| Gold jewelry to a woman is priceless. Although | | | | inexpensive way of keeping your bits of gold |
| gold jewelry comes in many different styles and | | | | glittering and radiant. These essential cotton cloths |
| colors, the care and cleaning procedure for all | | | | help to remove tarnish and to buff jewelry to |
| golden treasures remain the same. Good common | | | | look as good as new. Avoid wearing jewelry while |
| sense is your best guide, and these important tips | | | | in contact with household chemicals, such as |
| on how to clean gold jewelry will help you keep | | | | chlorine bleach as this can discolor or damage |
| your exquisite pieces lustrous and shining. | | | | your gold jewelry mountings. |
| Gold is tarnish-resistant, but it can get dirty or | | | | Proper storage of jewelry when not in use is |
| smudged. Lotions, powders, soaps, even natural | | | | essential to keep your golden treasures clean and |
| skin oils that we use regularly can cover your | | | | new. When storing your jewelry, be careful that |
| jewelry and cut down their brilliance. Jewelry | | | | pieces do not tumble against each other to avoid |
| cleaning removes any such build-up or residue and | | | | scratching and loss of radiance. Ideally, store your |
| restores the original sparkle and shine to make | | | | jewelry in a fabric-lined jewel case, or a box with |
| your precious jewelries last a lifetime. | | | | compartments or dividers or store each piece in |
| Although numerous commercial products are | | | | individual soft cloth pouches. |
| available to clean gold jewelry, most often water | | | | It is important to check the stone settings of |
| and a mild detergent is sufficient to restore the | | | | your jewelry periodically for any damage to the |
| radiance, and a soft brush helps to gently clean | | | | gold prongs or bezels. Immersing the jewelry in |
| intricate filigree designs and stones. Sometimes it | | | | rubbing alcohol for a few seconds will restore the |
| can be helpful to soak the gold jewelry in a | | | | gorgeous sparkle to cloudy stones. It is very |
| solution of one part ammonia and six parts water | | | | important to dry the jewelry thoroughly after |
| for up to sixty seconds. It is imperative to dry | | | | cleaning before wearing or storing. Remember |
| and polish your gold jewelry with a chamois or | | | | that Pave set (glued in stones) jewelry should |
| soft cloth after cleaning. | | | | never be immersed in water while cleaning gold |
| Jewelry polishing cloths are an effective and | | | | jewelry. |