8 Tips to Maintain Gemstones

• Get informed about your particular gemstone. You can ask the jeweler for ways to wear, display and store it. An even better idea is to read about it on the internet before going to the store. You'll get lots of insights and you'll know if that stone is appropriate for your lifestyle and if you're ready to do what it needs to be done to maintain it.

• Wear your gems only for special occasions. I'm sure you'd like to wear them everyday at work or wherever, but usually, during a normal day, you encounter various environments and are engaged in activities that are harmful to the precious stones.

• Whenever you need to clean the stones, do it professionally. A jeweler has the right equipment to do this and he will make sure to avoid any harm to them. He is qualified and knows what procedures are allowed on your particular gems.

• When washing hands in a restaurant, it may be uncomfortable, but try to take any gem rings off before because some soaps contain chemicals that may react with the jewel and disfigure it permanently.

• Store them carefully. Most women have a dedicated jewelry box which is a good way to do it, but you can do even better by placing each jewel in a small soft bag (made of cotton or an even softer material). This way, in the case the box falls, the jewels inside won't hit one another.

• Keep your gemstones away from dangerous chemicals! There are some substances available out there to clean diamonds at home, but you should never use that for gemstones. Diamonds are very strong, they can take it, but other gemstones are very soft. A drop of bleach will totally destroy a gem!

1. When going out for a nice evening, make sure you apply makeup before you put on any jewelry. This way, you'll reduce to the minimum the amount of grime of them.
2. Never wear gemstones when playing any sorts of sports. It doesn't matter if it's ping pong or football, you never know when you'll get a hit and shatter the gem into pieces.