Everybody hates it when their silver jewelry sets start to tarnish with time. Any silver jewelry is prone to get off-colored or blackened when being exposed regularly to environmental elements such as light, air, and moisture. It may seem like a lost cause when something like this happens, but the good news is, it’s not! There are ways in which you can bring back the lost shine on your silvers without even stepping out of your home. Keep reading to know more.
The Reason
Usually, delicate silver jewelry pieces are prone to get soiled more than other metals. If the silver is real, there’s no way to stop it from turning black when exposed regularly to the environment. Real silver reacts with such elements and gets tarnished over time, being gradually off-colored or blackened. But, there are ways to revert that chemical reaction and restore your silvers with their lost shines. All you need is to follow a few easy steps at your home.
The Quickest Way
This is the fastest and easiest DIY way to save your silver jewelry pieces. Just take a bowl of warm water, and mix a few drops of mild dishwashing liquid in it. Now place your tarnished silvers in the bowl for five minutes, allowing the silver to soak up the mixture. Then clean the jewelry pieces by rubbing with a soft brush. Be patient as the solution makes its way to all those nooks and crannies. Then rinse off well and dry them using a microfiber cloth.
The Longer but Effective Way
This solution happens to be the most fun DIY way, too! This process is ideal for reversing the chemical reaction, the main culprit behind blackening your silver jewelry. This process will need a little experiment using aluminum foil and baking soda, and a few easy steps. Take a large bowl to put all your tarnished silvers in. Line the inside of the bowl with a sheet of aluminum foil, with the reflective side facing up. Now place the silver jewelry pieces inside the bowl. Boil some water and pour it directly into the bowl, completely submerging your jewelry pieces. Sprinkle some baking soda in the water with a ratio of 1 tablespoon of soda to 1 cup of water. Let the jewelry pieces soak in the solution for a few minutes. Lastly, carefully remove the pieces from the bowl and rinse them off under room-temperature water. Now, all is left to dry off the pieces with a microfiber cloth and you’ll get back your silver jewelry as clean and shiny as new.