How to clean a silver chain

Discover 5 simple tips and tricks for how to clean a silver necklace that sparkles and shines as brightly as the day you first bought it.

Sterling silver chains need to properly cleaned to maintain their luster. Sterling silver naturally tarnishes over time as the silver and the sulfides from humidity and air pollution interact. This tarnish begins as a slightly golden opaque covering, but if left untreated it eventually turns the chain black.

Sterling silver isn't pure (pure silver is known as fine silver) but rather an alloy that contains about 10 percent of another metal, such as copper. Silver is actually a very soft metal, so it's combined with other metals to make it...

I love the look of layered delicate chains with charms. I pulled out all my charms and chains this weekend and realized many of them had turned black with tarnish. I first followed some advice to scrub the chain with white toothpaste and a toothbrush. It became a bit cleaner, but the tiny links were tough to get in-between. Method two actually worked! How to Clean Your Silver Chain You will need: a saucepan 1/2 cup water 2 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. salt aluminum foil Line the bottom of the pan…

I recently came across some old jewelry with a lot of tarnish, and an old recipe for how to clean tarnished jewelry came to me from way back!

Discover easy, DIY methods to clean tarnished silver with household items. Restore shine with these quick, safe tips for jewelry and utensils.

Today, I’m bringing you a post that is a little different! I usually wear gold jewelry, but while putting together some outfits over the weekend, I realized that for a couple of looks, silve…

Cleaning a silver necklace at home is as simple as gathering a few simple items, such as a microfiber cloth and some dish soap or baking soda. However, while some jewelry can be easily cleaned at home, you should leave other pieces up to...

When packing, I realized I had not been taking the best care of some silver jewelry, i.e. I did nothing to it and it tarnished. I...

Over time, silver necklaces tarnish from exposure to oxygen. This article is for you if you’re wondering how to clean silver necklaces.