Jewelry Care Tips

How To Care For Your Silver Jewelry

All stones and shells are hand picked with quality in mind, making each genuinely unique... Silver by the Sea handcrafted silver jewelry will last a lifetime and with proper care can be passed from generation to generation.

Silver is one of the world's most useful metals as well as one of the world's most valuable metals. Most silver jewelry is silver combined with other metals typically, sterling silver consists of 92.5 percent silver and 7.5 percent copper. This makes it more suitable for wearable jewelry.

Wear your jewelry to help prevent tarnish; wearing and handling will slow the oxidation process and keep your silver shiny and new looking. Over time oxidation reactions will occur, especially with sulfur and oxygen, causing silver to become tarnished. Jewelry should be put on after make-up, hair product and perfumes are put on.

Minimize scratches and tarnishing by storing your jewelry in cloth pouches, small plastic bags and in separate compartments in your jewelry box.