Beautiful jewellery should always be looked
after with care. Silver should over time develop
a patina not, however, a tarnish.
Patina is the character of the silver, the
patterns it gains through wear. Tarnish is the
dirt and dust picked up from everyday use. It
is this dirt that can eventually devalue and
permanently damage your jewellery.
Here at Mio we are dedicated to the care of
our silver and we understand how important it
is to keep jewellery looking at it’s best
so we have put together some information for
our customers.
Light tarnish is slightly yellow compared to
clean silver and this can soon turn black in
areas if not cleaned straight away. You should
avoid using silver dips or any products that
are not recommended by a silver manufacturer.
Below are a few step by step points to cleaning
silver:
* Rinse each piece of silver in warm water
and a mild soap (this will remover surface dust)
then use a silver cloth gently rubbing the tarnished
areas.
* To finish, rinse with warm water and dry
with a clean soft cloth.
If your piece of jewellery has semi precious
stones set into it use warm soapy water and
a soft toothbrush to remove any dirt collected,
dry with a soft cloth and polish with a Silver
Cloth to bring back the shine.
Storage is an important part of keeping your
jewellery safe and intact and by storing each
piece properly you will decrease the risk of
scratching and tarnishing.
We advise that you use cloth roll and store
each piece separately or use cloth bags made
from velvet available from any jewellery/textiles
store or the box we sent with your jewellery
item.
