How to Care for Your Jewelry at Home: Keep Your Favorite Pieces Beautiful for Years to Come
Jewelry is more than just an accessory—it’s a reflection of your personal style, your memories, and your story. Whether you’re wearing dainty gemstone earrings, a handcrafted statement necklace, or a treasured bracelet passed down through generations, knowing how to care for your jewelry at home will keep it looking beautiful for years to come.
Here are our top tips for at-home jewelry care, including special advice for pieces featuring soft gemstones like opals, pearls, howlite, and chrysocolla.
Everyday Jewelry Care Tips
Avoid Water Exposure: Remove your jewelry before swimming, bathing, or washing hands to prevent damage and tarnishing. If your jewelry gets wet dry it immediately with a soft cloth.
Keep It Dry: Store your jewelry in a cool, dry place, ideally in a jewelry box or soft cloth bag to protect it from moisture and humidity.
Minimize Contact with Chemicals: Avoid exposing your jewelry to perfumes, hairsprays, lotions, and household cleaners to prevent tarnishing and wear.
Remove During Activities: Take off your jewelry before engaging in physical activities, including workouts, to prevent damage or breakage from sweat and impact.
Clean and Polish As Needed: The best way to clean and polish your jewelry is with a soft, non-scratch cloth to maintain its shine. All orders from Miel jewelry include a complimentary jewelry polishing cloth.
Store Separately: To avoid scratches and tangling, store each piece of jewelry separately, ideally in a lined jewelry box or pouch.
Avoid Abrasive Materials: Do not use abrasive cleaners or materials that can scratch or damage the surface of your jewelry.
Inspect Regularly: Check your jewelry regularly for any signs of damage or wear, such as loose stones or clasps, and have them repaired promptly.
Limit Sun Exposure: Keep your jewelry out of prolonged direct sunlight, which can cause fading and discoloration.
Handle with Care: When putting on or removing your jewelry, handle it gently to avoid bending or breaking delicate pieces.
Caring for Jewelry with Soft Gemstones at Home
Soft gemstones such as opals, pearls, and turquoise, howlite, cyrysocolla, they require extra special attention to maintain their beauty and longevity. Follow these expert tips to ensure your soft gemstones stay in pristine condition.
Keep them dry: Remove rings and bracelets with sfot gemstones before washing dishes, swimming, bathing or other activities where you will be exposed to water. Dry jewelry thoroughly with a soft non abrasive cloth if they do get wet.
Cleaning: A soft non-abrasive cloth should be sufficient for most cleaning and polishing needs. Avoid using water or solvents on soft gemstones. If your soft gemstones need a deeper cleaning than the polishing cloth, a visit to a professional jeweler is recommended to avoid irreversible damage to the stones. Avoid using cleaning products that could alter the stones appearance or color. For example, alcohol-based products like makeup, perfume, and hairspray can discolor dyed stones. Don't use ultrasonic cleaners on soft or porous stones like emeralds, turquoise, howlite, opals, or pearls. The sound waves can damage the stone's surface, causing cracks, fractures, or discoloration.
Handling: When putting on jewelry with soft gemstones, avoid putting pressure directly on the stones. Pushing rings on or pulling bracelets by the stones can loosen the fastenings and cause the stones to fall out.
Jewelry is meant to shine—but only if you care for it! Whether you're wearing dainty gold hoops, bold statement earrings, or delicate gemstone bracelets, proper at-home care keeps your pieces looking beautiful for years to come.
With just a little knowledge, care and attention, your favorite pieces can last for generations. We’re here to help you care for the pieces that mean the most to you— we include a complimentary polishing cloth and jewelry care tips with every order. Because beauty is even more meaningful when it lasts.
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