Updated: 9/26/2010
Many people have asked me how to clean their handmade silver jewelry. While there are many cleaning products out there, many are chemicals and are too caustic for the silver. Sterling silver does oxidize with time and will eventually tarnish. Some people have very acidic oils in their skin and this can cause silver jewelry to tarnish very quickly. I recommend using a sunshine polishing cloth to clean your jewelry. It’s gentle and does a good job in removing tarnish. Some people like to use the jewelry dips to clean jewelry but I adamantly do not recommend using these products because they will remove the darkening agent I use to darken the words or designs that have been stamped into the metal. More