The Best Way To Clean Your Sterling Silver Earrings

Because of its complex designs and exquisite structure, sterling silver earrings are one of the hardest jewelry pieces to clean. Unlike rings that have simpler embellishments, earrings have drops and often inlays of semi-precious stones that is daunting to clean to say the least.  If your silver earrings get stained your next best option is to have professionals clean them which may not be cheap. Here are ways to clean your silver earrings and any other elaborately designed jewelry.

Sterling silver gets tarnished due to a chemical response that takes place when silver encounters the substance sulfur, which is naturally found in our environment. Silver sulfide is the dark substance that forms in the surface of the silver. Using polishing solution, this dark substance on the silver’s surface can be removed. But in the process of all that rubbing and polishing, parts of the silver jewelry are actually being lost.

But fortunately, there is now a way to bring back the glitter of sterling silver earrings without rubbing and without losing the silver’s intricate makeup. This solution is so simple and so easy to do that you will wonder why you never heard of it before. With the wonders of science and basic chemistry, in particular, the glitter and the elegant look of your jewelries will never be lost again. The best thing about it is that all the ingredients in the cleaning solution is right in your kitchen and they only cost a fraction of what you will spend on professional cleaning.

Get an aluminium foil and wrap inside the bottom of your glass or hard plastic container. Put boiling water on the receptable, enough to cover the jewelry pieces and mix with several tablespoons of washing soda or sodium carbonate. When the washing soda dissolves in hot water put the jewelleries inside the container and let them settle nicely on the aluminum foil. Ensure that the jewelries are not on top of one another, as in a heap, and they are laid out flat on the bottom, on the foil. You will notice that the solution will immediately get bubbly and there will be a steamy vapor that will have foul rotten egg smell. Let the jewelries stay there for about one minute, then bring them out and rinse with cold water. After this short process, your sterling silver earrings will have its old glitter and elegance restored.

With care, storage and attention, your sterling silver earrings will last for ages. Visit http://www.overstocksilver.com/ for more tips on how to best maintain your silver jewelries forever sparkling and beautiful, along the way you may be in for a big surprise to find new jewelry pieces that you are dreaming about.