Noticed how you are always running short of time while getting dressed. The clock will not tick any slower but there are ways however, in which you can combat the time crunch. Keeping clothes mended, washed and ironed allows you to quickly slip into them without wasting time, running around in preparation. Similarly by cleaning jewelry immediately after each week, they remain ready to wear, saving you the time and hassle while accessorizing and getting dressed. Keeping jewelry clean not only preserves the quality of the prices but also makes getting ready, a less time consuming affair.

Tips of Caution:

•One must make sure that no perfume or cosmetic products come in contact with jewelry. Hairspray, perfumes and other cosmetic products have the most damaging effects on jewelry.

•Jewelry must be always worn and taken off with freshly washed clean hands.

•One must be careful while cleaning jewelry as certain gemstones like pearls, emeralds and opals are susceptible to cracking and chipping. While cleaning stone encrusted jewelry, one must make sure that the fittings are not loose. One must also never clean stone set jewelry pieces over a washbasin or sink. This is because loose stones, if any, happen to get detached will go zipping down the drain channel before you even get time to bat an eyelid!

•When it comes to taking care of your diamonds, you must ensure that two diamonds never end up brushing against each other as this would cause scratches and marks to appear on them, reducing their worth and beauty.

•One must always dry a jewelry piece perfectly after rinsing. Storing without properly drying a piece may cause irreparable damage.

•Diamond jewelry must be individually wrapped and stored in proper jewelry cases.

Ways of Cleaning your Jewelry:

•The safest and simplest way of cleaning your jewelry is by mixing a tad bit of liquid soap with warm water in a plastic bowl and then dipping the jewelry piece right in it. Massaging and gently scrubbing the piece with a toothbrush would be a good idea, as well.

•Jewelry that is not very dirty can get away with a simple cleaning routine. Just rinsing the jewelry in clean water, following it up with a drying process using a soft towel should do the job. One could also leave the rinsed jewelry to dry overnight on a towel in a safe place.

•When it comes to diamond, ammonia solution is the need of the hour. This is also an excellent option for cleaning jewelry that has sapphires and rubies on it. Pearls, emeralds and opals should however be handled with more care. Jewelry stores usually use special chemicals and techniques to clean these kinds of stones as they are most vulnerable to damage.

•Jewelry professionals resort to spraying Windex on diamond jewelry pieces. They then use a soft jewelry cloth to polish the diamonds. This is a very effective method of cleaning diamond jewelry.

•To remove deeply set grease or dirt on the backs of stones one can use warm soapy water and an old toothbrush. Using a lint-free cloth post the rinse will dry it in a jiffy.

As tradition has it, jewelry has been passed across generations. For those of you who love and own jewelry for its beauty value, remember to keep it clean to enhance its beauty. And for those of you, who look at jewelry as a medium of investment, remember that keeping it clean and having a jeweler check it periodically will only increase its value over time.