subject: How to Take Care of Your Jewelry? [print this page] Jewelry has become an inevitable item of fashion and has been made to decorate nearly every body part, from hairpins to toe rings. High-quality jewelry, which is made with precious metals and gemstones, and art jewelry, which is famous for its unique design and creativity, are chased by tens of thousands of people.
How could you take good care of those precious items? How could you make full use of your valuable jewelry? Here are some tips for you.
You'd better avoid coming into contact with mercury, lead or any other corrosive metals. If you work in chemical plant or something like that, you should not wear it.
Jewelry should not be in contact with acid and cosmetics. Therefore, you'd better put on makeup and perfume first, and then wear your jewelry at least five minutes later. It is very important especially for amber, pearl, coral, and other organic jewelry.
You'd better not put different jewelry together so as not to do harm to each other. You should put some desiccant in your jewel case. Don't always touch or play with your jewelry so that it would be scratched.
You'd better send your jewelry to exclusive shop or specialty store to do some cleaning. Generally, it is hard for us all to figure out which should be washed by alkaline water, and which should be cleaned by acidic water.
Inlaid jewelry should be sent to jewelry shop for periodic maintenance at least once every half a year.
It is inappropriate for gemstone jewelry to be adorned by 24 hours a day. For example, when you go swimming or take a bath, you'd better take it off.
In conclusion, Jewelry is treasured for its visual quality, the value of its raw materials and the expert way it is made. What's more, the importance of its maintenance should also be taken into consideration. Only in this way can you achieve an art of beauty.
