Instructions

Any silver jewellery will delight with its brilliance for longer if it’s given the right care, which must include regular cleaning of the silver. At home, this is not as difficult as it may seem, and takes very little time.

If you’ve decided to indulge yourself with the fresh lustre of decorative jewellery, then everything required for cleaning the silver is available at the pharmacy or an average supermarket. Citric acid is often used for cleaning of silver, or ammonia, soda (sodium bicarbonate), vinegar or specialised chemicals produce for this purpose. It is worth remembering that silver is quite a soft metal and rough cleaning may damage it. Do not use abrasive sponges, toothbrushes or other hard materials that can be harmful to your silver object. We next consider several ways of cleaning silver cleaning with each of the abovementioned substances.

Cleaning silver with ammonia: if the silver standard is not less than 625, an ammonia solution in the proportion of 1:10 with water is quite suitable. For light soiling it is enough to wipe the product with a cloth dampened with the solution, while for strong darkening the item can be just put into the solution and left for a while. To strengthen the cleaning effect hydrogen peroxide often is added to a solution. Cleaning silver with citric acid: if the silver is of lower standard, then citric acid is suitable (sold in small packets), or as an alternative, simply lemon juice. For this method, do the same as for ammonia - just dip the product in lemon juice or a critic acid solution (1:10 with water), not forgetting to flip the item occasionally then wipe it with a soft cloth after removal. Cleaning with bicarbonate of soda: prepare a slurry slightly moistened with water, and wipe the product as long as the surface is not free of darkened patina. Cleaning with vinegar: prepare a 6% solution of vinegar and water. With a soft cloth dampened with this solution, simply wipe the product until achieving a satisfactory result. This solution removes mildew and other undesirable contamination very well.

As already mentioned, silver is malleable enough to be deformed, so it should be handled with care. Silver jewellery is preferably stored in places with low humidity, or even better, in the box the product was shipped with. When performing chores or jobs where chemicals are used, it is desirable to remove the silver jewellery in order to avoid darkening or damage. Silver also reacts badly to some cosmetics which may contain mercury salts or sulphur. The jewellery can darken or be covered with a scale of silver sulphide.

Be careful when choosing a product! Exchanges of or refunds for jewellery are possible only in cases of their poor quality: The buyer is not entitled to return jewellery that is of the applicable standard of quality as specified in the Schedule of Non-Food Goods of applicable standard of quality for which refunds or exchange of goods are not required, as approved by degree № 55 of the Government of the Russian Federation of 19.01.1998. In the event of finding a defect, the Buyer shall inform the Seller of this within a period 14 days from the date of delivery of the order. To confirm the defect the product is submitted for examination to the Seller. If the defect is confirmed, the Buyer shall be refunded the full cost of the product, including delivery. No claim is accepted after 14 days have passed from the date of delivery. Delivery of goods to the Seller for warranty repair is to be arranged by the buyer. Improper handling of jewellery, which leads to the loss of or change in colour of inserts, or the discoloration of enamel or metal, is not a manufacturing defect, and there is no entitlement to refunds for products with such defects.