Every now and then, when you look at your jewelry box, do you think that that chaos deserves to be cleaned and organized? I know, there are a thousand more interesting activities, but if you want, let's find out together how to clean your earrings quickly, at home and without spending money.

There are many silver jewelry cleaners on the market but we don't have one that is close to our hearts. Above all, we haven't tried them, we don't know them inside out and therefore we don't feel like recommending a product if we aren't 100% sure that it will be effective. In this article we show you a home solution that is useful for illuminating slightly damaged jewelry. Remember, for very damaged jewelry you should contact your trusted jeweler who will fix them with specific products.

We would like to point out, however, that only a new plating can cover major defects such as oxidation, dark spots and loss of color . No DIY cleaning will make them look like when you bought them, but doing a simple cleaning every so often is certainly a good starting point to make your jewelry last as long as possible!

Here's what you need:

• Small basin
• Warm water
• Neutral or Marseille soap
• Old toothbrush
• Microfiber cloth (the cloth you use to polish your glasses is perfect)

Procedure for cleaning earrings

Lightly soap your fingers and scrub the earrings you intend to clean. If they have pendants or are made of light chains, move delicately: they could break! Concentrate on the clasp, it is the point you touch the most and it is there that usually hides the most dirt. If it can be useful, scrub - always delicately! - the worst spots with an old toothbrush.

Immerse the soapy earrings in the basin with warm water and rinse well: you will have to remove all soap residue. Finally dry them one by one with a soft cloth, if there are more pendants avoid them touching each other otherwise you will cause scratches. Make sure you have dried all your earrings well, they hate humidity, jewelers say.

This quick and easy solution will make your silver earrings shine. Sure, no miracle, but if done with care it will give you satisfaction you will see.

Remember to do this type of cleaning on your earrings at least twice a year, how about making this ritual coincide with the change of wardrobe? It's a good trick to not forget it.

Tips to prevent your jewelry from tarnishing

To prevent oxidation and the consequent blackening of the jewels, we obviously recommend not taking them to spas or the seaside: the saltiness or sulphurous waters act on the silver, blackening it.

Damage of various kinds can also be done by the place where you store your jewelry: if you keep them all piled up in a jewelry box, the possibility that they will get ruined is very high. Try to use dividers or solutions already prepared with compartments to avoid running into tangles of necklaces that, let's face it, make us suffer even to untangle them.

Even perfumes or body creams can affect the shine of our jewels, obviously we are not telling you not to take care of yourself but wait a few minutes after application before putting on your bracelets, necklaces or earrings.

We have written a very detailed article on jewelry care, you can find it here