Jewelry Care: Don’t Let Mistakes Ruin Your Precious Jewelry

In our lives, jewelry is more than just luxurious decorations, they often carry a special meaning. Maybe it’s the diamond ring that symbolizes eternity when your lover proposes, or maybe it’s an exquisite necklace that has been passed down from generation to generation in your family, each piece of jewelry contains emotions and stories that are incredibly precious. However, if not properly maintained, these sparkling jewels may be dulled or even irreparably damaged.
Many people do not know, some daily inadvertent behavior is actually jewelry maintenance taboo. For example, showering with your jewelry on is a common mistake. Shower gel, shampoo and other chemicals will react with the surface of the jewelry, long-term, will make the jewelry lose its luster. Pearls, for example, the main component of pearls is calcium carbonate, acid will be corroded, and most bath products are acidic. If the pearl long-term contact with these acidic substances, the surface will become rough, no longer round and shiny, the original soft halo will gradually disappear.
It is also customary for people to do heavy housework without removing their jewelry. Although jewelry is beautiful and strong, it is not indestructible. In the process of work, jewelry is vulnerable to collision. Diamonds, although known as nature’s hardest substance, but in the case of violent impact, there may be chipping. And emerald, its brittleness is large, once subjected to collision, the internal structure may be damaged, producing cracks. These cracks not only affect the beauty of jadeite, but also make its value greatly reduced.
In addition, randomly placing jewelry together is also a wrong practice. Different hardness of jewelry rubbing each other, will leave scratches on the surface. For example, the texture of gold is soft, the Mohs hardness is only 2.5 – 3, and the hardness of the gemstone together, such as ruby (Mohs hardness 9), sapphire (Mohs hardness 9), the surface of the gold will be scratched out of a trace, damage to its beauty and value.
So, what is the correct way to care for jewelry? First of all, it is important to regularly wipe your jewelry with a soft cloth to remove dust from the surface. There are also special cleaning methods for jewelry made of different materials. Diamonds can be cleaned with mild soapy water, soak the diamond in diluted soapy water, gently brush with a soft bristle brush, then rinse with water, and finally dry with a soft cloth. While emeralds such gems are more delicate, their internal more contains fissures, not suitable for prolonged contact with water, just gently wipe with a damp cloth, otherwise the water may seep along the fissures inside the gemstone, resulting in discoloration or other damage to the gemstone.
Secondly, when not worn, the jewelry should be stored separately, it is best to use a special jewelry box. The jewelry box should be separated to avoid mutual collision between the jewelry. For some easily deformed jewelry, such as K gold necklaces, you can also use a necklace holder for hanging storage to maintain its shape.
In addition, the environment in which the jewelry is stored is also important. You should avoid placing your jewelry in direct sunlight or in places with large changes in temperature and humidity. Direct sunlight may cause the color of certain gems to change, for example, amethyst may fade if exposed to sunlight for a long time. And excessive changes in temperature and humidity will affect the stability of jewelry, such as pearls may dry and crack in too dry environment.
We must pay attention to jewelry maintenance, understand the correct maintenance knowledge, avoid the wrong way of maintenance. Only in this way can we keep our precious jewelry shining, accompany us through the long years, and continue to witness the beautiful moments in life.