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Now we need to address how to minimize tarnish while you are wearing your
jewelry. When you wear your jewelry it is exposed to chemicals in the
air and to chemicals in the oils in our skin. Both can cause tarnish.
The answer to minimizing this tarnish is to stop contact between the
jewelry and these chemicals. This sounds like it would be hard to do, but
actually it is not. The way we avoid contact between chemicals and
your jewelry is by using another chemical similar to wax. If we coat
our jewelry in a thin wax like compound, it will prevent contact between
the bad chemicals and your jewelry. The way we do this is rather
simple. Many polishing cloths have an anti-tarnish compound
impregnated in the cloth. This anti-tarnish compound works just like
wax in that it coats your sterling silver so that it can't come in contact
with the air. Many polishing cloths have agents that remove tarnish
either by physically scraping it off, or chemically by reacting with the
tarnish itself to form a new molecule that is easy to remove. Some
polishing cloths have these polishing agents and the additional
anti-tarnish agent that minimized tarnish while the jewelry is being worn.
We suggest that you will want to get a polishing cloth that has both
polishing and anti-tarnish features.
These first two pages discussed ways to minimize tarnish after your jewelry has been made. In the following page, we will discuss things to do while you are making your jewelry that will help minimize tarnish. |
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