Just A Few Natural Jewellery Cleaner Recipes (2024)
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Whichever type of jewellery you own, gentle cleaning and maintenance is necessary to keep its shine. Air and water oxidize metals and can make them dull. Keep them looking new with periodic cleaning and you will keep your jewellry looking good longer. Save money and the environment by making your own inexpensive jewellery cleaner using items from your pantry/laundry cupboard.
Combine ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Pour into a glass jar and cover tightly. Label jar for future use and keep out of reach of children. To use, soak jewellry in the solution for 1-10 minutes (depending on how tarnished it is). Swish intricate pieces in the solution to get into the cracks/crevices. Use a toothbrush or a well-washed mascara brush for hard to reach places. Rinse and dry with a soft clean cloth. Don’t soak pearls in this solution. Rub them gently with a soft chamois cloth dampened in the solution. Do not combine this solution with chlorine bleach – hazardous fumes will result!
Soapnuts can be used to clean gold jewellery or alternatively you can………
Pour cider vinegar in a shallow glass container. Place gold jewellery in the vinegar so that it is covered completely. Don’t overlap any different pieces or parts of chains. Let the jewellery sit in the vinegar for 15 minutes. Remove the jewellry and wipe clean with a soft, clean cloth. The gold should be completely clean.
CLEANING SILVER JEWELLERY
1. Line a glass bowl with aluminum foil, shiny side facing outward. 2. Place the jewellry you want to clean in the bowl making sure it’s touching the foil 3. Cover the jewellry with baking soda – just enough so that you can’t see it. 4. Add boiling water – enough toimmersethe jewellry. 5. Let soak for 3 to 5 minutes ( or less if it’s not really dirty). 6. Use tongs or a fork to lift out the jewellry ( you don’t want to get burned) and rise under cold water. And voila ………. you have sparkling jewellery. If the jewellry is very dirty or very tarnished – like silver or gold – then you may need to repeat the process so just add a little more baking soda and more boiling water – but make sure it’s boiling, that’s key.This method works great on sterling, silver, gold, costume jewellry metals, even Technibond Jewellery . But do be careful if you’re got a lot crystals glued into a setting and limit soaking to no more than 90 seconds – or you might melt the glue. Also,don’timmersenatural pearls in this solution –it’s too caustic. It is however, fine for most gemstones and works wonders on cubic zirconia And in case you’re wondering ….it also works fab for cleaning silverware, silver frames or any silver home decor.Although silver can be cleaned very easily with a bath ofbaking soda and water with a piece of aluminium as mentioned above if you don’t have aluminum on hand, you can use white distilled vinegar. Mix 2 tbsp. baking soda in 3.4 fluid oz. or almost 1/2 cup (100 ml) of vinegar. Soak silver items in the mixture for 10 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with water and dry the items with a soft, clean cloth. Repeat if necessary
CLEANING COPPER, PEWTER & OTHER METALS
Dissolve 2 tsp. of salt in a cup of white distilled vinegar. Place a few tablespoons of flour (any kind) into a shallow container. Add some of the vinegar mixture to the flour until it forms a paste. Spread a thick layer of the paste on the metal that needs to be cleaned. Let stand for 15 minutes. Scrub clean with a soft, clean cloth.
CLEANING PLATINUM JEWELLERY
A recommended natural way to clean platinum is to make a mixture of half ammonia and half water. Let the platinum soak in the mixture and then polish with a soft cloth. Be careful if the jewellery contains gemstones other than diamonds. The mixture may discolor or harm gemstones other than diamonds.
Take a half a cup of white vinegar and mix it with two tablespoons of baking soda in a shallow bowl. After mixing the solution so that the baking soda is dissolved well, you can place your jewelry in the bowl and leave it there for 2 to 3 hours. When your jewels are nice and clean, rinse them and dry with a cloth.
Take a half a cup of white vinegar and mix it with two tablespoons of baking soda in a shallow bowl. After mixing the solution so that the baking soda is dissolved well, you can place your jewelry in the bowl and leave it there for 2 to 3 hours. When your jewels are nice and clean, rinse them and dry with a cloth.
If cleaning more than one piece, do not allow them to touch. Sprinkle the jewelry with dry baking soda—at least 2 tablespoons per piece—until the piece is covered. Slowly add hot (not boiling) water to the dish until the jewelry is completely submerged.
Or, for quite heavily tarnished jewellery, you can combine 120ml of white vinegar with around 30g of baking soda. This lively mixture will quickly create a foam into which your jewellery can soak for an hour or so, before being thoroughly rinsed and dried.
Pour one cup of hot water into a small bowl. Add two to three drops of dishwashing liquid. If you are cleaning multiple pieces of jewelry, double or triple the solution, and pour it into additional small bowls. Each bowl should have only one or two pieces of jewelry to prevent accidental scratching.
Use dish soap and warm water for most metals, gems, and crystals. “Most jewelry, whether it's a diamond or rose quartz, can be safely cleaned with dish soap and warm water,” said McKenzie Santimer, museum manager and designer at the Gemological Institute of America.
Mix one tablespoon salt and one tablespoon of baking soda and mix with one cup warm water. Pour into the dish. The mixture will create a chemical reaction with the foil and bubble as it cleans the jewelry. Rinse with cool water and buff dry with a clean cloth.
Quickly restore your jewelry or tableware with vinegar, water and baking soda. This cleaning agent is a great option for many things, including your tarnished silver. Mix 1/2 cup of white vinegar with 2 tablespoons of baking soda in a bowl of lukewarm water. Let the silver soak for two to three hours.
Jewelers use ultrasonic cleaners with high frequency sound waves and chemicals, which create bubbles that latch on to the dirt on the diamond. The high frequency sound waves pull the dirt away from the stone and bring them up to the surface.
Mix a few drops of liquid Dawn dish detergent/soap in warm water. Add a tablespoon of Hydrogen Peroxide.Let the gold jewelry sit in the solution for about 15 to 20 minutes.
Squeeze a lemon into a bowl with 3 tablespoons of salt and hot water and placed the tarnished bracelet to rest in there for 5 minutes. Remove and rub with soft cloth.
How to Make a Homemade Solution to Remove Tarnish from Jewelry
Make a Tarnish Removing Paste. In a small bowl, combine one tablespoon of distilled white vinegar or lemon juice with two tablespoons of baking soda. ...
Coat the Jewelry. When the fizzing stops, coat the tarnished jewelry with the paste. ...
A fail proof technique for removing tarnish from silver jewelry is to cover a plate with a sheet of tinfoil, add 1 tablespoon full of baking soda and another of salt. Pour 1 cup of hot water (not boiling) over the mix and stir until dissolved.
If you'd like to disinfect your jewelry, you can use regular household isopropyl alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, as long as the jewelry is solid gold or platinum and is only set with diamond, ruby, or sapphire. Take care with any other kind of stones and use a gentler form of cleaning.
Mix a few drops of liquid Dawn dish detergent/soap in warm water. Add a tablespoon of Hydrogen Peroxide. Let the gold jewelry sit in the solution for about 15 to 20 minutes. Carefully brush the piece of a soft toothbrush, brushing outward.
White vinegar is another great option as well, and your pieces can be soaked in the solution to remove debris. Once again, do not use this on plated or gemstones with a low hardness on the Mohs Scale. Baking soda is a better alternative to the acidity of vinegar and is excellent for silver and gold.
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dampened in the solution. Do not combine this solution with chlorine bleach – hazardous fumes will result!