Care For Your Jewellery

Your jewellery has been thoroughly sanitized before being packaged in a heat-sealed pouch, however we do recommend sanitizing again before wearing your jewellery.

Avoid harsh alcohol-based sanitizers as this can damage precious metals and/or gemstones, instead lather with a antibacterial soap and rinse, making sure your hands are washed before fitting.

Please find below, information on caring for your jewellery listed by metal type.

Sterling and Fine Silver

Silver is susceptible to tarnishing, an oxidisation process meaning the surface of the metal reacts with something in the environment around it, making the metal look darker grey/ brown and in rare cases black. Please do not be alarmed, it does not mean the metal is degrading or is of poor quality, it means the surface layer has reacted with a substance it has encountered. Silver tarnishes quicker in humid conditions, chlorine from pools/ hot tubs and some cosmetics. 

The good news is tarnish is easily removed with silver cleaning solutions or polishing cloths. Wearing your jewellery helps prevent build ups as well as storing in airtight containers when not being worn. Use silver dips sparingly and only when required as repeated use will make damage to gemstones more likely. 

Repeated exposure to chlorine and salt water is likely to also damage gemstones. If contact is made, rinse with water following this to prevent damage from residue.

Gold

Gold and gold filled jewellery to be kept shiny with gold cleaning solutions, use only when required as repeated unrequired use of these solutions can damage gemstones.

Stainless Steel (316L Surgical Steel)

Clean with anti-bacterial warm soapy water.

 

If you require any further information or support, please contact me via the contact us page.