Keeping your Sterling Silver jewelry clean and tarnish free may seem like an impossible task, however, you can easily keep your Sterling Silver jewelry clean and prevent it from tarnishing with just a few easy steps.

Sterling Silver jewelry is meant to be worn, and doing so is the best way to prevent tarnish from building up, but realize that tarnish is typically caused by things we do, or wear. Therefore, by changing your habits a bit and utilizing our helpful hints, you can help to prevent tarnish from happening.

First - leaving your Sterling Silver out and exposed to air and light is a major contributor to tarnish. It's best to store your jewelry in the zip lock baggie we ship it in, a cloth bag or in an air tight jewelry box and out of direct light.

Second - BEFORE you put any jewelry on, be sure that any applied perfume and/or lotion has soaked into your skin and that all hair products, especially hairspray has been applied and dried completely. When removing your Sterling Silver jewelry, take a few seconds to wipe it off with a soft cloth, then safely store it as described above.

Third - avoid exposing your Sterling Silver jewelry to household chemicals like bleach or ammonia and clorinated water. If your jewelry does come in contact with these chemicals, rinse your jewelry thoroughly with luke warm water and dry with a soft cloth.

Forth - regularly clean your Sterling Silver jewelry with a liquid jewelry cleaner which can be purchased from any jeweler, or even Windex window cleaner works in a pinch. A quick dip and swish in the cleaner, then rinsing with luke warm water will help to remove build up and make the gemstones sparkle. If there is extra build up, gently use the tiny brush included with the jewelry cleaner, or a soft tooth brush to gently remove it, but be very careful around the mounting/prongs as to not loosen the setting. Be sure to rinse your jewelry thoroughly with luke warm water and wipe dry with a soft cloth.

Further, we do not recommend sonic jewelry cleaners that use vibration and/or sonic waves to clean any jewelry, as they tend to damage and loosen the prongs and/or settings. If you feel that you just can't get any extra dirt or build up off, take the item to your trusted jeweler and have them steam clean it - they usually don't charge for this service if you're a regular customer and they might just polish it up for free too!

If your Sterling Silver jewelry does begin to show signs of tarnish, we recommend using a Sunshine Polishing Cloth
(Item Number FM-151543). We've used them here in the shop for years and now offer them online to our customers. Using one couldn't be easier - simply and gently rub your Sterling Silver or Gold jewelry with the cloth, then use a soft dry cloth to buff to a brilliant shine and you're done! Be careful to only rub the metal and not the gemstones as some are quite soft and may scratch.

Please be advised that Pearls, Mother of Pearl or Opals SHOULD NOT be cleaned using regular jewelry cleaner or Windex as stated above. You must use a cleaner specially formulated for Pearls, Mother of Pearl and/or Opals, which can be purchased from any jeweler.