How to care for your jewelry?
How to care for your jewelry?
To ensure that the brilliance of precious metals and jewels does not fade over the years, jewelry must be handled with care. Let’s talk in more detail about correct jewelry maintenance, so that the beauty of your jewelry lasts from generation to generation.
Jewelry protection
Remove your jewelry before doing household chores, gardening, or exercising to prevent fast wear and soiling. This is especially important for jewelry with stones, as they can break or come loose and get lost. You should also avoid wearing jewelry while applying makeup, as various ingredients can damage them.
Jewelry care at home
For cleaning gold and silver jewelry as well as diamond jewelry, use the specially produced Town Talk jewelry cleaning products available at MATIGOLD stores. We recommend cleaning your jewelry 1–2 times a month so you can enjoy the true brilliance of the jewelry and its stones.
Jewelry care
Since precious metals are soft, wearing them leads to scratches and dulling. From time to time, they should be restored by a jeweler to achieve their original brilliance. The rhodium plating on white gold should be renewed periodically to maintain the jewelry’s white color. Stones on jewelry must be firmly and securely set so they do not fall out. To ensure this, check the stone settings occasionally. If the stones move within their setting, the jewelry should definitely be taken to a jeweler for inspection to re-secure the stones.
Storing jewelry
Store jewelry separately from each other on a level surface in the original MATIGOLD packaging or a jewelry box to avoid scratching. Correct jewelry storage helps keep your pieces looking like new.
Maintenance and storage of different precious metals
Maintenance and storage of gold jewelry
Before wearing gold jewelry
Make sure the earring backings fasten properly. If you feel the fastening is becoming loose, have the earrings checked by a jeweler. Ensure that the stone settings on the jewelry are not loose or out of place. To check if a stone is securely set, shake the jewelry near your ear or rub it against a thin cloth: if you hear a faint rattling when shaking, the stones are not fully secured; if the cloth snags on something, it is a sign that the stone is not properly fastened.
Daily wear of gold jewelry
Remove jewelry before household chores, any physical activity, and also before going to sleep. Keep jewelry away from alcohol, cosmetics, ammonia, chlorine, and other corrosive substances.
Storage of gold jewelry
Gold is a relatively soft metal. Store gold jewelry either in its original packaging or in a jewelry box.
White gold
White gold does not exist naturally. It is actually made from yellow gold combined with white precious metal alloys and plated with rhodium to achieve the white gold appearance.
Storage of white gold jewelry
Keep your jewelry away from direct sunlight and heat. To avoid scratches, keep your white gold jewelry in a soft-lined box. Remember – with regular care and attention, you help your white gold jewelry stay beautiful for many years.
How to care for white gold?
Proper care helps maintain the beauty and brilliance of white gold jewelry. Remove jewelry before exercising, swimming, and before using cosmetic products. After wearing, gently clean the jewelry with a soft damp cloth to remove oils and dirt. For deep cleaning of jewelry, we recommend Town Talk gold cleaning products. An ultrasonic cleaner is also effective. Avoid harsh chemicals and keep jewelry away from chlorine, ammonia, and acetone, as these can damage the rhodium plating.
Silver jewelry care
Silver jewelry requires special care to maintain its appearance and lifespan. Silver oxidizes upon contact with salty air, chlorine, sulfur, moisture, cosmetics, or household chemicals.
Some silver jewelry has a specially oxidized finish – care must be taken when cleaning them not to overdo it, otherwise, the oxidized finish may be “cleaned away.”
Wearing silver daily
We recommend removing jewelry before bedtime, exercising, household and gardening chores, cooking, washing, swimming, and physical activity. Keep jewelry away from alcohol, cosmetics, ammonia, chlorine, and other corrosive substances.
Storage of silver jewelry
To prevent silver from oxidizing, always put your silver jewelry either in its original packaging or in a jewelry box.
Care and storage of precious stones
Wearing diamonds daily
We recommend putting jewelry away during housework and other physical tasks. Always put your jewelry on after applying makeup and hair care, and remove jewelry before going to bed. Treat every diamond as fragile. Although a diamond can withstand harsh conditions, the stone settings are made of precious metal – in other words, soft metals. Any heavy blows or shocks can also damage diamonds. Keep jewelry away from alcohol, cosmetics, ammonia, chlorine, and other corrosive substances.
Storage of diamonds
Keep jewelry in either the original packaging or a jewelry box. The hardness of diamonds means they can scratch other, softer materials when coming into contact with them.
Cleaning diamonds
To clean diamonds, use a small brush and a jewelry cleaning product. For cleaning gold jewelry with diamonds, we recommend a Town Talk polishing cloth and cleaning agent. For better results when cleaning diamond jewelry, use a jewelry cleaning machine (Town Talk Sonic Jewellery Cleaning Kit).
Daily care of pearls
Pearls are natural gemstones that are sensitive to acids and extremely humid environments. To preserve the luster of pearls, keep them from coming into contact with cosmetics, hairsprays, and perfume. Always put jewelry on after applying makeup and hair care. Perspiration can also damage pearls. To prevent this, gently wipe the pearls with a soft cloth before putting the pearl jewelry away in its box.
Wearing pearls daily
Remove jewelry from your hands before housework and any physical activity. We recommend taking off jewelry before bedtime. Do not wear pearl jewelry with coarse clothing. Intense heat can cause pearls to crack and discolor. If you go to a sauna, be sure to remove your jewelry first.
Storage of pearls
Keep pearl jewelry in either its original packaging or a jewelry box. Pearls draw moisture from the air, which means they should be stored in a dry place.
Cleaning pearls
Pearls must be cleaned periodically. For the care and cleaning of jewelry, we offer the Town Talk pearl care kit. Do not use ultrasound when cleaning pearls, as it can damage them. Also avoid abrasive or ammonia-based cleaners and keep jewelry away from alcohol, cosmetics, chlorine, and other corrosive substances. Wipe pearls clean immediately if they come into contact with any liquid.
