You May Want to Know
Question 1: Why does silver jewelry turn black?
Answer: Sulfur, nitric acid and oxides in air and other substances (such as eggs and cosmetics) have a certain corrosive effect on silver. People usually think that the luster of jewelry will turn black.
Question 2: Does it mean that the silver jewelry isnt real if it turns black ?
Answer: Not so. All real silver or sterling silver will lose luster under correct / wrong conditions, such as exposure to sunscreen, shampoo, soap, detergent, chlorine and bleach), but sometimes Sterling Silver will also react to personal skin acidity, hormonal changes and even multivitamins or antibiotics. These are all the reasons for the blackening of sterling silver jewelry .
Question 3: How to keep the sterling silver jewelry fine?
Answer: 1. Keep it clean. After wearing your sterling silver jewelry, clean it with a dry soft cloth, or polishing cloth, before storing it away.
2. Keep it safe. Store your clean dry sterling silver jewelry in a dry airtight container. Small zip bags or velvet bag work well.
3.Use toothpaste (try to choose green transparent gel shape. This toothpaste has fine particles to avoid scratching the surface of the silver jewelry), wipe the toothpaste directly on the silver jewelry, and then add a little water to rub out foam. If there are cracks, brush with a toothbrush to prevent foam from entering the cracks.