Common Home Items to Clean Your Jewelry

You want your jewelry to always shine and make you feel fantastic. Well, over time jewelry will lose some of its luster. While this is inevitable, there are things you have in your home right now that can be used to restore your jewelry to its out-of-the-box shape. A little time and creativity will put the bling back in your favorite jewelry pieces.

Silver Jewelry

When silver does not shine it just starts to look bad. However, you can eliminate the tarnished look and restore the shine pretty easily. To clean your silver you will need to head into your pantry and grab a plastic or glass dish, some baking soda and some aluminum foil. You want to boil a few cups of water. The amount you use will need to be enough to cover the silver you are cleaning. Take the plastic or glass bowl and your aluminum foil and line the bowl. You want to then lie your silver in this and make sure that it is in contact with the foil. Take some baking soda and sprinkle it on the jewelry. Next, pour the boiled water on this. You should notice a foul odor and some bubbling. Use a wooden spoon to flip and move the jewelry around so that all parts contact the foil. You want to use a wooden spoon to avoid burning yourself. Once you remove the silver, use a soft cloth (like the type you use to wipe eyeglasses) to wipe it off. Your silver will be bright and looking new.

Gold Jewelry

This is gold that is just plain gold and does not have any gems or stones. You will need some dish soap, a bowl of warm water and a soft cloth (again, like an eyeglass cloth). Take the warm water and put it in a bowl with a few drops of the soap. Mix this together and then place your gold jewelry in there to soak. After 20 minutes, take the jewelry off and gently wipe it dry with the eyeglass cloth. This will restore shine and remove any dirt on your gold jewelry.

You will use pretty much the same method to clean gold jewelry with stones. The big difference is that you want one cloth to wipe the stones and one to wipe the gold, and you will not be soaking the jewelry. You will need to take the cloths and dip them in the soap and water mix. You will then wipe the jewelry clean. It is a good idea to have two dry cloths as well so that you can wipe the jewelry dry.

Diamond Jewelry

You will need a soft cloth and some glass cleaner. You want to spray the cleaner right onto the diamond and then use the cloth to wipe it well. After this, turn on your faucet and run the jewelry under it for a couple of minutes. Use a dry cloth to dry the piece of jewelry after you are done. This will help to remove dirt, debris and other impurities from your diamond jewelry.