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Diamond Care tips

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Diamond Care tips

 Ways to Clean your Diamond

 There are a few different ways that you can provide diamond care for your precious jewelry, in particular, there are different cleaning processes you can use to keep it looking as brilliant and sparkling as the day you brought it home from the jeweler!

 While there are many cleaning procedures that can be done from your own home, don’t forget that you can almost always return to the jeweler where you purchased your diamond and ask for a professional cleaning.  Sometimes cleanings are included in a warranty agreement, so check your paperwork to see if this form of diamond care is provided in your agreement.

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Detergent Bath

           

The most commonly used method of diamond care is cleaning your diamond in a mild, warm water detergent bath.  Fill a bowl with warm water, and add in a mild detergent that you have in the house.  Some people use a dish detergent, while others will use a gentle bathroom cleaner.  Using a toothbrush or eyebrow brush, gently brush your diamond with the sudsy water to loosen any dirt and oil that have found their way to your diamond.  Afterwards, rinse your diamond by placing it into a strainer (careful to select a strainer with holes smaller than your diamond!) and running it under warm water to remove all soap.  Never use chlorine bleach to clean your jewelry, the cleanser is much too harsh.

 

Quick-Dip

 

There are many cleaners on the market for diamond care.  Select one and follow it’s instructions carefully for dipping your diamond into the cleanser.  Once you’ve dipped your jewelry into the cleanser, you don’t want to touch the diamonds, because oils from your fingers can be easily transferred to your diamond.  Allow it to dry completely and then wear or return to storage.

 

Cold Water Soak

 

Diamond care also includes a process called a “cold water soak”.  Fill a bowl with a solution of half cold water and half household ammonia.  Place your diamond into the cleanser and allow it to soak for at least 30 minutes.  When you take it out, tap the jewelry around the mounting brackets and then swish it around in your cold water solution again as a final rinsing.  You can set it out to dry on a piece of tissue paper.

           

Ultrasonic Cleansing

 

You can provide diamond care by purchasing an ultrasonic cleansing machine.  These machines have a little cup that you fill with water and cleanser, and a place to insert your jewelry.  Once you turn on the ultrasonic cleansing unit, it uses high speed motion to clean dirt and oils off your piece of jewelry. 

 

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Storing Diamonds

 

Another important consideration of diamond care is how to store your diamonds when you are not wearing them.  Diamonds are gemstones that can scratch other diamonds or other jewelry, so it is recommended that you never place them into a jewelry box or case with other pieces of  jewelry unless you individual wrap the diamonds with tissue paper.  The best way to properly provide diamond care and store your diamond however, is to place the jewelry piece into a fabric lined jewelry box, or a larger case that has individual dividers that are each lined with fabric to protect each piece of jewelry. 

 

 

 

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Belly Rings

Friday, January 16th, 2009

 

Belly rings have been a trend in the fashion industry since the early 1990’s. Crop tops and low rise jeans allowed the midriff area to be exposed and as a result very appealing. Most of the time you will only find belly rings on females but a few males have been know to sport them. It is very important that you get the piercing done by a professional to avoid an infection.

Many people love the fact that belly button rings are very inexpensive. There is also a good variety of them to choose from. You will have to leave the original one you get in for some time initially. Once that frame of time which is about six weeks has passed you can easily change to something else.

It isn’t a good idea to get a belly ring though if you don’t plan to take very good care of it. You need to keep the rings clean before you put them in so you won’t transfer bacteria to your body. Make sure you keep your body clean very well too in that area. Sweat and dirt can built up around the belly button and that can also lead to an infection.

People also love that a belly ring isn’t permanent like a tattoo. They may want to display it when they go out or to the pool. Yet the can cover it up when they are working at the office. This is a great way to make sure how you decorate your body doesn’t affect your ability to become gainfully employed. Should they later decide they don’t like it they can just take it out. Pregnant women have to take them out as the stomach needs to be able to stretch.

It takes about a year for the hole from a belly button ring to close. Most pregnant women find the can still put a ring in there after they have fully healed from the birth of their child. If not, it is very simple to just go have it done again if you desire to do so. For those that want to move on from the trend in about a years time no one will ever be able to tell you used to have one.