Jewellery care.
Cleaning methods, prevention checklists, and honest advice on when to leave a piece alone. Ranked by risk to the piece.
Care, without the folklore.
Toothpaste is not a cleaning method. Baking soda has trade-offs. Here is what actually works on 925 sterling, on vermeil, on pearls, on gemstones. Ranked by damage risk to the piece.
Does sterling silver tarnish?
The copper-sulphur reaction, and the five things that make it worse.
How to remove tarnish from silver
Five methods tested, ranked from safest to most abrasive.
Gold jewellery care
Solid, vermeil, gold-filled: which needs which cleaning method, on what schedule.