How to Take Care of Jewelry - Gemstone Care

Take care of gemstones properly is very important. All fine jewelry need to be cared carefully when wearing and storing. Spend a little time on cleaning and maintenance of your gemstone jewelry can greatly prolong the life of jewelry and its beauty. All gemstones are different in temper, reaction to heat, light and cleaners, so you must know how to take care of them in right way. How to clean gemstone jewelry may be the most common and difficult question. If necessary, it will be the safest way to purchase a commercial jewelry cleaner for caring your precious gemstones.

To be specific, there are four aspects you need to pay attention to:

Firstly, care carefully. Your jewelry should be the last step in the process of your dress up every day. Use gel, perfume and cosmetics before wearing jewelry. We suggest that you’d better not wear different gemstones at the same time especially bracelets because the harder gemstone may hurt the other one. And try to avoid your gemstone jewelry with rough surface, extreme temperatures, corrosive chemicals contact and intense impact.

Secondly, be careful to store. Gently wipe dirt and grease on the surface of the jewelry with a clean, soft, wet cloth and place your jewelry respectively in a bag or box with soft lining after wearing every time.

Thirdly, clean at home. When cleaning gemstone jewelry at home, you should see what type of gem it is. Gems including diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, rubies and semiprecious stones can be cleaned with dipping in mild soapy warm water for five minutes, then gently and thoroughly brush them using a soft-bristle toothbrush. Remember not to leave any gems in the water for more than 15 minutes. Gems like lapis, turquoise, jade, amber, malachite are porous gems that can’t be cleaned with soap but only a soft wet lint free cloth or towel, and then set aside to dry. Opals are also very soft gems that should be cleaned in the same way.

Finally, visit jeweler regularly. Take your precious gemstone jewelry to a jeweler at least once per year. The professional cleaning and maintenance including checking the firmness of inlaid gem and buckle and so on may keep your jewelry always new.

Learning how to take good care of and clean your gemstone jewelry is very important because they are the precious treasure of you.