Taking care of your wedding ring is generally not as difficult as you may imagine it to be. It has been discovered that the one piece of jewelry that people lose most frequently is their ring. This is mainly due to negligence on their part. You'll agree that rings are taken off more frequently, compared to bracelets, earrings and necklaces. So obviously, the best way to prevent losing them is not to take them off and always keep them on you. Take care of your ring as if it were your credit card.

Storage and cleaning

Of course, you would need a secure place for storing your wedding ring when it is not in use. The storage should not only prevent its loss, but also save it from probable damages that could spoil its looks.

Your jewelry box, which already has many pieces of jewelry, is perhaps the most unfit place for its storage. The reason is not difficult to guess. When you have a number of pieces of jewelry in the same box, they are very likely to come in touch with each other, and thus get scratched. The best way for storing your valuable pieces is to put each piece in a separate container, usually made of fabric. This ensures that different pieces won't come in contact and they will remain unscratched. That is the reason that jewelers always offer you a bag for every piece you purchase. But, for the purpose of convenience, you may want to use the same box for storing a couple of pieces. In such a situation, make sure to use a separate bag for each piece, and thus store a couple of such bags in the same box..

If procuring a large number of bags made from leather or textile poses a problem, you could make use of plastic bags. Plastic bags offer their own advantages. Yes, you can see that piece of jewelry without really opening the bag. Yet, plastic bags are not recommended for storing opals, ivory plus pearls, as these necessarily need air to retain their good looks.

Another significant factor that helps maintaining the looks and brilliance of your wedding ring, whether it has gems or otherwise, is its cleaning. You should know that even gold loses its original color and shine due to prolonged exposure to soap and perspiration. Silver gets oxidized characteristically. It is for this reason that jewelry made from silver is often coated with rhodium. Despite that, all silver items require a cleaning from time to time.

In fact, all metals require periodic cleaning. Cleaning removes all the accumulated dirt and dust along with soap film. Primarily, there are four techniques for cleaning jewelry: quick dips, cold water soaps, detergent baths and ultrasonic cleaners. You will find more info on each of these techniques in a future article. Just remember that not all of them are safe for all types of jewelry.