Although diamond is considered to be one of the hardest known natural materials, when it is accurately set in a ring, necklace or somewhere else it can be quite vulnerable. If you are not careful you can damage the diamond. To ensure that your diamond is perpetual you should take some steps to take care of it.
Steps
- To clean the diamond you can use a soft brush, soap and water. If you do not possess a special brush for cleaning jewelry you can use an eyebrow or even a lipstick brush - these are soft, small and acceptable.
- Before you start cleaning, make a mix of warm water and a mild detergent. Then place in the bowl, where you made the mixture, your diamond jewelry.
- Start cleaning your diamond jewelry while holding it in the suds. To rinse the diamond jewelry you can use a strainer.
- After the cleaning use a clean cloth to dry the jewelry.
Tips
- First of all you should know that your diamond jewelry needs to be checked by a professional jeweler at least once a year. He will look through the prongs and mountings. These are the ones that hold your stone on its place. When checked you can be sure that your diamond will not fall and get lost.
- If you have time to visit a certain department store then you can purchase there a special liquid for jewelry cleaning. Do not be lazy to read the instructions in order to find out which cleaner suits your diamond jewelry. Read accurately the ways of using the liquid as well as the precautions.
- Today there are also special ultra-sonic cleansers that use high frequency which is able to clean diamond jewelry. These machines are of various types so if you have time and money read carefully the instructions and then purchase the machine that you consider useful for you diamond jewelry pieces.
- You if do not wear your diamond jewelry for some time then you should store it in a jewelry box and keep it apart from other jewelry. Note that every piece of jewelry should have its own place. Thus you will protect your diamond from being scratched as well as from damaging other jewelry pieces.
- Remember that it is up to you to decide what type of cleaning you should choose. Note that only cleaning your jewelry will make is sparkling.
Warnings
- When cleaning try not to touch the stone with you fingers and handle the diamond ring or necklace by the edges.
- When you do physical exercises you should take off your diamond jewelry thus you will also prevent it from scratching.
- If you like the color of your diamond then make sure that there will not be any contacts with household cleansers like, for example, bleach. These cleaners can not only change the color of your diamond but the color of the settings and mountings that hold it as well.
- Due to our everyday movement diamonds on our jewelry get smudged and soiled. Note that if you do not wear diamond jewelry it still gains dust.
- A negative impact on the diamond is made by human's natural skin oils. These can cause grime and thus negatively influence the luster of diamonds.
