Silver Care

 

Day-to-day Care

To preserve the polish of your sterling silver jewelry, avoid exposure to household cleaning products, bleach and other strong chemicals. We recommend that you store your silver jewellery in its Silver Shop pouch for safekeeping.

How to Clean Silver Jewelry

  1. Apply a small amount of silver jewellery cleaner to a soft cloth.
  2. Gently rub the silver with the cloth several times.
  3. Rinse the silver thoroughly in warm water.
  4. Blot dry and shine your silver with our polishing cloth or mitts. This will remove the tarnish and restore shine.

We welcome you to bring your Silver Shop jewellery in store for professional cleaning.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Sterling silver tarnishes, especially when exposed to salt air and products containing sulfur, such as rubber bands and some papers. However, silver that is regularly used typically needs less care, so we strongly encourages you to wear your silver every day.

An oxidised finish is the deliberate blackening of crevices in the ornamentation of a silver object to make its decorative details stand out more clearly. Take care as this finish can be removed by overzealous cleaning and polishing.

Sterling silver tarnishes when exposed to salty air, chlorine, sulfur, humidity, perspiration, cosmetics, household bleach and other strong chemicals. To prevent tarnish as much as possible, we recommend that you store your fine jewelry in a safe, dry place when engaging in the following activities:

  • Performing household and outdoor chores
  • Showering, bathing or swimming in pools, hot tubs, hot springs and the ocean
  • Using lotion, hair products, fragrances and other cosmetics
  • Exercising at the gym or during contact sports
  • Preparing meals

Keep silver absolutely dry when storing. If your silver is used frequently, keep it away from excessive exposure to air and store it in a tarnish-proof cloth, such as the flannel pouch provided with your Silver Shop. sleave or a silver storage box. Good storage boxes are lined with tarnish-proof fabric and have a separate space for each individual piece. If your climate is humid, place a small packet of desiccant crystals inside your storage area, whether it is a closed box or a flannel roll. Avoid contact with rubber bands or other rubber products. The sulfur in rubber causes tarnishing and corrosion.

Polishing silver is done to remove tarnish and shine silver pieces and should only be done a few times in the lifetime of a piece. This is because every time silver is polished, metal is removed from the piece.