Each piece of jewelry is carefully crafted by hand in our studio. We use high-quality materials for jewelry that will last if handled and maintained with reasonable care.
Sterling silver will naturally tarnish with exposure to the air, environment, perfumes, moisturizers, hairspray, soaps and perspiration etc. These are obviously a fact of life so regular cleaning will help keep your silver sparkling.
Silver tarnish is a form of corrosion, but unlike rust, it does not destroy the underlying metal and can be removed relatively easily.
We recommend wearing your jewelry in the morning after showering and applying any moisturizers or fragrances. Remove your jewelry in the evening before going to bed. Avoid exposing your jewelry to wet or moist conditions.
When you aren’t wearing your jewelry, store it separately from other jewelry to avoid tangling and to limit abrasion with other materials. This helps prevent scratching and maintaining its color. Put your silver items in sealed bags that close tightly. You can also put a silica gel bag inside, along with your jewelry. These small silica packets absorb humidity and thus help to delay tarnishing.
How to Clean Silver Tarnish
After your silver is already tarnished, you can use a silver polish to remove the black coating. This tarnish-removing polishing cream is quite popular and can be used on silver.
Another option is to use a silver polishing cloth.
You can also take your silver items to a jewelry shop to have your pieces professionally cleaned.
If you prefer to clean your silver jewelry at home, you can use a silver cleaning dip:
Line a glass container with tin foil, pour some hot water and add one or two tablespoons of salt and baking soda.
Put your silver pieces in the dip and leave them there for about five minutes.
After the tarnish disappears, rinse your jewelry with water and dry it using a soft cloth.
Plating Silver: A Temporary Protection
There are many silver items that are plated to prevent tarnishing. The metals used for the coating are usually pure silver, rhodium and gold.
The downside of plated silver is that the coating will eventually wear off. The more often you wear and polish your silver, the faster this will happen.
When the plating goes away, you can have your jewelry re-plated.
