CLEANING AND CARING FOR YOUR AMBER AND SILVER JEWELRY

After you’ve purchased amber and silver jewelry, specially silver tarnishes from the interaction of silver and sulfides that are in the air. This tarnish will eventually turn silver to black.
In order to restore your silver jewelry, you can polish up by rubbing or buffing it with a soft cotton cloth. Chemically treated cloths that are special for this purpose, make the job a lot easier and faster.
You can also use jewelry dibs. However, be careful, as many of these dips will take the color and polish off some gemstones. Don’t leave pieces for too long and rinse them well with fresh water to make sure there are no residues left on the piece. When using a dip, dip the piece quickly in and out, immediately rinsing it with clean water. Buffing brings out more of the shine, helps take off any residue left on the piece, and leaves a bit of protective tarnish coating on the piece to help keep it shiny longer.
Another common technique is to use a toothbrush with arm and hammer baking soda. When you clean jewelry this way make sure that the piece is not porous, as the dust will penetrate these pores and become practically impossible to take out later.
It is recommended that you leave jewelry in its corresponding cases always. Avoid humid places, and use anti-tarnish bags to help prevent tarnish from building up.