It is important that you know how to take care of your metal jewelry so that they always look bright and beautiful and you can wear them as a complement to any style you want to wear. To get started, you must be careful when keeping your pieces of jewelry since it is appropriate that they be isolated from the environment. This means that they are not exposed to the sun, air and that they do not get light directly, so it is more advisable to keep them in a dark place and separated from other metals.

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In this sense, you should have several chests or boxes where you classify your jewelry according to the type of metal which they are made of, it is the ideal thing. This way, you can keep them in good condition for longer periods of time. It is also recommended individually keeping the metal jewelry in cellophane bags, while the rest can be hung on hooks.

As for the process of cleaning your metal jewelry, there is a special acid which they are submerged in for a few minutes. Then they are rinsed with enough water, and dried thoroughly with a piece of absorbent cloth that is very clean; this in order to eliminate the toxic residues of acid that may be left in the pieces.

When the metal jewels are made of silver, but they have other non-metallic material like gemstones, they should be washed with soap and rinsed with enough water, while silver should be cleaned very carefully with a fine brush so as not to damage the jewel.

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In the case of gold jewelry, its cleaning method is almost the same as that of silver, the only difference that exists is that gold is not affected by environmental conditions and can be exposed to the sun, air and light, so it gets damaged much less than silver.

On the other hand, jewelry made of metals such as silver and gold is usually cleaned with flannels designed exclusively for cleaning this type of materials. There are two types: those used for cleaning and those that are only for the polishing process.

When the metal jewels are made of silver, copper, brass or stainless steel, their cleaning can also be done with the acid mentioned above, but in the case of copper and silver, they can also be cleaned with baking soda and lemon, or be boiled with water and a spoonful of baking soda.

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A very effective natural ingredient to clean gold jewelry is onion. For the cleaning process, we must take the juice of half an onion, submerge the pieces in it, let it act for half an hour, then wash them and dry them very well with a flannel to finally polish them.

Another method is to add a few drops of ammonia in a liter of water. This solution is boiled and the gold jewels are submerged for about 10 minutes; they are drained and dried carefully, trying to polish the garment at the same time.

Another way to clean your metal jewelry is to brush the pieces with a fine bristle brush and a small amount of toothpaste. Then they are rinsed, dried and polished with a piece of special flannel.

We all know that silver is a metal that darkens easily, so it must be cleaned often; but the simple methods we have mentioned are enough to take care of the pieces properly. But if it is about seals, wear should be avoided, so they should not be rubbed much. If it is about embossed silver jewelry, the pieces should be cleaned with toothbrushes and be careful not to store them in plastic bags because they condense and lose their shine.

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In the case of gold, it is a metal that can be easily stained, and that is why most of the careful people and lovers of jewelry store them in pieces of suede and simply wash them with soap and water. Something we should not do is to bathe in pools with gold jewelry because the chlorine that is added to the water turns out to be highly corrosive to this metal.

Jewelry made of metal like platinum must be cleaned with special creams for this material, using a toothbrush in order to reach small crevices, while the steel jewels can be cleaned for 15 minutes with distilled vinegar and then be washed with enough water.

In the case of fancy metal jewelry, the pieces can be cleaned by covering them with baking powder that is subsequently removed with a toothbrush, avoiding using water because they are mostly made of alloys and it can react with dust, and damage jewelry; so the cleaning methods in these cases should be dry. In addition, direct contact of these pieces with perfumes or body creams should be avoided, and if you want to extend its useful life, it is recommended adding nail polish in order to avoid moisture and they oxidizing.

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