How do I clean my diamond ring?

I've been searching for a way to clean my diamond engagement ring at home.





It's 14 carat white gold.





I've read that toothpaste is popular, but not to use it.





Anyone have any experience with diamonds and cleaning them?|||Cut a lemon in half,stick it down in it|||just buy a cleaner at the store, normally you just put it in the bottle for a few hours or you can also take it to fredmeyers to get cleaned for very cheap|||in a cup putt baking soda and water,


my mom cleans her jewlery like that, snce she also has sensitive skin|||Warm soapy water is what gemologists use as a "go to" method when dealing with sensitive skin or sensitive stones (opals, corals, pearls, etc). Most jewelry stores will clean your ring for you free (it's a good time to check prongs as well). If you want to clean your rings at home, use warm soapy water and an old toothbrush to clean under the diamonds and between prongs. You can also use rubbing alcohol. Occasionally we wet grade diamonds at GIA like this.|||The best way to clean your diamond jewelry at home is to soak it into luke-warm with mild detergent and clean it using a soft toothbrush. Your jewelry is going to sparkle like a new one.|||Hi Carlotta,





We get asked this information a lot. Please see our answer below and also a link to our cleaning guide:





Most gold jewellery can be cleaned in warm, soapy water and gently brushed using an old toothbrush. Eighteen carat gold and above does not usually become tarnished and is not harmed by household chemicals. Lower carat gold is easily damaged by chlorine based bleach and cleaning products, which can cause stress corrosion cracking.





Platinum can be cleaned in the same way as the high carat golds. The patina that develops over a period of time can be removed by a professional jeweller who will repolish it back to its original high gloss look.





Silver tarnishes easily and the only effective way to clean it is by using proprietary silver cleaning solutions such as a silver dip.





Jewellery manufacturers use ultrasonic cleaning tanks which are a mixture of ammonia and detergent with the ultrasonics providing agitation to speed up the cleaning process. Many jewellery stores now sell small ultrasonic domestic cleaners, but experience has shown they are on a par with the warm, soapy water method and no more effective.





It is very difficult to damage diamonds because of their hardness, but take great care that two do not rub together as they can scratch and cause abrasion to each other. Caked on grease and other dirt on the backs of the stones should be removed with warm soapy water and an old toothbrush, rinsed and dried with a lint free cloth. Also make sure that your diamond jewellery is stored in a jewellery case and individually wrapped.





Gemstones should be treated in the same way as diamonds. But take care when cleaning any sort of stone set jewellery that you do not do this in a washbasin or sink as if any stones loosen they will go straight down the drain.





Hope it works for you!


Gary|||Check out this page on the Adiamor blog http://blog.adiamor.com/2010_05_01_archi鈥?/a> It discusses how to clean and care for your diamond jewelry and you really want to get in the habit of cleaning it often to prevent dirt and buildup which can make your ring appear murky and lackluster.