Helpful Hints for your Sterling Silver Jewelry

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The best way to clean sterling silver jewelry is very simple and you probably have what you need in your kitchen already.

1. Take a small bowl (soup/cereal size) and line it with aluminum foil - shiny side up.

2. Add hot tap water and a tablespoon of Tide or Arm & Hammer powder detergent (not liquid or with bleach) and STIR.

3. Place your jewelry (only 2-3 pieces at a time) into the solution for about 1 minute, moving the pieces around. Rinse with clean warm water.

The boric acid in the washing powder causes a chemical reaction with the aluminum foil. The tarnish and dirt leave the jewelry and attaches itself to the aluminum foil.

Pat dry on a paper towel.

When water & foil begin to grey, discard solution and repeat the process for additional pieces of jewelry.

If you have a build up of dirt in hard to reach places, just put a little dish washing detergent in a bowl of water and soak over night. This will usually loosen the dirt enough that it will release itself from the jewelry.

Store your sterling silver jewelry in a zip lock plastic bag.

Please let us know how this cleaning solution works for you.