How To Clean Your Jewelry Properly In The Time Of Coronavirus

One small aspect you may not have thought about that warrants consideration is how to clean your jewelry properly during the coronavirus crisis Dr Zach Hager at the Duke University School of Medicine shares with TZR that "According to a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the coronavirus can survive for varying lengths of time on surfaces.

It seems to survive the shortest on copper while surviving much longer on plastic and stainless steel." "I think wearing less jewelry is a very wise recommendation, particularly hand and wrist jewelry," Hager says "If you do want to give pieces an extra clean,"the general advice for cleaning any kind of jewelry is warm water and mild dish soap ," Simon G Jewelry CEO Zaven Ghanimian explains to TZR.

"If there is visible dirt or grime, Ghanimian adds that you can "Use an old toothbrush or jewelry cleaning brush to get in all the nooks and crannies." Jewelry Designer Sophie Ratner adds that most metal and diamond jewelry is safe to be washed in warm water and soap "But if you're nervous about specific stones, I would take a little hand sanitizer and cloth and gently clean the piece." She also suggests removing jewelry prior to washing your hands " if the jewelry has pearls or any of these stones which are not water friendly: amber, turquoise, red coral, fire opal, moonstone, calcite, kyanite, kunzite, angelite, azurite, selenite If you're still unsure about how to broach whether or not to wear jewelry during this global pandemic, Dr Hager concludes with the advice that "If you have jewelry that you cannot wash in soapy water, leave it in the jewelry box" Ahead, shop from small jewelry brands that offer beautifully-crafted pieces you'll wear for yourself now, and show off once this is all over. Source