Jewellery Cleaning

To grasp the techniques for cleaning diamonds, learning its fundamental composition comes first. Diamonds are natural grease attractors and could be separated from other stones and dirt by passing mined material over a grease belt. This characteristic makes them easily coated with grease when come into contact with any greasy substance including natural skin oils, soap and makeup.

The simplest way to clean a diamond is to soak and wash it in warm sudsy water using a mild liquid detergent, followed by drying it with a soft, lint-free cloth. Ethyl alcohol, ammonia solutions and jewellery cleaning solutions may also be used for cleaning and soaking diamond jewellery.

Alcohol has the advantage of evaporating quickly and not leaving water spots. Ammonia is not only good for cleaning unfilled diamonds; it is also good for brightening metals such as yellow gold. Alcohol and ammonia may damage other types of stones such as fracture-filled diamonds, however, and therefore it is always advisable to consult your jewellers before using these solutions for jewellery cleaning.

Diamond surface would be dulled by chlorine solutions or chlorinated pool water. Beware of this when choosing cleaning products for your diamonds, and diamond jewellery should not be worn while swimming.

If the dirt on the diamonds has caked and cannot be washed off with a cloth after soaking, try using a toothbrush or unwaxed dental floss to remove it. Jewellry with encrusted dirt should be cleaned professionally with ultrasonic cleaning machines equipped in jewellry shops, but they should not be used for flawed diamonds or gemstones.

Lengthy cleaning procedures can be avoided by cleaning jewellry on a regular basis. For jewellry worn daily, cleaning procedures should be carried out at lease once a week.

Jewellery Storage

Diamond jewelry should be stored individually in jewelry boxes.

In addition, they could be wrapped separately in soft material and placed individually in pouches to prevent the pieces from scratching each other.