Jewelry Care Guide: How to Maintain Diamonds, Gemstones & Metal

【Diamond】

• Although Diamond is considered one of the hardest natural material, it deserves your good care to maintain its beauty over lifetime. Best is to keep your diamond in a fabric-lined jewelry case with separate compartment and individually wrap each piece in a soft fabric or put in a soft pouch.

• DO NOT wear your diamond jewelry when doing house works, lifting heavy objects, doing sports or sleeping. Even diamond is known for its hardness, it could be chipped when accidently smacked with hard objects. Loose prongs and damage of the jewelry setting would cause the diamond falling out.

• You are highly recommended to have a professional at LaSua’s Jewelry to check regularly, at least once a year, for loose prongs and wear of mountings to protect diamond from falling off and to ensure the setting remain intact.

• Diamonds are naturally lipophilic; it attracts grease and dirt. An important tip on keeping your diamond sparkling: LAST to put on your diamond jewelry after you are through with your beauty routine – makeup, hairspray, perfumes, get dressed, etc.

• To keep your diamond jewelry always looking beautiful, clean it regularly by simply soak it in a mild cleansing solution, for example water with few drops of pH-neutral soap. Use a soft, clean toothbrush to gently remove visible dirt still found. Then rinse thoroughly with fresh water and dry with a soft, lint-free cloth.

• If your jewelry is of invisible-setting or micro-setting, special and great care must be taken to avoid collision deformation and abrasion. More frequent and regular check by professional at LaSua’s Jewelry is highly recommended to protect diamond from falling off and to ensure the setting remain intact.

【Color Gemstones】

• DO NOT wear your coloured gemstone jewelry when doing house works, lifting heavy objects, doing sports or sleeping. Loose prongs and damage of the jewelry setting might happen due to accidently smack with hard objects and would eventually cause gemstones falling out.

• You are highly recommended to have a professional at LaSua’s Jewelry to check regularly, once a month, for loose prongs and wear of mountings to protect gemstones from falling off and to ensure the setting remain intact.

• Some coloured gemstones are naturally lipophilic; it attracts grease and dirt. An important tip on keeping your diamond sparkling: LAST to put on your diamond jewelry after you are through with your beauty routine – makeup, hairspray, perfumes, get dressed, etc.

• To keep your gemstones jewelry always looking beautiful, clean it regularly by simply soak it in a mild cleansing solution, for example water with few drops of pH-neutral soap. Use a soft, clean toothbrush to gently remove visible dirt still found. Then rinse thoroughly with fresh water and dry with a soft, lint-free cloth.

【Precious Metals】

• DO NOT wear your precious metals jewelry when doing house works, lifting heavy objects, or doing sports.

• It is important to put your precious metals jewelry in a fabric lined jewelry box with separate compartment and individually wrap each piece in a soft fabric or put in a soft pouch to protect them from being scratched. 

• An important tip on keeping your jewelry shining: LAST to put on your diamond jewelry after you are through with your beauty routine – makeup, hairspray, perfumes, get dressed, etc.

• Your own perspiration could reduce shining of your metal jewelry. After an active day and you sweat a lot, it is recommended to rinse the precious metals jewelry that you just worn with water and wipe it dry carefully with soft, lint-free cloth.

• Delicate, complex designs on some precious metal jewelry could be very difficult to restore or repair after damage.  Take great care in handling the jewelry; do not pull, fold or twist with force; put it off before you take shower, swimming or sleeping.