How To Clean Silver Jewelry

Things You’ll Need:
disposable aluminum pan or pan lined with aluminum foil
baking soda
boiling water
clean, cotton cloth

Instructions:
Step 1:
For a homemade silver jewelry wash place your silver in a a disposable aluminum pan or pan lined with foil.
Step 2:
Cover with baking soda (1tsp for every cup of water) and very carefully pour boiling water over your jewelry and mix with a spoon. Be careful while doing this step as there is a chemical reaction so avoid breathing in the steam.

Step 3:
Keep stirring and the tarnish will start to come off your silver jewelry. Rinse well with water and dry with a clean, cotton cloth.

Step 4:
If your silver jewelry is intricate or badly tarnished you may have to do this more than once.

Other Methods:
If you prefer to use a commercial method you can purchase a silver polishing cloth to bring shine to silver that isn’t badly tarnished. If your silver is badly tarnished you could use a commercial jewelry cleaner meant for sterling silver.