Silver and gold jewelry has become one of the most popular accessories loved by both women and men. Just like the other types of jewelry, keeping your silver and gold jewelry shining is not always easy. Often we are careless and let our jewelry be scratched, whereas those jewelleries are given by someone special. There are five things you should think to carefully handle your silver and gold accessories. Note all of these facts in your mind. Therefore, you will be able to keep your beloved accessories much longer.

1.        The salt and sulphur can easily oxidate your jewelry, makes it to be blackened and dull. Therefore, put off all of your silver and gold accessories while you are swimming at the beach and the hot water bathing. The salt contained in the sea water and the sulphur contained in the spring water will easily oxidate with the silver material and turn it to black.

2.       If your gold and silver jewelry turns red, it means that the copper compound contained in your jewelry has appeared. This may be happened because the finishing of your gold and silver jewelry is not good enough and the mixture is not well processed.

3.       The varnish of your wood wardrobe may cause your silver or gold jewelry be blackened. The mixture of your wood wardrobe can oxidate the silver makes it be blackened and dull. You should put the silver jewelry in a cloth bag before keeping it in the shelf or leather bag. This will keep the originality of your silver jewelry and prevent it from oxidation.

4.      Keeping your silver and gold jewelry in a leather bag will also turn the shining white color of your jewelry turns black and dull. This is not because the leather oxidates the silver. Not all of the leather goods and bags can turn your silver or gold jewelry color to be black. But if your jewelry is blackened while they are put in a leather bag, then leather can be the cause. The process of making leather is usually concerned with the sulphur or ammoniac.

5.       If you find red color appears on your jewelry, it is caused by the imperfect process of the jewelry making. It is the copper mixture of your jewelry appearing on some spots on the surface. Therefore, know your jewelry well before deciding to buy it.