How to clean silver jewelry?

Dorothy
by Dorothy
  8 answers
  • Lynn Sorrell Lynn Sorrell on Feb 02, 2019

    I use plain white toothpaste and soft toothbrush,tiny bottle brush and wood toothpicks. Warm water and soft microfiber cloths to dry. A little Dawn dish soap on some of my rings.

  • Nancy Turner Nancy Turner on Feb 02, 2019

    Plain old fashioned toothpaste with no additives, like gel or baking soda. Use a rag and toothbrush for detailed areas. Do not scrub on soft stones on the jewelry, like turquoise, pearls, opals, etc. as you don't want to harm them. The toothpaste rinses off easily in warm water with no residue like silver cleaners do. It also doesn't take off a little of the metal like silver cleaner and the foil method does. Simple and cheap way to clean jewelry, Dorothy!

    • William William on Feb 02, 2019

      Toothpaste does not harm gemstones of any kind. Actually polishes them.

  • Donna Donna on Feb 02, 2019

    Wash with toothpaste and it really works.

  • Vimarhonor Vimarhonor on Feb 02, 2019

    Hello, I like to use the jewlers impregnated cloth for jewelry like this— non toxic and effortless. I highly recommend them


    https://www.amazon.com/CONNOISSEURS-Silver-Polishing-Jewelry-Cleaner/dp/B0000UZ5P0/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8


  • William William on Feb 02, 2019

    I sell a lot of silver on Ebay. Jewelry, silverware, serving sets. Silver polish like Wrights and dips like TarnX tend to remove some of the metal. The foil method doesn't work that great and still leaves a grey film that still needs to be removed. I use white toothpaste (not gel) and a damp toothbrush. For large items I use a damp cloth. Also works on copper, brass, gold, porcelain, ceramics, sneakers, plastics, etc. For my sales I needed one product for cleaning everything.


    Toothpaste does not harm gemstones of any kind. Actually polishes them.

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  • Chloe Crabtree Chloe Crabtree on Oct 02, 2022

    These are many ways to clean your silver, try one of these:

    No more tarnishing with aluminum

    Boil 4 cups of water, a tablespoon of baking soda, and some aluminum foil. Place silverware in for 10 seconds then remove with kitchen tongs.

    Ketchup isn’t just for eating

    Tarnished silver can be polished with ketchup using a paper towel – for silver that has crevices, use a toothbrush.

    Kill two birds with one stone

    When using Windex to clean your windows, spray some on a rag and use it to scrub your silver.

    Brush your silver with toothpaste

    Use circular motions to brush non-gel and non-abrasive toothpaste onto silver. Leave on for five minutes before washing off with water.

    Use soda for tarnished silver

    Fill a plastic bowl with lemon-lime soda and place slightly tarnished silver in it for one hour. Rinse and dry with a paper towel.