How to clean your jewelry

You can use general household products and clean your jewelry at home, saving much money from paying jewelry stores to clean them. The procedures are very simple:

SILVER
Silver jewelry (or anything that's genuine sterling silver) can get tarnished because it gets oxidized through air and moisture. Baking soda activated by boiling water, mixed with aluminum, will dislodge the tarnish by making it bind with the aluminum, leaving the sterling silver clean and shiny again.

Things required:
----baking soda
----glass or plastic dish
----boiling water
----plastic or wood utensil
----absorbent towel
----soft cloth

1. Start boiling just enough water to cover all the jewelry.
2. Line the glass/plastic dish with a piece of aluminum foil.
3. Lay your jewelry on top of the aluminum foil, making sure the silver touches the aluminum.
4. Sprinkle a thin layer of baking soda over the jewelry.
5. Pour enough boiling water to immerse all the jewelry. Bubbling will occur, giving off a "rotten-egg odor" (that's because the sulfuric gases are released).
6. With a wood or plastic utensil, move the pieces around to ensure that all of the silver surfaces come in contact with the aluminum foil. As you do this, you will see that the silver brightens again.
7. Rinse the jewelry under tap water. Put a small sieve over the drain to make sure you don't lose small pieces like earrings.
8. Gently wipe the pieces with an absorbent towel and polish with a soft cloth.

GOLD
Gold doesn't tarnish like silver, but it can get dirty or dulled by the oil in your skin, body lotion, makeup or other substances.

Things required:
----soft toothbrush
----mild dish detergent
----soft polishing cloth

1. Mix 1 squeeze of the mild dish detergent with a bowl of warm water.
2. Put the piece of gold jewelry into the bowl and let it soak for a few minutes.
3. Use the soft toothbrush to gently scrub the jewelry.
4. Remove. Rinse and dry thoroughly with the soft polishing cloth.