GOLD JEWELRY CARE

Storage and Care of Gold Jewelry

Do   

To reduce tarnishing and slow oxidation

• Don’t wear gold 24 hours a day, 7 day a week

• Reduce exposure to air, oxygen, moisture and sunshine. 

 Don't    

Expose to chemicals, remove jewelry around…
 

• Hairspray, perfumes, lotions, make-up and shaving cream

• Ammonia, chlorine or bleach, will turn it black

• Sulphur, acetone or turpentine 
   

Do   

 Protect from scratches

• Put piece in a soft cloth or jewelry pouch,

• Store individually to avoid contact from other stones.

Don’t  

Wear gold jewelry while doing certain activities
 

• House cleaning

• Strenuous sport activities

• Put on after makeup and hair dressings

• Swimming in pools, ocean or Jacuzzi

Cleaning Gold Jewelry

Do   

Best cleaning method after each wearing

• Wash gently with mild soap, warm water and a soft bristle brush.

• Dry silver thoroughly.

• Rub with soft cloth only.

• Polish with a pretreated polishing cloth.

Don’t

To Avoid cleaning mistakes

• Don’t use abrasive cleaners, like toothpaste.

• Don’t soak piece, may loosen or discolor stones

• Don’t put gold jewelry with colored stones in an ultrasonic cleaner

• Don’t use liquid or paste cleaners on a piece with opaque stones,
  especially turquoise, malachite, onyx, lapis lazuli and opals.

• Don’t use dips or abrasive cleaners on gemstones or pearls.

Do

Cleaning jewelry with stones

• Best to use warm soapy water

• Dry thoroughly, gold with soft cloth, air dry stones.

• Always remove all cleaner by rinsing in clear warm water.