Text credit: Radhika Jain

Gold jewellery is well known for its attractiveness, lustre, and rarity. The yellow metal doesn’t really tarnish or corrode and unlike metal, it doesn’t react with air. But still, taking care of gold jewels is really important. With everyday use, your ornaments can get accumulated with soap, oils, sweat, and sometimes grease. Hence, taking care of your adornments is necessary to preserve them for a lifetime.

Proper maintenance

Your baubles should be the last thing you wear in the morning. That way it won’t get sprints of your perfume and earrings won’t get tangled in your clothes. Also, it should be the first thing to remove at night. This will cause minimum damage to your gold.

Regular upkeep

Ideally, you should take gold finery to a jeweller annually to have them checked for loose parts.

Keep them secluded

Do not keep your gold regalia with any other jewellery. It can easily get scratches. Keep your necklaces neatly hung so that they don’t tangle. If you do not have enough place in your wardrobe to keep the gems separately, you can keep them in a soft cloth or zip locks to avoid chipping, breaking or any other damage. Here’s one handy tip to untangle your chains and necklaces. First, undo the clasp. Next, dab olive oil on the knot and lay the chain on a flat surface. Using two pins set to work untangling the knot. Many times it has been seen that the gold necklaces and chains break easily while being untangled as gold is a soft metal.

Keep them clean

Clean your gold every three to four months. You can use warm water with a tad bit of liquid soap detergent and soak your gold jewellery overnight. If the ornaments are not too dirty, you can soak for just a few hours. After removing the adornments from the water, it is recommended to clean it with a soft cloth so that it is not scratched. If you’re running late the easiest and quick way is to use toothpaste. Apply toothpaste on your gold baubles and lay them down for few minutes. Then wipe it with a soft, clean cloth. 

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