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Insider tips on jewelry care: How to clean, store and preserve your precious pieces
Next in our series of jewelry FAQs, Camille Sze, third-generation jeweler and president of K S Sze & Sons, shares tips on jewelry care, maintenance and cleaningHow often should I have my jewelry professionally cleaned?
We recommend professional assessment of high jewelry pieces after two to three social occasions. It allows the jewelry to be checked for loose clasps, any loosening setting that may be easily repaired and can prevent loss. We encourage jewelry lovers to reach out to professional jewelers every three to six months. An engagement ring will continue to shine with brilliance with regular cleaning.
What are the best home remedies for cleaning jewelry?
Take a smidge of dishwashing soap mixed with warm water in a bowl. Then dip your soft cloth (usually a courtesy accessory that comes with high jewelry or upon request by jewelers.) And yes, even the soft cloth you use for your sunglasses will do. You want this self-cleaning cloth to be on the barely damp side as opposed to soaked in suds. In a well-lit setting, gently remove residue that will cling to jewelry via human oils. Try to remove sweat. Softly remove make-up. Always polish gently. Try to think of this cloth-to-gem practice the way one might gently dust an orchid.