Properly Cleaning Diamond Jewelry and Discount Pearls

Womens diamond jewelry is absolutely beautiful. The styles, the different cuts, and the way they shine is enough to make any woman jump at the chance for a beautiful diamond piece in their collection. But they do need special care to make sure they look great all the time, without damaging the piece.

It can be difficult to wash womens diamond jewelry because certain setting can be hard to clean around. Oil and grease also stick very easily to the surface of diamonds. There are a few different ways to clean womens diamond jewelry.

For home care, jewelers may give you an ammonia cleaning kit. This can be applied easily, but if you don't have such a kit, you can easily find ammonia or ethyl alcohol-based solutions in most stores. Keep in mind that your solution should always be safe enough for the weakest material in your ring. So if your ring has more gemstones that just diamonds, consider which is the most fragile and make sure it won't be ruined by whatever you use.

Soak the jewelry for around 15 minutes or so to get the dirt to loosen and break off. This will take off the easier, larger pieces of dirt and grime. A soft brush can be used afterward to brush off excess dirt. Make sure it has very soft bristles to avoid scratching any metals. You can then dry the piece with a lint free cloth.

Make sure that the location you are cleaning the jewelry with is a safe one, especially if you are dealing with womens diamond rings. Don't clean these near a sink or any other space where it can get lost in your plumbing. It may be best to do it on your dining room table or another surface far from any place that will be easy for it to be dropped and lost.

Jewelers use their own methods and you can bring in your jewelry to be cleaned by them. Some use ultrasonic cleaning of womens diamond jewelry. Ultrasound waves and chemicals are used together which create bubbles that cling to dirt, oil and other grime and substances. It's a very effective method that leaves the diamond intact and beautiful and doesn't hurt the metal setting surrounding it.

Buying womens diamond jewelry means investing time into taking care of it. Following these simple steps can keep it lasting for years longer than if you didn't clean it at all.

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