How to clean and store opal jewelry

Opal is beautiful  and unique gemstone so they need delicate and require special care. Opals are porous and need to be stored and cleaned differently than other jewelry.
Opal jewelry can be cleaned with soapy water and a very, very soft brush. In our daily life, when we take off opal jewelry, you can just rinse well with clean water, and then dry with clean cloth.
You should not soak opals with settings because it could be loose. You need to separate any metal setting from your opal in the cleaning process.
Place your opal jewelry on a soft towel or cloth. Make a cleaning solution of a half cup of lukewarm water and one drop of unscented dish liquid. After these, you have to gently clean the opals.
Make sure store your opals in a "non" air tight container. In the opal jewelry, the opal needs some metal settings, though they may oxidize with air. If the opals are too dry, they may crack, so you should make the opals in certain humidity. Also the changes of temperature may cause the crack. It is necessary to keep the opal jewelry in a controlled environment.
To make your opal jewelry keep its beauty, you should pay attention on the way you clean and store it. Only proper ways can help you be own opal jewelry longer.