Collette’s Top Tips for Cleaning Jewellery

Once you have chosen and invested in a piece of jewellery to treasure, the last thing you want is discolouration, tarnish or dirt to gather. Especially with those favourite pieces you like to wear on a regular basis which are exposed to the oils, makeup and perfume on your skin, it’s important that your jewellery is cleaned and protected to stay flawless!

Collette understands this better than anyone and has created an easy, low tech process of cleaning your precious jewellery, using items you’ll find around the house.

You will need:

• Glass or plastic bowl
• Aluminium foil
• Bicarbonate of soda
• Salt
• Inexpensive washing detergent (like Persil)
• Plastic spoon
• Soft old toothbrush
• Kettle

Here’s a short video with Collette, explaining the process with a beautiful necklace from the Lillium collection.

 

1. Tear a piece of foil to line your bowl (please note that the foil cannot be reused)
2. Add 1 spoon of salt
3. Add 1 spoon of washing detergent
4. Fill the bowl with boiled water
5. Ensure that all the jewellery is touching the foil
6. Once it stops fizzing, empty out the contents

If there are some stubborn areas:

1. Use a damp tooth brush with some bicarbonate of soda to brush the jewellery
2. Once you’re happy, rinse in water to remove all residue
3. Dry with a towel

 

Top Tip: While you’re not wearing your jewellery, wrap up your pieces in acid free tissue paper. This will help protect its shine and prevent tarnish!

Now you can wear your freshly polished jewellery and in the words of Gem Hunt ‘Get your sparkle on!’

 

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