Gold is one of the most popular precious metals for jewelry. Its shine and beauty make gold the choice of many people to complete their appearance. Although known as a durable and durable metal, gold jewelry can also experience color changes because it can turn black.
Blackening of gold jewelry can actually occur due to several factors. One of the main causes is a chemical reaction between gold and other elements, such as sulfur or chlorine, which are often found in everyday environments. These substances can come from air, sweat, cosmetics, or even skin care products used daily.
When gold jewelry comes into contact with these materials, a thin layer on the surface of the gold can react and cause discoloration. Well, to restore the shine of gold, you need to take it to a gold shop to be repaired again. But of course it takes quite a lot of capital if you use this method. Instead, you can use a simpler trick in cleaning blackened gold to make it shiny again.
A Facebook user named Fitri Rahmawati once shared a trick to clean blackened gold jewelry using only kitchen ingredients. As reported by BrilioFood on Friday (8/23), the kitchen ingredients used are baking soda and dish soap. These two ingredients can effectively remove dirt on gold jewelry, you know.
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The method is simply prepare an aluminum foil container, put in 1 tbsp of baking soda and 1 tbsp of dish soap. Then pour in hot water and stir until all ingredients are evenly mixed.
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Once done, put in the gold jewelry to be cleaned. Then heat it on the stove until the water boils. After that, let it sit until the water temperature starts to cool so that the gold jewelry can be cleaned easily.
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Next, take the gold jewelry and rub it a little using an old toothbrush. Finally, rinse it thoroughly and dry it. That way, the gold jewelry will be shiny again and not dirty anymore, you know.