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By Kathleen
Before cleaning diamond jewelry, gather up your materials. You will need a small soft brush, such as an eyebrow or lipstick brush, soap/detergent,water, strainer, lint free cloth and a small bowl. Make a warm sudsy water solution in the bowl using the soap/detergent and water. Then, place your diamond jewelry into the solution. Proceed to brush the diamonds as they sit in the soapy solution. After cleaning, rinse the jewelry underneath cool water using a small strainer. Finally, use a lint free or a jewelry polish cloth, to dry and shine your diamonds..
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By Kathleen
During the course of wearing diamond jewelry, the diamonds will lose brilliance and shine. When we wear them, they get smudged or soiled. Even when not wearing them, they tend to collect dust. The use of lotions, soaps, fragrances and, even our natural skin oils, can cause diamond jewelry to become filmy and grimy, minimizing their true brilliance. Get back that brilliance and shine by learning how to clean diamond jewelry. All it takes is a few minutes and a little care to restore your diamonds to their full luster.
If your diamond jewelry needs a stronger cleaning, the use of ammonia and water may suffice. Using a small half and half solution of ammonia and water, soak your diamond jewelry for about 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove them from the solution and gently brush each item accordingly. After brushing the item, return it to the bowl. Repeat for the next jewelry item. After all the items have been cleaned and returned to the solution, swish them around for a few seconds then remove them. Proceed to rinse and dry as outlined in the previous paragraph. An alternative to mixing solutions yourself to clean your jewelry, is to purchase an already made jewelry cleaning solution. This could be in the form of a solution kit or a machine, designed to clean jewelry.
Many retailers sell a premixed solution or a jewelry cleaning kit, which contains all of the materials needed for a thorough jewelry cleaning. This would include the solution and drying and polishing cloths. Be certain to read to product information to ensure that the solution you purchase is designed for cleaning the metal and gemstones of your jewelry.
In recent years, we have been introduced to ultrasonic jewelry cleaners. Designed to make jewelry cleaning effortless and efficient, ultrasonic jewelry cleaners use high-frequency to produce a cleaning motion. Many machines come with premixed solution and dry/polishing cloths as well. Some cleanser are even designed to clean not only diamond jewelry, but some watches, and eyeglasses as well. So the ability to be able to use it to clean other accessories is an added bonus for consumers.
Whichever method you choose, it is important to take care of your jewelry by cleaning it regularly. This will ensure that, not only will it keep its brilliance, it can continue to be worn for years to come, becoming a part of the family heirlooms.
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