tips from Silvers store jewelers.

Dia­mond jew­el­ry is beau­ti­ful. How­ev­er, over time and after fre­quent wear, they can lose their mul­ti­fac­eted shine. It is nec­es­sary to clean them, like oth­er stones and gems, every time you notice dirt and plaque — the soon­er, the bet­ter. Do not accu­mu­late dirt, it will become a breed­ing ground for microbes!

The best idea is to give the prod­ucts to a jew­el­er who will clean them pro­fes­sion­al­ly. How­ev­er, this is not always pos­si­ble. There are sev­er­al effec­tive and proven ways to clean dia­monds at home, which we will talk about in this arti­cle.

How to clean a diamond: 7 ways

Despite the fact that dia­monds are the hard­est min­er­als in the world, they are not com­plete­ly resis­tant to dam­age. In order for them to look flaw­less for many years, it is nec­es­sary to take care of them and reg­u­lar­ly clean them with gen­tle means.

1. A solu­tion of liq­uid soap is a tool that will help clean a dia­mond well, both in a ring and in a pen­dant or ear­rings.
   Jew­el­ry with dia­monds should be placed in a glass with a solu­tion of liq­uid soap and warm water. Then care­ful­ly brush with a soft tooth­brush and rinse with run­ning water and let dry com­plete­ly on a tow­el or paper. Remem­ber to close the sink drain before clean­ing so that none of the paint gets into it.

2. Ammo­nia solu­tion is anoth­er pop­u­lar way to quick­ly clean dia­mond ear­rings. But in this case, you need to be care­ful. Although ammo­nia effec­tive­ly restores the orig­i­nal shine of jew­el­ry, its fre­quent use is unde­sir­able. Pro­longed soak­ing in ammo­nia can cause dis­col­oration or dam­age to the met­al of the piece, as well as cloud­ing or dis­col­oration of the gem­stone. Wear pro­tec­tive gloves before using ammo­nia. In a solu­tion of water and ammo­nia in a ratio of 6: 1, it is nec­es­sary to immerse both ear­rings with dia­monds and a ring for 10 min­utes, and then clean them with a soft tooth­brush. After that, pol­ish with a soft cot­ton or flan­nel cloth, let it dry com­plete­ly.

3. Dish soap. Using this tool is one of the eas­i­est ways to clean a dia­mond ring at home.

No mat­ter what met­al the ring is made of, you just need to soak it in very warm water with a drop of dish­wash­ing liq­uid and leave it for 20–40 min­utes. After that, gen­tly wipe it with a soft cloth. Then rinse and let dry. But try not to immerse the stones com­plete­ly, but care­ful­ly wipe the con­t­a­m­i­nat­ed areas with a cloth soaked in water with a mild deter­gent. Do not use tools that can scratch the sur­face of the prod­uct.

4. Win­dow clean­er hydro­gen per­ox­ide should be mixed in equal pro­por­tions, put a ring in them, leave for 10–15 min­utes, wash them with a soft brush and rinse with run­ning water.

5. Soda vine­gar. This method of clean­ing jew­el­ry has been known for a long time. If you add 2 table­spoons of bak­ing soda to half a glass of vine­gar and immerse your jew­el­ry in this mix­ture, after a few hours they will be as good as new. Rinse in cold water and enjoy their shine. A sim­i­lar effect is achieved if you smear the ring with ketchup or may­on­naise, wait a few hours, wash the jew­el­ry under run­ning water and dry it.

6. Vod­ka or oth­er type of alco­hol. With the excep­tion of col­ored spir­its, which can stain stones and dis­col­or jew­el­ry. An hour after immer­sion, wash­ing with water and dry­ing, the jew­el­ry will shine daz­zling­ly, as before.

7. A spe­cial liq­uid for clean­ing jew­el­ry, which is sold in stores and in jew­el­ry repair shops. How­ev­er, it is very impor­tant to pay atten­tion to the ware­house when buy­ing. The wrong clean­er is not a way to clean a dia­mond ring, but a way to dam­age it. Before use, you should care­ful­ly read the instruc­tions. Dur­ing such clean­ing, it is impor­tant to hold the prod­uct by the edges so as not to con­t­a­m­i­nate it.

How to clean diamond earrings at home and not damage them

Not all prod­ucts that are avail­able in every home are suit­able for clean­ing dia­mond jew­el­ry. Strong deter­gents, iodine, var­i­ous types of bleach­es con­tain­ing chlo­rine can cause fad­ing, destroy stones or con­tribute to the for­ma­tion of stains on them.

Before clean­ing a dia­mond ring at home, dilute it with water, mild soap or dish­wash­ing gel.

Peri­od­i­cal­ly wipe with a spe­cial flan­nel or vel­vet cloth. It is sold in any jew­el­ry store.

To keep your jew­el­ry as long as pos­si­ble, always remove rings before wash­ing your hands and ear­rings before bathing and sleep­ing. Avoid con­tact of jew­el­ry with cos­met­ics for face and body care, per­fumes. Always put them on after apply­ing make-up and when the hair­style is ready and the hair is fixed with hair­spray.

Prop­er care of dia­monds will help you enjoy their beau­ti­ful appear­ance for many years! Since there is nev­er a lot of jew­el­ry, you can always order fash­ion­able new items in the cat­a­log of our online store with fast deliv­ery through­out Ukraine.