The best ways to quickly clean topaz at home

Topaz is the leader among precious minerals due to its natural luster, strength and stability. Only diamond and corundum are considered harder stones. The gem is sensitive to household chemicals, temperature and sunlight. How to properly clean topaz, care for it with the help of folk and professional remedies.

Peculiarities of the stone

Topaz is distinguished by its special beauty and nobility. The mineral's natural shades range from yellowish-red to brown, with transparent topaz being the most common. Jewelers artificially paint the stone in pink, blue, green and reddish tones. Products with bright blue and pink topaz tend to get dirty quickly, lose color and become cloudy.

The gem is used to decorate rings, earrings, tiaras, brooches, pendants. Jewelers use it alone or complement it with other minerals. When buying a product with topaz, you need to take care of the preservation of its original appearance.

General rules of care

The Mohs scale determines the hardness of a mineral at 8 points out of 10.The stone is not prone to damage, it can only be scratched with a diamond or brilliant. The most important thing when wearing a product with topaz is to preserve its color.

Any jewel will keep its shine longer if it is properly cared for:

1. Hide the topaz from direct sunlight. It is advisable to purchase a special box for him.
2. The place for storing jewelry should be dark, with a moderate level of humidity and a stable temperature;
3. Cosmetics, medicines, oils, creams, detergents should not get on the stone.

When you go on vacation, it is best to leave jewelry at home. Besides the risk that the piece of jewelery may slip off the body, there is the possibility of a negative effect on the stone in water containing chlorine.

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How to clean properly

The mineral is characterized by whimsical care, requires care, precision. The cleaning agent should be carefully selected. Topaz loses its color due to aggressive chemistry.

Self-care of the stone involves the following manipulations:

• 1-1.5 cups of warm water are poured into a bowl;
• drip 2-3 drops of dishwashing detergent with mild surfactants;
• immerse the product in a soapy foam container;
• after 20-30 minutes it is removed, rubbed with a toothbrush;
• then rinse under a tap with lukewarm water, dry on absorbent paper.

Important! It is strongly advised not to use hot water - it will damage the gem. High temperatures cause discoloration.

How to restore shine to a mineral at home

You can clean the stone from dirt, restore its natural shine with the help of available tools.Experienced housewives use affordable and economical products for this.

Onion tea

A medium-sized onion is peeled, chopped with a fine grater. The resulting suspension is passed through a section of gauze. The product is lowered in the squeezed juice for 1-1.5 hours. Then the gem is washed under the tap, wiped with a soft cloth.

Potato solution

For those who cannot stand the smell of onions, it is recommended to make a potato solution. To do this, peel the potatoes (2 pcs.), Cut them into pieces, boil without adding salt. After 15-20 minutes, water is poured from the pan into a separate container. The solution is cooled for 30-40 minutes, the decoration is placed in it. After 1-1.5 hours it is taken out, washed, dried.

Sal ammoniac

The following recipe contributes to the return of shine. For him, it is necessary to stock up:

• ammonia ½ tsp;
• salt 1 tsp;
• distilled water 80ml.

After mixing all the components, the ring / earrings are placed in a container with liquid, left for half an hour. Ammonia can be used separately. Using a cotton swab soaked in alcohol, wipe the product, rinse it under the tap, dry it.

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Features of cleaning some products

The method of cleaning jewelry at home is chosen depending on the material from which the frame is made. Most often, topaz is framed in gold or silver.

Golden

Two methods are suitable for processing gold jewelry. A simple way is to clean it with dishwashing detergent. The gel is mixed with water, the product is immersed in the mixture, held for 25-30 minutes. Then the stone is washed under the tap, wiped with a cloth.

You can clean the gold ring with water, ammonia, shampoo. After mixing the components, the product is placed in the container, kept for one hour. Then they take it out, rinse it, polish it with a rag.

Important! Some housewives prefer to use the old method of processing gold - boiling. This procedure is contraindicated for precious and semi-precious stones.

In silver

Silver jewelry is treated in two ways - using toothpaste and wine vinegar:

1. Thanks to toothpaste, you can restore the natural shine to the product, remove dirt. For cleaning, an ordinary white paste is suitable without cleaning particles, bleaching agents. A small amount of paste is squeezed onto a toothbrush moistened with water. After rubbing the ring / earrings with a brush for 1-2 minutes, the product is washed off and dried.
2. Many housewives prefer wine vinegar for cleaning jewelry. It must be diluted with a little water. A high concentration of the product can darken the stone even more. Water (1 glass), wine vinegar (1/2 teaspoon) are mixed in a container. A ring is placed in the solution for 30-40 minutes, washed, dried.

It is easy to clean silver mounts, it is important not to use high surfactant detergents.

Earings

It is more convenient to clean the earrings in a glass or glass. After pouring warm water into a container, it is mixed with liquid soap, ammonia. It is best to choose mild products like baby soap/shampoo. Earrings are immersed in the solution for 1 hour, washed in cold water and wiped with a cloth.

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If the decoration is glued

When creating jewelry, jewelers prefer to secure the gem with glue. It is forbidden to clean such a product with water, it is allowed to use a cotton swab moistened with alcohol or vodka.

With a professional cleaner, you can easily clean the stuck rings/earrings. It contains gentle and safe components that qualitatively remove contamination from the surface of the mineral. The range of special cleaners is represented by solutions, foams, sprays, napkins, dry shampoos, polishes.

Presentation of professional tools

If you don't want to risk your jewelry using traditional cleaning methods, you should take a closer look at specialty cleaners designed for jewelry.

Similar products are presented by online stores, jewelry workshops, departments of specialized household chemicals. Hands should be protected with rubber gloves when handling such products.

Talisman

The Talisman mark can be found in a jewelry store. The composition is rich in inorganic acids, nonionic surfactants, thiocarbomide. Release form - 100 ml and 150 ml solution. The product is equipped with a small brush to help clean hard-to-reach areas.

The manufacturer warns that Talisman is intended for natural stones. It is not recommended to use the mixture for products containing artificial topaz. The color of the solution is transparent, the smell is pungent, with chemical fragrances.

Using the product is simple:

• earrings, ring, pendant, brooch with topaz are placed in a glass container;
• pour a small amount of solution;
• after 3 minutes, the products are washed, dried, polished with napkins.

It is recommended to clean the decoration with glued topaz with Talisman napkins. They clean and polish stones at the same time.

Towel connoisseurs

There are three types of Connoisseurs towels:

• for silver earrings, rings;
• for gold rings, pendants;
• multifunctional.

Treatment with Connoisseurs towels cleans the gem, the frame. The white side of the product removes dirt, the purple side is for polishing. The essence, with which the napkins are impregnated, wraps the jewelry in a protective film, creating protection against dirt and damage.