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With proper care, precious jewellery can last for a delightfully long time. Below are some tips to show you how you can get lasting pleasure from your purchases.
- Clean your jewellery periodically. An old soft toothbrush is ideal to get into mostly all the difficult nooks and corners. Rub gently with warm soapy water or purchase jewellery cleaning fluid from your jeweller.
- Settings can get clogged up with soap and hand cream. Take them off before washing hands and using cream.
- Beauty products can affect jewellery. Spray of perfume or hairspray can discolour gold or make pearls turn yellow. Put jewellery on after you have used your cosmetics and sprays.
- Don't wear too many chains at one time, they will tangle and rub off one another causing damage.
- Strong smelling foods e.g. fish & onions can tarnish gold and silver.
- Wear jewellery as much as possible, as this keeps the metals bright.
- Heat and hot water can loosen settings where an adhesive has been used. Pearl rings, earrings and pendants have this type of setting, so be careful with them.
- Take off your jewellery especially rings when doing household chores or gardening. They could be damaged by knocking out stones or coming into contact with abrasive materials, which also discolour metal.
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