• Keep all your jewellery separate so that they do not scratch one another.
• Remove all jewellery when swimming as chlorine may damage them.
• Remove all jewellery while bathing or showering as the soap causes a soapy film on jewellery.
• Protect your jewellery from damage by removing them while doing house work or gardening.
• Have your jewellery checked and cleaned by a professional jeweller at least once a year.
• Keep your jewellery out of direct sunlight and fireplaces as the heat can cause your jewellery to fade.
• When dressing up for work or going out always remember to put your jewellery on last, as hairspray, make-up can cause damage to your jewellery.
• Do not wear too many chains at once as they can rub against eachother and damage each of the chains.
• When working with food, remove all jewellery as strong smelling foods can blemish the gold.
• Try to clean your jewellery at least once a month by using warm soapy water with a soft toothbrush or buy a special cleaning product from your jeweller.
• Wear your jewellery as often as possible as this keeps the metals bright.
• Remove chains and bracelets when going to sleep to prevent them from breaking.
• Check your jewellery for loose stones to prevent you from losing them.

• Always remember that a pearl is a gem, which is organic by nature and grown in water from living cells of a living creature.
• Do not swim with your pearls on.
• Never expose to chlorinated water.
• Pearls must be kept away from extreme heat.
• Store pearls seperately from your other jewelery.
• Store pearls in a damp linen cloth as this helps to prevent the pearls from drying out.
• Always put your pearls on last when getting ready as make-up, perfume and hairspray can damage your pearls.
• After wear, always remember to wipe your pearls with a soft cloth.
• Remove pearls when bathing or showering.
• Restring your pearls regularly.

• Clean platinum periodically in the same way you clean other fine jewellery –using a pre-packaged jewellery cleaner or by soaking it in a mild solution of soap and warm water then gently rubbing it with a soft cloth.
• Have your platinum jewellery professionally cleaned once in a while.
• If looked after properly your platinum jewellery should not need to be repaired, but, for adjustments, re-sizing, polishing and cleaning look for a qualified jeweller with a platinum trained bench worker.

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