How to Clean Your Jewellery at Home

Your jewellery needs proper care and maintenance so that it can always sparkle and shine. Here are the top DIY tricks everyone is swearing by. You just need to find some basic household products to make the best cleaning solution for your jewellery.

Aluminium foil

Line a ceramic bowl with aluminium foil until every inch of it is covered. Heat up some water and then pour it in. Next, put in a tablespoon of laundry detergent. The laundry detergent must be bleach-free and in powder form. Once the laundry detergent dissolves into the water, you can now soak your jewellery in the solution and wait for one minute. Afterwards, you can expect your jewellery to gleam and glow like brand new.

Ammonia

Use ammonia only on your gold and silver jewellery. It cannot be used for pearl-based jewellery because certain chemicals in it can be harsh and damaging to its surface.

To use ammonia, simply create a solution containing a ½ cup of ammonia and one cup of water. Soak your gold and silver jewellery in this solution and voila! You can enjoy your jewellery again.

Baking soda

Baking soda can clean your gold and silver items. Make a thick paste by mixing a ¼ cup of baking soda and two tablespoons of water. Rub the solution all over your jewellery and wait for at least 10 minutes before rinsing it off. You can also try pouring vinegar onto your silver items after putting the baking soda mixture. This is a more effective solution than only using baking soda on its own.

Beer

Beer can help bring back the radiance of your gold jewellery. Pour a little beer onto a clean cloth until it is sufficiently damp. Run the fabric over the surface, and you can expect your gold jewellery to shine again.

Club soda

Club soda can work for your diamonds, and other precious gemstones such as rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. You must soak your jewellery in club soda overnight. Rinse off the club soda the morning after and dry with a cloth.

Ketchup

Ketchup is a good cleaning agent for tarnished silver, and fingerprint jewellery such as fingerprint rings UK retailers sell. Pour an ample amount of it onto the surface. Allow it to soak for about three to five minutes. Afterwards, take an old toothbrush to spread the ketchup evenly. Make sure you have covered every surface then you can rinse it off the jewellery. Once you do this, expect to have your silver items and fingerprint jewellery looking as good as new again.

Toothpaste

Toothpaste can make diamonds sparkle once again. Just put a little toothpaste onto the surface and use a toothbrush to spread the cleaning agent evenly. Buff it up afterwards by running a clean cloth over the surface. Your diamonds will undoubtedly have their brilliance back by the time you finish cleaning them with toothpaste.

These tried and tested cleaning methods have helped a lot of people, so following these will surely help bring back the sparkle and shine of your treasured jewellery items.