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Silver, the most famous precious metal in existence. There are many types of metal. Silver is so popular because it lasts a long time. The longer the metal lasts the more precious the metal is. Silver is often chosen because it is easy to match. It goes with any outfit and it always looks good. But even though it is a precious metal that lasts a long time, silver can also become dull and a little less beautiful. Fortunately, there are solutions for this. In this blog, I tell you what 925 sterling silver is and how to maintain 925 sterling silver!
What is 925 sterling silver?
925 sterling silver is one of the best known types of silver. 925 sterling silver consists large and part silver and a small part metal. But why is this mixed with each other? Why don't they just use silver? Silver itself is a soft metal, you can't make jewelry with it. Therefore, a small amount of metal is added so that it becomes strong jewelry and gets the name 925 sterling silver. The number 925 stands for 92.5% silver and the remaining 7.5% is a strong metal type. Often the jewelry is engraved with how much sterling silver it is, often it says 925 sterling silver.
Why silver discolored?
Like all products, over time it gets old and a little less beautiful. Even 925 sterling silver has this. What causes this? This is due to sulfur, which is why 925 sterling silver turns black. Sulfur is common in fabrics. When it comes into contact with each other, silver reacts and a black layer appears. You can compare this to rust on iron. Sulfur contains perfume and this is a real enemy of 925 sterling silver. 925 sterling silver gets dirty because of this, which is not very hygienic for yourself.
Maintained from 925 sterling silver
Maintaining the jewelry is most important. That means you don't have to clean it. So make sure you are going to maintain the jewelry properly.
Here I have some tips that will help you maintain 925 sterling silver:
1. Perfume and makeup should be avoided, make sure you put on perfume first and then put on your jewelry. Perfume will ruin your jewelry
2. Make sure you don't have the jewelry on/in when you go swimming or showering. If you are going to swim or shower then it is best not to have jewelry on. Pool water contains chlorine which is very bad for 925 sterling silver. In shower water there is lime and you use shampoo which is also not good. therefore don't do it!
3. Make sure you don't have the jewelry on/in when exercising or doing other activities. When exercising, you are intense, which releases transparency. That's bad for 925 sterling silver. Think about when you wear it. Will it get caught behind something? Could it break during an activity? Think ahead of time so it doesn't break!
4. Make sure 925 sterling silver does not come into contact with sulfur.
5. Don't sleep with 925 sterling silver. The acidity of your skin can damage and reshape 925 sterling silver. Take them off that way you also prevent wounds on the skin.
Silver cleaning
If your jewelry still got dull or you accidentally experienced one of these five tips. Then you can always try to easily get it off yourself first.
Below I give you 3 tips on how to get 925 sterling silver clean.
1. Toothpaste: gently brush over the spots with an old toothbrush.
2. Cola or vinegar: place the 925 sterling silver in a container of cola or vinegar overnight and it should shine again.
3. Aluminum foil and salt: put aluminum foil in the bottom of a container, this is handy to fold in half so it is a little thicker. Then throw salt on top of this. Place the 925 sterling silver on the foil and pour hot water over this. Wait about 30 seconds and turn the 925 sterling silver over. Then wait a moment again and then rinse them off. And then shine!
silver wipes
If none of these tips have worked on the 925 sterling silver, we always have the silver wipes. If you use a silver wipe it is guaranteed to shine as good as new! You can buy silver wipes on bol.com and they are not that expensive that's the advantage. If you buy 925 sterling silver you should try to maintain the 925 sterling silver well that saves cleaning;)
Are you curious what 925 sterling silver jewelry we have? Take a look! You know how to care for them now, you should be fine!
