Summer: Does silver suffer from the heat?

Summer has now broken out and the suffocating heat often leads us to wonder if our jewels also suffer, or are ruined by water and sweat. Silver, in particular, '' suffers from the heat '', especially if the climate is very humid. In fact, it tends to blacken easily, losing all its characteristic brightness.

Let's find out together how to treat our treasures to prevent the heat from ruining them!

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1: Aim for dry land!

To avoid ruining our jewelry, especially during the summer, the trick is to try to keep them dry. We always try to store our jewelry in a dry and cool place, to prevent the humidity in the air from making them fog up. It is also important to try to avoid storing multiple jewelry in the same place: they would risk getting scratched when, with the heat, the softness of silver naturally tends to make it more susceptible. A great idea, however, is to use silica gel bags to absorb humidity.

2: Better to remove your jewelry at the right time!

Chemicals such as perfumes, insect repellent sprays, cosmetics and creams could ruin our silver. Even in the kitchen, our jewelry is at risk: just think that substances such as mayonnaise, eggs, mustard and onions could make them tarnish very quickly, since they contain sulfur , a substance that creates an immediate reaction on the jewelry. Finally, I recommend: it is better to remove your jewelry when you enter the pool!

3: Don't forget about cleaning

We have already given some useful advice on how to clean jewelry in this post , but we would also like to remind you here how important it is to clean our jewelry from time to time, to prevent them from getting ruined. If you do not feel comfortable doing a home cleaning, bring your jewelry to our store in Este : our experts will take care of cleaning and polishing them to make them look like new again!

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In short: we must be extra careful to ensure that our jewels do not get ruined during the summer, but please, do not overdo it! Let's enjoy our holidays and the sun in peace, knowing that, even if our jewels were to blacken a little, we will just need to take them to Ferro Gioielli for a thorough cleaning that will make them shine again !

Happy summer everyone!