1 for polishing, 1 for drying)

• Glue (for reattaching purposes)

• Rubbing alcohol (for cleaning hard gems and metals)

• Q-tips (for cleaning hard-to-reach spots)

• Tweezers (for removing lint or resetting jewellery stones)

9. Allow Your Jewellery to Dry Thoroughly

Cleaning your jewellery may seem sufficient to use a chamois to pat it dry and then store it. However, the moisture left from cleaning can destroy your collection. The best thing to do is to wait for at least an hour after cleaning any piece before putting it back in the jewellery box or case. This step gives the moisture enough time to fully evaporate.

10. Know When to Reach Out to a Professional

Cleaning, maintaining, and repairing are of the tasks that most people can accomplish at home. But there are some maintenance and repairs that are best left to professional jewellers. Take your jewellery to someone who can help if you encounter the following issues:

• Loose gems

• Broken clasps or chain links

• Lost parts

• Deep scratches

• Dust or dirt build-up you cannot reach

Maintaining Value and Beauty

Caring for your jewellery is an important part of maintaining its value and beauty. From fashion black chain necklaces to diamond engagement rings, every item will look better and last longer if you know the proper ways to take care of it. Use your judgment and take your time, and you will keep your jewellery wardrobe looking as good as new.

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