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How to brighten blackened silver easily that you should know – Helios Jewels

How to brighten blackened silver easily that you should know

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Silver jewelry is one of the jewelry items that will easily tarnish after a period of use, which will cause aesthetic loss for the wearer. So if you do not know how to whiten silver necklaces, please refer to the article below by Helios to know how to quickly brighten silver .

Reasons why silver turns black

There are many reasons why silver turns black, leading to the loss of shine and discoloration. Specifically, the common causes are as follows:

Due to body sweat

Normally, sweat is secreted to cool the body, but depending on each person's constitution, sweat glands will have their own composition. For example, if you are a person with salty sweat containing a lot of sulfur, it will quickly turn silver black, some people have desalinated sweat glands, when wearing silver jewelry it will still be shiny like new. As for people with less salty sweat glands, when wearing silver jewelry, it will be blacker, just need to clean it.

Due to body sweat

Due to high acid concentration

Medical experts say that people with high acid levels will react to silver, especially if you eat a lot of tomatoes or take certain medications that can increase acid levels, which can easily cause silver jewelry to turn black.

Due to high acid concentration

Due to the humid climate

In Vietnam, where the climate is humid, silver jewelry is always packaged in a box to protect it before selling or even when not in use.

Due to makeup

Due to makeup

One of the reasons why silver turns black that you should know is that during the makeup process, silver gets contaminated with cosmetics. Cosmetics contain some chemicals that are harmful to silver, causing the silver to tarnish.

How to brighten blackened silver

Blackening of silver not only causes loss of aesthetics when worn, but many people also experience silver allergies : redness, itching... However, you do not need to worry too much, you can overcome the blackening in some of the ways below.

Brighten silver jewelry with detergent and bleach

In the ways to brighten silver, we cannot fail to mention the use of washing powder and bleach, this type of water will have acid that creates a chemical reaction to absorb all the dirt on silver jewelry. Therefore, you can use bleach with clean water to brighten silver, then soak the silver jewelry in this solution for about 2-3 minutes until the silver turns white, then take it out and wipe it again.

Brighten silver jewelry with detergent and bleach

Clean silver with dishwashing liquid

The way to make silver shiny that you can refer to is to wash silver with dishwashing liquid. You can combine dishwashing liquid with a little lemon and a little water, boil this mixture and add silver and stir until the silver is no longer tarnished, then take it out, let it cool and rinse with water, dry it.

Clean silver with dishwashing liquid

Clean silver with toothpaste

Perhaps this is a popular cleaning method used by many people, you just need to squeeze a small amount of toothpaste onto a soft cloth or paper, then rub it on the silver jewelry in a circular motion to clean the tarnish on the silver. Leave it like that for 5 minutes and rinse with water to make the silver clean and shiny like new.

Clean silver with toothpaste

Clean silver with beer

Beer is a popular way to brighten jewelry, however, this method will not be effective for silver jewelry that has been blackened for a long time. But for silver that is only slightly tarnished, just a little beer can make it shine again. The simple way to do it is to pour a cup of beer into a bowl and soak the silver jewelry in it for about 5-10 minutes, then rinse with clean water and wipe with a soft cloth to make the silver jewelry shine.

Clean silver with vinegar

The way to brighten silver that many people choose is to use vinegar, you just need to wipe silver jewelry with vinegar to see the results. If wiping silver with vinegar is not effective, you can soak the silver in a mixture of 1 tablespoon of vinegar and 2 tablespoons of baking soda for about 3-5 minutes, then wipe it with a soft cloth and the silver will be shiny.

Clean silver with vinegar

Clean silver with alcohol

With this method of whitening silver, you should soak the silver wire in alcohol for about 15-20 minutes. At the same time, to clean the silver better, you should use a brush to clean the tarnish, then rinse with clean water and wipe with a cloth.

Clean silver with alcohol

Clean silver with rice water

You can also use rice water to clean silver by putting tarnished silver jewelry in rice water and boiling it, then simmering it, stirring until the silver is free of tarnished residue, then rinsing it with clean water.

Clean silver with rice water

Clean silver with hydrogen peroxide

Another simple way to brighten silver at home that you should use is to soak the silver in hydrogen peroxide, then wait for the silver to shine brighter, then use a towel to gently wipe the areas where the silver has black stains. In addition, during the wiping process, you can heat it over a fire to make the silver brighter.

Clean silver with coca cola

If your silver jewelry has a slightly tarnished color, you can use Coca Cola to whiten it. The simple way is to pour a little Coca Cola into a bowl and soak the silver jewelry that needs to be whitened for about 10 minutes, then take it out and rub it with a cloth to make the silver jewelry shiny.

Clean silver with coca cola

Clean silver simply with alum

Another way to brighten silver is extremely easy to do, you just need to put the silver jewelry that needs to be cleaned in a pot containing about 1 teaspoon of alum. Then add a sufficient amount of water and boil for about 10-15 minutes. Finally, rinse with warm water to see the effect, wipe clean with a soft cloth to see the silver jewelry shiny like new.

Clean silver simply with alum

Tips to prevent silver jewelry from tarnishing

To prevent silver jewelry from tarnishing or corroding over time, you just need to follow a few tips as follows:

  • Regularly clean your silver jewelry, this will help keep it shiny and not discolored.
  • Regularly clean your silver jewelry, this will help keep the silver jewelry shiny and not discolored. Rub a small amount of conditioner on the silver jewelry and use a soft cloth to absorb it evenly, this will help protect the silver to keep it shiny.
  • You should remove your jewelry when you go swimming, because the pool contains a lot of chlorine which will cause silver to corrode and turn black.
  • Put some chalk in the box or place where you store your jewelry, this will prevent the sulfur components from reaching the silver.

Helios - Stylish and prestigious jewelry brand

Brightening blackened silver at home is not difficult if you know simple and effective tips. Apply the above methods regularly to keep your silver jewelry beautiful and durable.

Visit Helios shop, you will definitely find the bracelet model that you like the most. Established in 2016, we are proud to be the leading handmade jewelry maker with unique design style that highlights your overall outfit. Each creation exudes a strong, creative and constantly innovative spirit, true to what the brand has been doing and will do in the future. Aspiration to reach out internationally, bringing Vietnamese products to friends around the world.

Helios Store

Helios has 4 offline stores nationwide:

In Hanoi:

  • 4/104 Le Thanh Nghi, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
  • 672 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi

In Ho Chi Minh:

  • 371 Ba Hat, Ward 4, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City
  • The New Playground Le Lai (opposite, 90 Le Lai Street) District 1, HCMC

The above article by Helios is information shared about how to brighten blackened silver easily that you should know, hopefully it can provide you with a lot of useful information and can help you know how to protect your silver to always be shiny.

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