Silver earrings provide a beautiful reflective quality when kept polished, but they also take on a different beauty as they age.
To ensure a thorough clean, taking your silver dangly earrings or silver studs for a professional and complimentary clean at your local Michael Hill store is always preferable. However, if you're unable to make it in-store, you can clean your silver earrings at home:
Take a small bowl of warm water and stir in a couple of drops of mild dish soap.
Let your earrings sit in the formula for about five minutes, allowing time for dirt and grime to dislodge.
Take a very soft toothbrush or cotton tip and gently clean around any diamonds or into crevices.
Remove leftover residue by rinsing in a bowl of clean warm water.
Dry your silver earrings with a soft cloth.
To restore their shine, use a jewellery polishing cloth to buff your earrings or a specific silver jewellery cleaning solution.
If you own a pair of silver pearl earrings, you’ll need to treat them slightly differently so as not to damage the pearl’s surface. Carefully wipe them down with a damp cloth soaked in warm soapy water, then gently and thoroughly dry with a separate cloth.
You’ll want to avoid abrasive cleaning agents like chlorine or ammonia that might dull the shine of your silver earrings, along with soaps, lotions, perfumes and makeup. When you’re not wearing them, store your earrings in a fabric-lined jewellery box to help prevent tarnishing and to keep out of direct sunlight.
Find out more about caring for silver earrings and other fine jewellery here.