How to care for your brooches

If you realize that your favorite brooch now looks old and used or worse, don't worry! It is never too late to start caring for your favorite brooch collection. All you have to do is to practice a few simple care tips that will help you preserve the beauty and shine of your brooches for years to come.
From time to time, cleaning is rendered necessary to remove any settled dust, fingerprints, sweat or other deterioration. Please be extra careful when cleaning your brooches and pay special attention on the type of cleaning agent and cloth used in the cleaning.
Take your toothbrush and place some toothpaste on it as if to brush your teeth. Place water in the bowl. Dip the brush with the paste on it and begin to gently brush your brooch. Once you have completely scrubbed it all, rinse it off in your bowl of water and gently go over it again with your brush. Rinse and repeat as many times as it takes to get the brooch clean. Then, gently blot the piece dry. Blowing also helps for those tighter spots
After cleaning, leave the brooches out for at least an hour. Make sure that they are completely air dry before you store them. This is very important because moisture causes serious tarnish and deterioration to your brooches.