Diamond Jewelry Care Tips

The best way to have your diamond rings or any diamond jewelry look its best is to keep it clean. An imperfect but clean diamond can look much more attractive then a dirty flawless diamond despite thousands of dollars of difference between the two. Keeping an everyday worn diamonds clean is not easy.
Amongst many remarkable properties of diamond one is of particular interest when it comes to cleanliness. Diamonds naturally attract grease. The become coated in grease when they come in contact with any greasy substance such as creams and lotions, natural skin oils, etc.
The easy way to clean diamonds is to wash them in warm water with a mild liquid detergent. Ethyl alcohol, ammonia solutions and jewelry cleaning solutions like Nventa (available in www.nventa.com) can be used for soaking and cleaning diamond jewelry. Cleaning solutions have advantage of evaporating quickly and not leaving any water spots. Solutions containing ammonia are particularly good for cleaning metals. Yellow gold jewelry brightens when cleaned with such solutions. Beware though that alcohol and ammonia may damage other types of gem stones. You should avoid solutions containing chlorine to clean jewelry as it may cause pitting in gold and other alloys. The pitting can also occur when rings are worn while shimming in pools and jacuzzies.

Other Jewelry Sites of Interest

Part I - History of Engagement Rings and Origin of Marriage Proposal Tradition

Part II - Antique and Modern Diamond Ring Styles and Materials

Part III - Wedding Rings History and Styles. Antique and Modern Wedding Bands

Part IV - History of Earrings from Classic Gold Hoops to Modern Diamond Earrings

Part V - Classic and Modern Anniversary Rings and Anniversary Gift Ideas