Beautiful luxury jewellery is often a striking investment for many. From being worn to precious family functions or special gatherings, to being actually looked at as a sound investment, luxury jewellery attracts many. Taking good care of your gold jewellery and precious accessories is just as important to maintain its shine and let its value appreciate as the price of the materials it uses appreciates as well.
While an expensive piece of jewellery is always recommended to be cleaned by professional jewelers, you, too, may contribute the same with your own little steps. Read on:
Store jewellery separately
Be aware of the gemstones or material adorning your jewellery. Some are hard and some are soft. The softer ones can get easily damaged. While diamonds are extremely tough, some diamond jhumka designs may be delicate enough for you to consider separate boxing for them. Sometimes, earrings may easily catch on to scratches that may happen due to other stronger, harder jewellery. Store your jewellery in soft line compartments – silk or velvet lined. Keep all fastenings sorted to avoid any entanglement.
Beware of any contamination
Avoid any direct contact with direct sunlight, dampness, extreme heat or cold. Several precious metals or minerals can actually react under certain temperatures and weather conditions and are therefore recommended to be kept in dry, soft-lined jewellery cases. You may involve silica gel packs to absorb any unwanted moisture as well as any sulphur in the air that can cause your jewelery to lose its sheen. One should also avoid any contact with oils, soap cosmetics. Use acid-free tissues to wipe them clean or store them.
Wear with utmost care
The best time to put on jewellery is always after dressing up once you are done with your make-up and hair styling. Certain cosmetics and airsprays like you hairspray or perfume need to dry out from your clothes as well as your skin before you wear your jewellery. Wearing your jewellery at the end also minimizes the risk of any entanglement that may happen as you’re getting ready. If you’re getting your nails painted, wear your rings, bangles and anklets only once your hands and limbs are dried.
Cleaning regularly
A bit of regular dusting and cleaning to remove any dust, oils or any other contamination is always welcome. Consult with your jeweler on the best practices to take care of your jewellery. Note the non-abrasive materials recommended to keep it clean. Certain jewellery styles have their own cleaning material. For example, silver-dip type cleaners should be used to clean silver jewellery only. Gold, gemset, platinum come with their own unique set of cleaners that are available easily with your jewelers.
