Homemade Silver Cleaner

Here is a simple homemade cleaner that will restore the shine and beauty to your silver jewelry.

Things you need:

A coated brownie pan (enameled)
aluminum foil
4 teaspoons of baking soda
4 cups of boiling water
a large glass bowl
a drop of liquid soap
100% cotton soft cloth

Place foil on the bottom of the brownie pan. Lay your silver jewelry pieces on the bottom. Fill brownie pan with water until jewelry is fully submerged. Then sprinkle baking soda over it. Let your silver pieces soak for 5 to 10 minutes. Mix remaining hot water and a drop of liquid soap into a glass bowl. Place your silver in the soapy water and wash. Rinse with clean water and polish dry your pieces with a soft cotton cloth.

Please take care, some solutions that are great for some metals and stones may damage others.

Here are a few other recipes for cleaning silver jewelry

Homemade Recipe #2

What you will need

glass bowl
1 cup of warm water 1/4 cup of ammonia
soft bristle brush
soft lint free cloth

In a bowl mix 1 cup of warm water and 1/4 cup ammonia. Take a soft bristle brush, dip it in the solution and gently scrub. Then put the piece of jewelry into the cleaning solution and let it soak for 15-20 minutes. Remove and rinse with warm water and either air dry or dry with a lint free soft cloth.

Recipe #3

What you need.

bowl (dessert bowl)
1/2 teaspoon liquid dish soap
4 teaspoons ammonia
Rubbing alcohol
soft bristle brush
lint free cloth

In a small bowl mix 1/2 teaspoon liquid dish soap and 4 teaspoons of ammonia together. Place your piece of jewelry in the mixture and let it soak for approx. 5 minutes. Remove the piece of jewelry and take a soft bristle brush and scrub. Rinse with cool water thoroughly. Then dip the jewelry in the rubbing alcohol air dry and polish with a soft lint free cloth.