Good Jewelry Care starts with the Material
To ensure that your pieces of jewelry retain their beauty and shine for a long time, it is important to consider the material they are made of. Gold, silver, precious stones or pearls - each material has special properties and requires appropriate care to prevent wear, discoloration or scratches.

Gold-Plated Jewelry
Gold-Plated jewelry must be taken off before swimming, showering, sleeping and exercising and stored in a soft cloth to protect the gold plating. Contact with soap, lotion, sweat and perfume should be avoided as far as possible.

Silver Jewelry
Silver jewelry is subject to the natural process of oxidation. Over time, a dark coating will form, but this can simply be polished away with a silver cloth or a soft toothbrush and mild soap. To slow down the oxidation process, silver jewelry should not be stored in rooms with high humidity and contact with lotion, sweat and perfume should be avoided.

14kt Gold Jewelry
Jewelry made of 14kt gold is the easiest to care for. It can be worn for swimming, showering and sports without any problems. However, to protect it from scratches, it should be taken off when gardening, doing handicrafts or washing dishes and stored away from other jewelry or metal objects. It should also be taken off when sleeping to prevent deformation.

Natural Pearls
Natural pearls are sensitive to contact with chemical substances. To preserve the natural shine of your pearls, they should be kept away from cosmetics, lotion and perfume and taken off when cleaning. To clean pearls, they can be soaked briefly in a bath of lukewarm water and mild soap, rinsed and then air-dried on a towel.

Natural Gemstones
Natural gemstones can be cleaned with mild soap and a toothbrush and then rubbed dry with a soft cloth. As almost all stones have tiny inclusions or cracks, chemical agents or ultrasonic baths must never be used for cleaning. Oil, such as that found in body lotion or sun cream, can also penetrate the cracks and lead to discoloration of the stone, especially in porous stones such as amazonite.