How to clean a silver bracelet and make it shiny

Silver bracelets are a type of jewelry that many people like to wear. Wearing silver also has many benefits for the human body. However, if a silver bracelet is worn for a long time, it will inevitably show signs of blackening and will no longer have the original luster. However, as long as it is treated with certain methods, it can be made shiny again. Below I will introduce to you in detail several methods of cleaning silver bracelets!

1. Toothpaste and toothbrush

Toothpaste is a good helper to remove black spots from silver bracelets. Toothpaste is rich in fine calcium carbonate particles, which can rub away the silver oxide on the surface. Find a toothbrush, dip it in a little toothpaste, rub it patiently for a while, and then rinse it with water.

It should be noted that after scrubbing with toothpaste, it must be washed with clean water. It is best to use purified water, and do not use tap water disinfected with chlorine. Tap water containing residual chlorine can easily cause the formation of silver chloride on the surface of silver bracelets. Silver chloride will decompose when exposed to light, causing the surface of the silver bracelet to turn black. Many people's silver bracelets turn black again soon after being scrubbed with toothpaste. The possible reason is that they were washed with tap water rich in residual chlorine.

Now that you understand the principle of toothpaste removing black spots, if you have calcium carbonate powder, you can find a piece of cloth, grab a handful of powder and rub it hard to remove the black spot on the silver bracelet. Then find a clean dry cloth to wipe it again without washing with water.

2. Soak in cola

In fact, there are some small methods. For example, we add a little bit of cola that we drink daily and soak the bracelets in it. This is more suitable for bracelets that are not easy to clean with brushes and have many patterns and cannot be brushed. Use this method, soak for a while, and then wash it.

3. Wash with vinegar or tea

We can also use vinegar or strong tea water to scrub it in daily life, and the effect is the same. It depends on which method is more convenient for you.

4. Professional silver polishing cloth

There are silver cleaning cloths and silver cleaning liquids on the market that can quickly wipe or wash away the black surface of silver bracelets. When you go to a silver bracelet shop and ask someone to help you clean it, these two things are mostly used. It is not recommended to use these things to scrub silver bracelets frequently, because they are corrosive and will cause the silver bracelets to turn black more easily.

5. Alcohol or ammonia

We can also use alcohol or ammonia to scrub, which will react to black oxide.