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HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST JEWELRY CLEANER FOR YOU
Let’s cover the essentials of selecting the right jewelry care products for your jewelry.
Perhaps you are already aware of the importance of jewelry cleaning. You choose a product that is designed specifically for your type of jewelry.
But maybe you’re just not sure where to begin. Which jewelry cleaner is best for your antique piece? Which cleaning solution is best on your engagement ring? Which formula should you use if you wear a variety of jewelry during a single week?
Use the tips below to assist you in selecting the best jewelry cleaners.
What kind of jewelry do you wear?
The packaging may catch our eye at first, but what we really care about is finding a solution that can effectively clean most of our collection. Things to consider:
- Does bridal top the list?
- The Gem Glow Jewelry Cleaning Stick is the product to consider.
- Do you have a watch or have a collection of watches?
- Our Gem Glow Clean + Care Professional Ultrasonic Cleaner includes a watch holder. It suspends the watch face above the water allowing only the metal bracelet to be soaked for a thorough at-home cleaning.
- Are your cases awash with pearls?
- You would want to opt for Delicate Jewelry Cleaner
- Do you carry antique or larger fashion pieces?
- For these items we recommend using a Gem Glow Jewelry Care System. These cleaners can easily and effectively clean most jewelry types
- Do you specialize in silver jewelry?
- Gem Glow offers Silver Jewelry Cleaner that is specially designed to gently remove tarnish from sterling silver jewelry without risk of pitting or damaging your silver jewelry
You can also view Gem Glow Cleaning Charts – which outline product recommendations for stones and metals.
What kind of gemstones and metals will be cleaned?
Determine the most delicate component of your jewelry before deciding on a cleaner. For example, if it incorporates harder stones such as diamonds as well as pearls, we recommend a pearl cleaner. What about other gemstones that are fragile, porous, or delicate? Metal plating? What about antiques? If you replied “yes” to any of these questions, you should use a mild, non-ammoniated cleaning solution.
If the piece of jewelry only contains hard gemstones like diamonds and long-lasting metals like gold or platinum, a cleaner designed specifically for fine jewelry will provide the greatest clean.
Check out our easy to use Cleaning Charts
Another way to select your best-matched cleaners is to reference our easy cleaning charts – which outline product recommendation for stones and metals. Pick the options that match up best with your product line or store inventory.
To decide which cleaner would be best, first determine the most delicate component of your jewelry. Example: if it includes harder stones like diamonds, but also pearls then you would recommend the cleaner suitable for pearls. What about other soft, porous, or delicate gemstones? Plated metals? Antique pieces? If you answered “yes” to any of these then a gentle, non-ammoniated cleaning formula should be used.
If the piece of jewelry only contains hard gemstones like diamonds and durable metals like gold or platinum, then a cleaner specially formulated for fine jewelry would give the best clean.
Why is cleaning jewelry two steps?
Cleaning can be done with liquid cleaners, sticks, wipes and even a Gem Glow Clean + Care Professional Ultrasonic Cleaner. This will remove germs, grime, and oils from the surface of gemstones and metals. Polishing won’t clean as well as a liquid cleaner, but finishing with a Professional Polishing Cloth will remove tarnish, smudges, and fingerprints for a complete shine.
And if you want to make things easy for yourself, consider purchasing a Complete Pro Care System from Gem Glow that combines a ultrasonic cleaner. cleansing product or products and a polishing cloth for the perfect finishing touch.
What are you waiting for?
There has never been a better time to start or expand your jewelry care routine.
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