How to clean turquoise bracelet

Turquoise is highly valued by people in come area, and is widely used in jewelry. It is beautiful in color, varying from sky blue to mint green. Although turquoise is not difficult to clean, it is sensitive to many chemicals including soap. Beside, most turquoise is paired with settings made of silver metal, which is easy to tarnish. All of those should be taken into consideration when cleaning turquoise bracelet. Here are turquoise bracelet cleaning instructions and tips.
1.    Take a clean, soft toothbrush and dampen it in the clean water. Do not add any cleaning materials like soap into the water.
2.    Use the damp toothbrush to scrub the surface of the turquoise stones gently. Do not soak the turquoise bracelet in water, for turquoise is porous and absorbs liquid. Rinse the brush with running water, and then clean the silver parts of the bracelet.
3.    Use a soft towel to dry the whole bracelet. Make it as dry as possible, for moisture remaining on the bracelet may cause the turquoise to lose luster and tarnish the silver.
4.    Use a jewelry polishing cloth to polish the bracelet, especially the metal parts.
5.    Jewelry polishing cloth can be replaced by a clean, tightly-woven microfiber polishing cloth.
6.    Keep the turquoise bracelet in the fabric-lined jewelry boxes when you don’t wear it.
7.    Remove the bracelet before bathing, swimming or doing washing to protect it from the damage of water and chemicals. Besides, avoid knocking it against hard things.
All in all, cleaning turquoise bracelet is a subtle task. Do it carefully and patiently, and you will be rewarded with shining bracelet.