Tips for taking care of your sapphire jewelry

Sapphires are one of the most precious gemstones on earth, they are also one of the hardiest and hardest, second in hardness only to diamonds on the Mohs scale of gemstone hardness. You may think that since sapphire jewelry are so hard, sapphire doesn’t require any care. The fact is not that, they also need some protection. In this article, we are learning some tips about caring for sapphire jewelry.

1. When you wear sapphire jewelry: You must finish your makeup before you wearing your sapphire jewelry, put your sapphire jewelry first and take off it lastly,so that the chemicals in hairspray and your makeup won’t damage the piece and you will have to clean it less often.

2. Remove your jewelry before doing any strenuous activities, housework or yard work to prevent the possibility of breakage. Although more durable than many other gemstones, sapphire can be shattered with one blow if struck hard enough.

3. Clean your jewelry regularly, if you want to clean it by yourself, you should always make sure that the first thing you do is clean all the oil and dirt, off your ruby rings, which build up on the rings when you wear them. The best way to do it is to polish the ruby rings using a clean cloth.

4. Store them well when you do not wear them. Place each piece in its own compartment in your jewelry box, separate from other gemstones, because harder stones will scratch softer ones. Only diamonds are harder than sapphires, while rubies are as hard as sapphires. All other gemstones are softer and will be scratched by sapphire. Besides, you should store it in cool and dark out of sun. Avoid sudden temperature changes, which can crack the sapphire.

There are four useful tips to help you care for your sapphire jewelry. If you have some sapphire jewelries, you can follow those tips to take care of your jewelry.