Take care of your jewelry



Store jewelry in a clean, dry, dust-free place. Heat or sunshine can cause some gemstones to fade.


  • Remember that chlorine can damage gemstones and gold, so don't wear your jewelry in the swimming pool.

 

Be careful not to expose the jewelry to extreme temperatures such as hot water followed immediately by cold water as this damage some precious stones in it.

 

Apply your make-up, perfume and hairspray before putting on your jewelry. The chemicals can affect you jewelry.

 

Water that is left on all types of jewelry can weaken the springs and clasps, or cause a mildew stain to appear. These stains are hard to remove, especially for silver pieces.



 

 

Proper Ways to Clean Jewelry:



 

Remember the dazzling, sparkling look of your favorite piece of jewelry when it was first purchased? Keeping that beautiful look is very easy with a little loving care and proper cleaning.

There are several ways to clean your jewelry. Gentle jewelry soap is marketed for regular cleaning and should probably be the first choice for lightly soiled jewelry. After soaking the jewelry a few minutes in the soap, rinse and pat dry. A gentle rub with a Jewelry Polishing Cloth will complete the “Beauty Treatment.”

Sonic wave machines are widely used by jewelry stores and are available in commercial sizes as well as small, compact units for home use. The process uses sonic wave action in appropriate liquid cleaner to professionally clean gold, diamonds and other jewelry items. A very small battery operated model is also available. It can sit you on a bathroom counter, barely noticeable, for convenient and frequent use.

Small jars of liquid cleaner are available for every type of jewelry including gold, silver diamonds and gemstones as well as a very delicate formula for pearls. The jars come with a little basket inside to soak the jewelry pieces. Some of them even have a soft brush to clean heavily soiled areas. The correct formula should be used for the type jewelry being cleaned.

Ammonia, caustics or abrasives should never be used on any jewelry. When a brush is used, it should be especially made for that purpose. Drains should be closed or covered when rinsing jewelry under a faucet. Failure to use special care can seriously damage jewelry.

Jewelry is an excellent and often expensive investment. With proper care, it will be beautiful for many years to come and most likely increase in value.

When shopping for gold and diamonds, the name to remember is www.normasfinejewelry.com. Norma’s has many beautiful jewelry items at 40% to 60% less than the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price every day. If you’re shopping for earrings, necklace, bracelets, or diamonds rings, be sure to see the 100’s of choices at Norma’s. There’s no need to wait for a sale or fight the Mall traffic. Norma welcomes you and every order will receive her personally attention.

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About Sapphire Jewellery and Its Cleaning

Author: Imran ali

 

Sapphire with amazing colors is used in jewellery and for other decorative purposes. Sapphire is one of the hardest stones made of corundum. Being the hardest stone it is quite suitable for jewellery making. All non-red varieties of corundum are known as sapphire. Each exquisite color of sapphire looks brilliant in jewellery articles. Blue sapphire is very well known all over the world and widely used in jewellery. Because of this reason some people think that sapphire comes in only blue color. Sapphire used in sapphire jewellery may be natural or lab created sapphire. Pink sapphire, white sapphire, orange-pink, golden, and even black are adored by people and preferred for jewellery.

Sapphires are found in many places including Ceylon, Thailand, Australia, Burma, Africa, Brazil, North Carolina, and China. Sapphires are popular from Sri Lanka and India, and are also found in Tanzania and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. The different varieties of sapphire includes; Kashmir Sapphire also known as Cornflower Sapphire and it has a lovely velvety-blue color, Star sapphire, Padparadschah which is of orange-pink color, Color Changing Sapphire; it exhibits different colors in natural and artificial light, Bi-colored Sapphire; this type of sapphire has more than one color, Cat's Eye Sapphire, Fancy Sapphire; this variety includes all non-blue colors of sapphire and the Verneuil Sapphire ; these are the synthetic or laboratory-grown sapphire stones.

Sapphire is the birthstone of September. This beautiful stone is representative of truth and sincerity. It has special powers to bring good luck and good fortune to its wearer and also protects him or her from evil spirits. Sapphire is very popular because of the meanings attached to it. Different colors of sapphire are used in rings, earrings, bracelets and pendants. When set in silver metal, sapphire looks incredible.

Multi colored sapphire ring looks stunning, pink colored sapphire is very precious and gives a very sophisticated look. Most of the blue sapphire jewellery is prepared in sterling silver or white gold. The lovely blue sapphire ring in white gold is perfect for anniversaries and engagements. Yellow sapphire looks stunning in yellow gold. Sapphire can be combined with other stones like diamonds and other colored gemstones. These combinations make jewellery articles like rings, earrings, bracelets, anklets, nose rings, toe rings and other items more beautiful and attractive.

Sapphire is a tough and durable gem, but it needs to be appropriately cared for as it is subject to chipping off and fracture if not handled properly. White or colorless sapphire is amazing. This white stone resembles a diamond and can have different beautiful cuts and they are as durable and hard as diamonds. Sapphire is a highly resistant metal and cleaning of sapphire jewellery is very simple. To clean it, pour warm water in a tub and then add mild dishwashing liquid to the water. Place your sapphire jewels in the solution and soak from ten to twenty minutes. After the time is over, remove the jewellery from the cleaning solution and clean the stones with a soft cloth or toothbrush and finally rinse the jewellery with warm water and dry it before storing. Always store your jewellery in a cool place and avoid heat and high temperature.