5 Things To Avoid Using While Cleaning Your Jewellery

Jewellery is an important part of our dressing up routine. Even a single piece of jewellery can enhance your entire look. However, it is essential to take care of your jewellery. These things need to be handled sensitively. You must also make sure that you clean your jewellery from time to time to ensure their sheen is maintained. 

While cleaning jewellery, we tend to try many household hacks. However, there are certain things that you must avoid while polishing your jewellery. Here is a list.

Toothpaste

One of the most commonly suggested domestic hacks to cleaning jewellery is by using toothpaste. Using toothpaste and rubbing your jewellery with a toothbrush can ruin their sheen and the quality. Further, toothpaste can also ruin the gemstones embedded on your jewellery.

Rubbing Alcohol

Rubbing alcohol is a widely used solution for cleaning and polishing things around the house. They are also great disinfectants. However, using them to clean your jewellery can be a terrible idea. Due to high alcohol content, this can harm the quality of your jewellery. It has the potential to wither the natural oils in the gemstones. 

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Baking Soda

No matter who suggests it to you but do not ever use baking soda to clean your jewellery. Baking soda is extremely alkaline in nature. Just like acidic substances, high alkaline content can ruin your jewellery too.

Lemon 

Lemon juice and its substitute vinegar is a great cleaning hack used around the house, especially to retain the shine of several things. However, jewellery is not one of those things. Lemon and vinegar are extremely acidic in nature which can be abrasive to your jewellery. This can especially harm the softer stones.

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Bleach

Baking soda is used for cleaning teeth, skin, surfaces in your kitchen, toilet, etc. however, no matter what, never use bleach to clean your jewellery. Baking soda is harsh and can scratch the gemstones and metal on your jewellery.

How to Clean Your Jewellery?

Jewellery cleaning is a task as you have to be extremely conscious about what to use and what not to use. Therefore, The best solution is to take it to a professional. This may cost a little extra but your jewellery will be in safe hands.

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