Are Your Gold Ornaments Losing their Shine? Follow these Tips on How to Clean Gold Jewellery at Home 2020

Your best friend's wedding is coming up and it’s time to bring out those wonderful gold jewellery you possess. It is your best friend's wedding after all and you want to appear as dazzling as possible. But, when you bring out those gold ornaments from your closet, you become crestfallen for they have become stained and tarnished. Before you jump into conclusions, know that it is normal for gold jewellery to get tarnished.

When gold tarnishes, it develops a blackish film on it. This means that the metal is slowly corroding. This is purely a natural phenomenon, and the contributing factors to this corroding are sulphur and oxygen. It should be known that no gold jewellery is 100% gold for practical reasons and it is mixed with other metals. When moisture reacts with the compounds of oxygen and sulphur in these non-gold metals, the surface of the gold jewellery corrodes causing it to tarnish. Also, all gold jewellery will not tarnish the same way. It depends on a lot of factors like the composition of the gold ornaments, the climate of the place you reside in etc. It has also been seen that cologne and hairspray accelerate the corroding process of gold jewellery. But there is nothing to worry about. If there is a problem, there has to be a solution, and in this case, we have not one but many solutions.

You do not need to go to any expert to clean your gold ornaments, you can do it right in your home. You can use some of the most common household items to clean your jewellery. The cleaning methods also do not take much of your time or effort. You can easily execute them without a hassle. Here ae 8 methods that you can use to clean your jewellery at home and make them shining again! Follow this BP Guide to determine which one is the best method for you as per your convenience:

This method is the easiest of all methods to clean your gold jewellery. You do not need any special liquid or tool, just a pot, water and a heat source to boil the water- things that are available in any kitchen around the world.

This is another simple, hassle free and inexpensive way to clean gold jewellery at home. This method needs toothpaste, another common household material.

This method requires ammonia, a large bowl and water.

Your liquid dish wash cleans more than just your utensils. It also cleans your precious gold ornaments. This method is simple, cost effective and doesn’t take much time.

The baking soda method is one of the most effective ways of cleaning gold jewellery. This method requires baking soda (obviously), aluminium foil, salt, hot water and a clean cloth.

The vinegar method requires 50 ml of vinegar, 30 grams of baking soda, a soft toothbrush and some warm water.

Hydrogen peroxide is one of the most effective ways of cleaning grime from your precious gold ornaments. You just need 3 things to execute this method- 100 ml of hydrogen peroxide, a cup and a towel.

Yes, the favourite drink of many across the globe can double up as a jewellery cleaner. This method is very easy and is especially effective when cleaning solid gold rings.

Using home solutions to clean your gold jewellery might not always be feasible. You might not have those necessary items or the result after using them was not up to your satisfaction. For that there are certain products available in the market that has been made specifically for that purpose. Following are 6 such products that you can use at home to clean your gold jewellery.

Aura Gold Clean is a potent jewellery cleaning solution. It is biodegradable and is safe for both the skin and those precious gold ornaments. You can clean your jewellery with this solution without damaging them. The product comes with a brush and a polishing cloth. Just dip the brush in the solution or pour some of the solution on the polishing cloth and scrub the grime and tarnish off your jewellery. It hardly takes 10 minutes but the result is lustrous. 100 ml of this product comes at a price of Rs. 640 and is available on Amazon

Connoisseurs jewellery cleaner is a comprehensive ornaments cleaning product. The product is ingeniously designed so that it becomes the most convenient way of cleaning your gold ornaments. There are two accessories that come with a jar of Connoisseurs cleaning liquid that make it stand out from other products and they are: a dipping tray and a brush. Use the dipping tray to submerge your gold jewellery in the jar itself and brush to scrub the ornaments.

The advanced cleaning formula of Connoisseurs contains polymers that reduces the appearance of tiny scratches on your gold ornaments and gives them a brilliant shine. Just dip your ornaments in the liquid for 30 seconds, take it out and scrub them before washing them in lukewarm water. Do not use this product if your gold ornaments have pearls embedded in them. The jar contains 236 ml of the cleaning liquid and comes at a price of Rs. 799 and is available on Amazon

The Silvo Metal Polish is another great polishing solution you can use to clean your gold jewellery. You can polish any gold and other metal object with it and the result will be that the metal will give a brilliant shine. Use this on your gold jewellery to bring them back to their former glory. 100 ml of this product comes at a price of Rs. 199 at Amazon

The BSD Organics cleaning solution is made from all natural materials like nuts, lemon etc. The lack of chemicals in the solution ensures that there is no damage to your precious gold jewellery. It gives us an easy way to clean our jewellery; just pour the solution in a bowl and soak your ornaments in it for about 10 minutes before washing it in running water and pat drying. The bottle contains one litre of this cleaning solution and you get a cleaning cloth free with it. The price of this product is Rs. 450 at Amazon

The Polishall Metal Polish is a one stop shop for shining all the metals you possess including your gold jewellery. This multi-purpose metal polish gives ultra-shine for a long period of time to your jewellery and provides high performance polished finish and effectively removes tarnish, debris, stains and discolouration. Just apply a small quantity of this liquid polish paste on your ornaments and rub with a cloth for wonderful results. This metal polish truly ends your search for an effective cleaner for your precious gold ornaments. This pack contains 4 tubes, each containing 20 grams of polish paste and is priced at Rs. 270 on Amazon

This product is another complete jewellery cleaning kit akin to Connoisseurs. What more, it is compact enough that you can travel with. The Sparkle Essentials jewellery cleaning kit comes with a jar containing 177 ml of cleaning solution, a dipping tray, a polishing cloth and a soft-bristled brush. The solution is gentle- it removes the stains and tarnishing on your gold jewellery without damaging it. The solution is 100% organic and has a light gardenia scent that gives a slight fragrance to your jewellery after cleaning.

The folded polishing cloth is of premium quality that has two more flaps inside. This provides a 2 step cleaning cloththat restores the lustre and brilliance of your precious gold ornaments without scratching its surface. The method is easy. Just put your jewellery in the dipping tray, submerge in the solution for about 30 seconds and then scrub and polish with the brush and polishing cloth respectively. Finally, rinse the ornaments under running water. This cleaning kit comes at a price of Rs. 2,565 and is available at U Buy