Every piece in Wings Jewellery collections is made with craft and utmost care. Keeping your jewellery shiny and last for a long time, some care instructions shall be followed.
As Wings Jewellery collections has different kinds of materials, here are some instructions for each kind of material and colours:
Sterling Silver:
Sterling silver is very common and precious material for jewellery and deserves extra special care, because it is one of the softest metals used in jewellery manufacturer and east to get dent and scratches if you did not make a proper care and over time the metal can tarnish or corrode, and in order to keep it as beautiful as the first day you received it. Proper care includes being conscious of how you store, wear, and clean your jewellery.
Storing Sterling Silver
Tarnishing or oxidation, is caused when the oxygen comes in contact with starling silver and turned to darker colour. With 925 starling silver is higher pure metal and will tarnish more quickly. Storing starling silver is one of the care instructions that we encourage you to take care of.
Here are some storage tips:
- Store each piece of your jewellery separately.
- Put each piece of your jewellery in an airtight bag.
- Place in an area with low humidity.
- Keep clasps/closures unhooked.
- Place if available, a packet of silica or piece of chalk in the storage bag to avoid the humidity.
Wearing Sterling Silver:
Here are some caring tips while wearing starling silver jewellery:
You should take of your jewellery while doing the following:
- Using household cleaning supplies.
- Cooking with any foods that contain sulphur.
- Sunbathing
- Swimming
- Spraying hairspray and perfume.
- Putting on Lotion and Makeup
- Wearing Sterling Silver regularly can help prevent tarnishing since the oils from body have a cleaning effect itself
Caring and cleaning of Sterling Silver:
- Use a special non-abrasive and soft cloth to avoid scratching.
- Avoid areas that are intentionally oxidized.
- Do not rub in a circular pattern, follow the grain of the silver.
- Do not rub in a circular pattern, follow the grain of the silver.
- Avoid rubbing too hard on engraved sections.
- Take of your jewellery while showering, chemical products will affect the
- material, dulling the sheen and diminishing its gorgeous shine.
Gold / Rose Gold Plated:
Definition of gold/ rose gold plating: is a method of depositing a thin layer of gold/ rose gold onto the surface of another metal most common silver or copper or stainless steel, using chemical or electrochemical plating.
People usually choose gold plated jewellery when they cannot afford a full gold one. Gold/rose gold plated jewellery are very popular and fashionistas and available in various designs and styles that suitable for all occasions and in reasonable prices.
Special care is required in order to keep the gold/rose plating as long as possible.
Here are some best tips to take care of your gold/rose gold plated jewellery:
- Do not spray on perfume or other sprays while wearing your gold-plated jewellery.
- Wear your jewellery after you have sprayed on your favourite perfume so that chemicals on the spray or perfume does not interact with your jewellery’s metal.
- Keep your jewellery away while swimming and showering.
- Wait until your lotion or cream is dry totally on your skin before you wear the jewellery.
- Some of materials like oil, nail polish, nail polish remover, chlorine, may react with metal/plated jewellery and will cause it to tarnish easily.
- Sweat also may affect the jewellery, so make sure you don’t forget to remove your gold-plated jewellery when you exercise or anything that would require heavy physical work,
- Every after use, clean your plated jewellery with a cotton ball or a very soft cloth to remove the dust, or gently rubbing the surface of your gold-plated jewellery using a soft jewellery cloth also helps restore shine.
- If your jewellery needs more cleaning you may clean it with warm, soapy water. Soak it for a few minutes and you may clean it with soft clothes.
- Stay away from jewellery cleaners and antibacterial soaps which may have certain components that will just make your gold-plated jewellery tarnish more quickly.
- To avoid scratches, wrap your jewellery in a soft cloth after cleaning or keep it in a jewellery box separate from other types of jewellery you have.