Jewellery Care

BJewelled takes great care in ensuring the best quality of metals, beads and findings are used in the creation of our designs.  It is very important that you take good care of your jewellery.

Sterling silver does tarnish naturally over time but can be cleaned very easily. Be sure to clean the silver only and avoid contact with any crystals, stones, particularly pearls and soft stones such as opals and emeralds, as the polish may damage them.

You can remove light tarnish by using Fairy liquid and warm water. Carefully brush with a soft bristle brush, such as an old toothbrush. After brushing, simply rinse with lukewarm water and allow to dry. Frequent light cleanings are preferable to waiting until the tarnish gets so stubborn that more abrasive polishes have to be employed. A soft, lint free cloth is an effective and inexpensive way to keep your silver pieces lustrous and shining.

Experience has shown that the use of jewellery cleaning dips can damage the finish on metals, including silver, if left immersed for too long. Please ensure you read the instructions carefully and that you do not exceed the recommended time.

Be particularly careful of chlorine. Chlorine, especially at high temperatures, can permanently damage or discolour your silver jewellery. Avoid wearing jewellery while using chlorine bleach or while in a pool or hot tub.

Always protect your jewellery from sharp blows, scratching, chemicals, sunlight and heat/cold. Ideally, store your jewellery in a soft lined box or pouch. Try to keep pieces apart, so that they don't rub together or tangle up.

Gemstone Tips

Gem stone hardness varies and some stones are easily scratched e.g coral, lapis lazuli, opal, pearl, and turquoise.

Also, some stones can be quite porous (such as opal, pearl, turquoise), so you should not leave these kind of stones immersed in water for too long.

Common stones that are damaged in sunlight include:

Amethyst: becomes paler

Ametrine: may change colour

Aquamarine: becomes paler

Aventurine: translucent types often lose colour

Beryl: brown or orange types may change to pale pink

Citrine: may change colour

Kunzite: becomes pale or loses colour

Rose Quartz: becomes paler

Smoky Quartz: becomes paler