 | How to clean silver | |
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Cleaning silver jewelry is easy when you use commercial cleaning products
available at your local jewelry store Alternatively you can make your own
cleaning solution by mixing 2 tablespoons of salt and 2 table spoons of baking
soda with 8-10 liters of hot water. Make sure that the bottom of your container
is covered with aluminum foil and dip your silver jewelry in. The jewelry must
touche...
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| How to store your silver in order to avoid tarnish | |
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The best way to prevent tarnish is to reduce the exposure to air or any other
elements containing sulfur. Therefore it is recommended that you store your
silver jewelry in an area free of humidity, dust, away from wool, felt, latex
and preferably in a small plastic zip-lock bag to avoid prolonged exposure to
air. Some recommend placing a piece of white chalk in the drawer with your
silver to...
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| What causes tarnish | |
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The most common cause of tarnish of any silver piece is its contact with sulfur.
Sulfur compounds are very common in our everyday life and can be present in the
air, in some foods (i.e. eggs, onions, mustard),in rubber, in personal hygiene
products, in paper (i.e. drawer lining, packaging) etc.
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