Sunday, 15 July 2012

Tips to care for your Sterling Silver Jewellery


Sterling silver is combination of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of other alloys used to strengthen the silver jewelery. A good quality sterling silver jewelery India is hallmarked as "925". Such hallmark helps you to distinguish it from low quality silver plated jewelery.


Whether its engagement rings or sterling silver anklets, sterling silver jewelery is prone to get deteriorated by air, perfume, chlorinated or salt water and household cleaning products. Thus, it is essential to take care of your precious sterling silver jewelery. You need a bit of careful attitude and take some easy steps to prevent your silver jewelery from being deteriorated. Here are few simple trips to protect your sterling silver jewellery India:


  • If you are applying any perfume or body lotion, give a break or keep some time between wearing the jewelery and applying such creams, perfumes and lotions. It is essential to provide such sufficient time to get lotions and perfumes absorbed by the body before wearing any jewelery.

  • Be careful in removing your silver jewelery at the end of every day and before taking up any kind of physical exercise as perspiration can deteriorate your silver jewelery. 

You should also be careful while keeping your silver jewelry. It is advisable to wipe it with cotton cloth, preferably keep it in raw cotton and then put it in an air tight box. The more you will be concerned about protecting your silver jewellery, the more durable it will be.

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