| Silver charm jewelry looks stunning when it is | | | | 1. Soft Polishing Cloths |
| bright, shiny and new. In fact, there is nothing like | | | | You have to work hard to clean every surface of |
| the gleam which comes from sparkling clean | | | | your bracelet with these but if you prefer the |
| sterling silver. Although sterling silver is a great | | | | relief effect you can polish some parts of your |
| metal for jewelry as it is strong and hard wearing | | | | charms more than others to maintain that effect. |
| as well as looking great, it does have one | | | | 2. Cleaning Foam or Paste |
| disadvantage. It tends to tarnish over time if you | | | | These will clean all surfaces of your jewelry but |
| don't look after it carefully. And if you have to | | | | they can be quite messy to use and are not |
| clean something like a charm bracelet full of silver | | | | suitable for all stones which you may have |
| charms, each one very detailed and with many | | | | embedded in your silver charms |
| "nooks and crannies" then it can be quite a task. | | | | 3. Dips, Steam and Ultrasonic methods |
| The best thing to do to prevent tarnish is to | | | | Again check that these are suitable before use |
| wear your bracelet a lot,believe it or not. The | | | | and choose ones which do not contain poisonous |
| more that the silver rubs against skin and clothes | | | | compounds which may be environmentally |
| the less chance there will be for tarnish to build | | | | damaging. |
| up. | | | | Storing Silver Charms |
| At least that is true for the parts of your | | | | Clean and dry your jewelry before storing. Store |
| bracelet and charms which are in contact with | | | | your bracelet and charms away from the air in |
| something. You can still get tarnish build up in the | | | | special bags which prevent tarnish build up. You |
| indented parts of charms or bracelet, the parts | | | | can get these from jewelry stores. Alternatively |
| which do not brush past anything naturally. This | | | | use soft cotton bags. Put these bags inside plastic |
| can actually enhance the form of the charm and | | | | bags to seal them from the air. |
| bracelet and show off the 3D effect of the | | | | Preventing Loss |
| charm. But there may come a time when you | | | | The other thing which can go wrong with silver |
| want to get things looking like new again. What do | | | | charms is that you can lose them. Make sure |
| you do then? | | | | they are securely fastened to your bracelet and |
| If you wish to clean sterling silver charms and | | | | that they cannot fall off. Check them now and |
| bracelets, you can clean them gently with a soft | | | | again to make sure. You may find that your |
| cloth soaked in warm soapy water. Rinse your | | | | bracelet is more secure if you add a safety chain. |
| jewelry and dry it by wrapping in a soft towel. If | | | | A jeweler can add one for you if it does not |
| you wish to use a jewelry cleaner always check | | | | already have one. Having said that, you will surely |
| that it is compatible with sterling silver and with | | | | notice if a bracelet with a lot of charms falls off |
| any gem stones embedded in your charms. There | | | | your wrist! |
| are a number of cleaning systems on the market | | | | |