Homemade Jewelry Cleaner

By Hklbrries

Make your own jewelry cleaner for only pennies! Here is a tip from a Hint from Heloise!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup sudsy ammonia
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup rubbing alcohol

Details

Adapted from articles.washingtonpost.com

Preparation

Step 1

Mix the ammonia and water.

Soak only gold or diamond jewelry in this solution for a few minutes. Gently brush away the dirt with an old, soft bristled toothbrush. Rinse in warm water, making sure the drain is closed, or put jewelry in a strainer.

Dip diamonds in rubbing alcohol to make them sparkle.

Save any remaining solution to clean other jewelry in a container with a lid. Leftover clean can be used until it begins to look dirty and/or cloudy. Then, use it to clean a sink!

Note: Do not just this on jade, opal, pearl, turquoise, coral, malachite, amber, lapis lazuli or any other soft or porous stone.