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Help & Advice - Cleaning & Care

There are many different theories on how to look after your jewellery, however not all methods are successful.  I therefore decided to share the tips and advice that I have picked up over the years and tell you the methods that I use myself (though I can not guarantee they will work for everyone). There are two main factors in caring for your jewellery: Storage: My top tip for storing earrings is to always remove the rubber stoppers, otherwise your earring may tarnish rather rapidly. Anti tarnish strips have been highly recommend to me and I have recently added then to my own jewellery box (though it is too soon to say how successful they will be).  If you do use anti tarnish strips make sure they don’t come into contact with your jewellery and that you change then every 3 to 6 months. Another tip is to store jewellery in an air tight, low humidity environment. And finally avoid storing jewellery in paper or cardboard, as apparently this can increase the rate of...

Nickel Content in Jewellery

a post inserted into a pierce part of the body must have a nickel release rate of less than 0.2ug/cm2/week jewellery in direct and prolonged contact with the skin must have a nickel release rate of less than 0.5ug/cm2/week