Before inserting any piece of body jewelry, make sure your hands are clean. It’s best to use an anti bacterial soap and either air dry your hands or use a lint free cloth. While it may seem like a preachy, unnecessary caution, the fact is most piercing infections begin by handling jewelry with unwashed hands.
Next, make sure the piece itself is clean. Do not submerge your piercing body jewelry in alcohol. Doing so will tend to loosen any adhesive and ultimately make the item more brittle.
The best way is to wash the piece in warm soapy water using a mild anti bacterial soap. It is acceptable to use a cotton ball or swab dipped in rubbing alcohol to wipe the part that goes through your piercing. This is a good way to sterilize the area that contacts your piercing, but again, do not submerge the entire piece in alcohol.
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There are many different brands of jewelry cleaners on the market today. Depending on how your jewelry is made, these products may or may not be safe for your jewelry. Before using any jewelry cleaner, take a good long look at the jewelry and try to determine what it is made of.
First, any jewelry that has pieces glued on should not be soaked in jewelry cleaner. Instead, use a little Woolite mixed with water, and soak the piece for just a couple of minutes. Remove the piece from the mixture and dry it immediately - but gently - with a soft cloth. Use a soft toothbrush to gently scrub small crevices.
Believe it or not, toothpaste is a great cleaner of silver. Many people will tell you not to use it as it is abrasive and will scratch your jewellery but I have been using this method for over twenty years without a problem. In fact, it will save you money and is a more natural method of how to clean jewelry that you own.
How to clean your jewelry pearls: Avoid soaking pearls! They may come from the ocean - but water from your tap may damage them. Simply wipe the pearl with a damp cloth, then use a polishing cloth to give it back its shine. Never soak any of your jewelry overnight. It isn’t necessary, and it may harm the jewelry.
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1. For silver pieces, you can use a soft tooth brush and a mild soap. Simply brush the piece of jewelry to remove any debris. Use a running tap water to rinse and a soft cloth to buff and shine it.
2. As an alternative cleaning solution for silver pieces, there are several dips and solutions available where you only need to soak your jewel piece in the solution and it will remove the stains. You must exert extra effort on paying attention to the solution’s instruction because leaving it on for too long can damage your jewel or if you do not rinse it properly, residues might build up.
3. Do not to soak silver jewelries in solutions that contain ammonia because it can damage the jewelry.
4. For Gold jewelry rings, greasy film can build up and make it unattractive. These greasy films often come from body lotions and creams that we use and skin oils also add up to this.
5. For pieces of gold or platinum jewelries, mix a mild soap or washing up liquid with warm water in a bowl. Soak the jewelry in this solution for several minutes to soften the debris or oil that build up on the exterior. Then, remove the gold or platinum jewelry and use a soft brush to scrub and clean the item.
6. For platinum jewelries, you can ask the assistance of professional jewelers.
7. For jewelries with diamonds, soak it in a soft washing detergent then brush gently with a soft brush, because using a hard bristled brush can damage some jewelry.
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