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| General Tips |
| Fine jewellery is a precious belonging that is created to last a lifetime. Caring for your jewellery is an essential part of owning and ensuring lasting qualities of your jewellery. Here are some tips on caring for your jewellery to bring you continued satisfaction for the years to come:
1. Store your jewellery in a clean, dry place.
2. Don't heap your jewellery, they can scratch one another. Keep jewellery that is not worn in a fabric-lined jewellery box or one with compartments. If you use an ordinary box, wrap each piece individually with soft tissue paper.
3. Wipe your jewellery with a soft cloth after each wear to remove any oils and dirt.
4. Avoid wearing fine jewellery when performing manual tasks or household chores.
5. Wear your jewellery only after 2 minutes after applying cosmetics, hair sprays and lotions. These products can leave a dull film on jewellery, and may contain chemicals that damage your jewellery.
6. Have your jewellery checked for loose prongs and worn mountings at least once in six months, and every three months to have them cleaned.
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| Diamonds |
| Some diamond jewellery, such as engagement and wedding rings, are worn all day long. Diamonds can get smudged and dusty. Cosmetics, lotions and natural skin oils can leave a film on diamonds, cutting down their brilliance. Some tips to keep your diamonds sparkling:
1. Do not wear diamond rings when doing rough work, though diamonds are the hardest substance, a sharp blow can chip it.
2. Keep your diamonds away from chlorine; it will discolour the mounting of your diamond jewellery.
3. To maintain the brilliance of your diamond, simply dip the jewellery in a lukewarm solution of mild detergent, use a soft toothbrush to dislodge any dirt and grime under the setting. Rinse with clean water then dry it thoroughly with a soft, clean cloth.
4. Handle clean jewellery by the edges, avoid touching clean diamonds with your fingers.
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| Coloured Gemstones |
| There is a large variety of coloured gemstones, a number need special care. However, the general rules for caring and cleaning your coloured gemstones are listed below:
1. Most natural gemstones are heat treated upon extraction by traditionally accepted jewellery industry techniques. This will affect the method you care for and clean your jewellery.
2. Wipe your gemstones with a clean, soft, slightly damp cloth after each time you wear it. This will remove chemicals, oils and perspiration from your gemstones.
3. Keep your gemstones in individual soft pouches.
4. Exposing your gemstones to salt water and harsh chemicals, like chlorine, will erode the finish and polish of the gemstones.
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| Karat Gold Jewellery |
Gold is a rare soft metal. Based on a karat system where 24K is pure gold, values in between correspond to parts karat and per alloy, so 18k gold = 18 parts gold and 6 parts alloy. Some tips to care for your gold jewellery:
1. Soap can cause your gold jewellery to become dull, so remove them before showering and cleaning.
2. An inexpensive way of cleaning gold jewellery is using a soft chamois cloth to restore the shine and luster.
3. Dip your gold jewellery into plain rubbing alcohol to remove grease.
4. Gold jewellery can also be cleaned using a soft bristle brush in soap and water.
5. After brushing, rinse the jewellery with lukewarm water and allow it to dry.
6. Chlorine will damage and discolour gold jewellery, so do not wear gold jewellery while using chlorine bleach or in the swimming pool.
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| How to care for your Gems |
| If you possess Diamond Jewellery & Gems, it is necessary to take good care of them in order to make them last a lifetime. Since nature invests millions of years of heat and pressure in crystallizing a single diamond, it is important to take constant care to keep it at its best. A clean diamond not only reflects light better, but actually looks bigger than one that has been dulled by skin, oils and cosmetics. It should be cleaned once every month to keep the fire at its brightest.
The Detergent Bath:
Prepare a small bowl of warm water with any of the mild liquid detergents used at home. Brush the pieces with a small soft brush, for instance a toothbrush, while they are in the suds, then rinse under warm running water. Pat dry with a soft clot.
The Cold Water Soak:
Soak the jewellery in a half and half solution of cold water and household ammonia for 30 minutes. Lift out and gently tap around the front and back of the mounting with a small soft brush. Swish in the solution a second time, rinse and drain on tissue paper.
The Quick Dip Method:
Buy one of the brand name liquid jewellery cleaners with its kit now available in the market and follow the instructions.
Protecting Diamonds:
Even when kept away, precious jewellery needs special care constantly.
1. Jewellery should be kept in a fabric lined jewel case or a box with compartments or dividers.
2. If placed in one box, each piece should be wrapped in tissue paper, because a diamond can scratch and damage another diamond.
3. Though most women wear a diamond ring 24 hrs a day, there are occasions when it should be removed.
4. Do not wear diamond ring while doing rough work. Although a diamond is durable, it can be chipped by a very hard blow.
5. High temperatures include etchings on the facets and care must be taken during soldering.
6. Diamond jewellery should not come in contact with chlorine bleach because it can pit and discolour the mountings.
7. A jeweler should check the ring once a year for loose stones and wear on the mountings. He can also clean the ring professionally.
With proper care, diamonds, true to the dictum, can be enjoyed "forever”.
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