Cool And Easy Way to Clean Your Sterling Silver Earrings

Because of its complicated designs and exquisite structure, sterling silver earrings are the most difficult jewelries to maintain. Compared with rings that have simpler embellishments, earrings have drops and often inlays of semi-precious stones that is daunting to clean to say the least.  If your silver earrings get stained your most likely choice is professional cleaning that cost so much. Here are ways to clean your silver earrings and any other intricately designed jewelry.

Sterling silver becomes tarnished due to a chemical response that takes place when silver encounters the substance sulfur, which is naturally found in our environment. The dark substance that forms in the surface of the silver is called silver sulfide. Using polishing solution, this dark substance on the silver's surface can be removed. But do you know that during the polishing process you are actually losing parts of your silver jewelry to all the rubbing and polishing.

But fortunately, you can clean your sterling silver earrings without rubbing and without hurting the earring’s delicate construction. The solution is so basic and very easy to perform and execute and the best of all the materials are right there within your house. With the help of science and simple chemistry you will be able to bring back the shine and elegance of your jewelries. The best thing about it is that all the ingredients in the cleaning solution is right in your kitchen and they only cost a fraction of what you will spend on professional cleaning.

You will need some aluminum foil that will wrap inside the bottom of your glass or hard plastic container. Put boiling water on the receptable, enough to cover the jewelry pieces and combine with a few tablespoons of washing soda or sodium carbonate. As soon as the washing soda is dissolved put the jewelleries inside the container and let them settle nicely on the aluminum foil. Ensure that the jewelries are not on top of one another, as in a heap, and they are laid out flat on the bottom, on the foil. You will notice that the solution will immediately get bubbly and a steamy vapor that emits a foul smell in the likeness of rotten eggs. Let the jewelries stay there for about one minute, then bring them out and rinse with cold water. After this short process, your sterling silver earrings will have its old glitter and elegance restored.

With care, storage and attention, your sterling silver earrings will last for ages. Visit http://www.overstocksilver.com/ for additional pointers on how to keep your silver jewelries beautiful and shiny, along the way you may be in for a big surprise to find new jewelry pieces that you are dreaming about.