Monday, November 26, 2012

How to clean silver jewelry at home?

  I think that this happen to almost everyone. One day you discover that your silver jewelry, which you have not wear, or wear, for a some period of time, got this kind of dark layer on top of them. It is nothing much you can do to stop it, it's just nature of this metal. Silver react on a lot of things, like: latex gloves, wool, oils from hands, chlorinated water (don't be surprise when you are coming after the pool), perfumes, hair spray etc..
 As you can see the one on the right is very dark compare to light silver color.
 The solution to this problem is very simple, you need to clean it by using a special silver polish or soft polishing cloth (made for silver). You can also take them to jewelry store and have them polished for you. Any of this solution is good and trustworthy:) But sometimes you just got no special polishes and cloth, no time to go to jewelry store and you want to wear your jewelry piece in a few hours.. 
  I have a quick and simple solution for you! You can clean it at home by spending just 15 min of total time.. I did it today and was very sceptic in the beginning, but the result overwhelm me:) It's work!!!

 We need:
 Salt - 1 table spoon
 Baking Soda - 1 table spoon
 Liquid Soap (for washing dishes) - 1 table spoon
 Boiled water - 1 cup
 Foil - a piece to cover the bottom of a bowl
 Direction:
Boil the water. Take a bowl and place a piece of foil in the bottom. Put the rest of ingredients as well (on top of the foil) Add water.
 You should see this reaction.

Place your silver jewelry on top of the foil and leave them for 10 minutes. (make sure it's really a silver, because my necklace from left side turn gray-green, since it was not a silver)
 After 10 minutes take them out and wash with sponge in warm water. Dry with dry cloth. 
  You can see that it's really work. My silver color is back and necklaces look like new=)) 

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