Silver Care
Investing in a beautiful handcrafted piece of sterling silver is a great experience. But before you start wearing your pieces, we really want to make sure you know how to take care of them and ensure they reward you with years of pleasure.
First of all, never use a chemical jewelry cleaning dip, as the gemstones in your piece are porous, and they can be damaged by chemicals in the dip.
The best solution is a silver cleaning cloth, though if you have to, you can use a small amount of paste, but be careful not to touch the stones. Don’t dip the piece. Just work in small areas until the piece is tarnish free. Dip you cleaning cloth into the paste, never your piece.
Always remember, if your piece includes gemstones of any kind, cleaning requires much more care. Both forms of cleansers can dull the polished finish off the gemstone. Silver dips are almost out of the question for a piece that includes stones that are porous in nature, such as Lapis or Turquoise, as the stones will break down from the absorption of the chemicals.
With any cleaning product, always take extreme care and always rinse with warm water and dry immediately.
Silver is a soft metal. Even a heavy silver ring may bend if enough force is added to it, which means you should not wear silver rings when lifting anything heavy.
It is also important to store your pieces with care when they are not being worn.
Sterling silver should never be stored with other metals or left loose in a jewellery box. WE recommend you keep your piece in the pouch we provide it in. This will stop other jewellery from rubbing the silver and it will protect it from the air, which will cause tarnishing.
Tarnishing is caused by oxidization and moisture in the air.
Pure silver does not tarnish, but it is too soft to be used for jewelry. Sterling silver is the best blend to maximise strength and the visual purity of the piece you have collected.
Don’t leave silver against bare wood, as wood contains an acid that will mar the surface of the silver. Paper and cardboard products can have the same effect, so we suggest you don’t store silver in envelopes or cardboard boxes.
Sterling silver is best cleaned with a soft cotton or flannel cloth as synthetic materials can cause scratching. Because most of our pieces are so detailed, you will find that a small toothbrush used with care will clean into intricate scrollwork or patterns.
Lastly, the more you wear your jewellery, the less you will have to clean it. With proper care and storage, your silver jewellery will bring you many years of pleasure.
