There are lots of ways to quickly whiten silver at home. All procedures can be done independently, using the tools that you have at hand and do not necessarily include ornaments or cutlery from this metal in the jewelry shop or purchase special cleaning products.
How can you bleach silver?
Silver - metal, subject to various pollution and darkening over time. This is a completely normal process associated with the interaction of metal with sulfur, which is contained in the air, as part of many cosmetic and nutritional products, in fluids released by the body. If your decorations are still quite presentable and you just need to update them slightly, then you can use the recipe below. It should be placed for a while silver items in a solution of water with soap or detergent. Such a composition easily removes dirt from cosmetics, grease or sweat, but does not give a shine to a cleaned product. Also, the composition of grated raw potatoes with water is considered a wonderful folk remedy for lightening of silver ornaments. It is necessary to hold in this composition silver or products made of nickel silver for several minutes, and then polish to shine with a woolen cloth.
How to whiten blackened silver?
Blackened silver requires more active cleaning agents, but it is also quite easy to give shine and shine at home. The most popular means for cleaning blackened silver is ammonia. It is enough to moisten a soft woolen cloth in it and clean the product to a shine.
Its effectiveness in the fight against blackening on this metal was demonstrated by baking soda. It is usually recommended in a bowl or saucepan, the bottom of which is covered with foil, put silver jewelry or appliances and sprinkle them with 2-3 tablespoons of baking soda. After the boiling water is poured into the pan, the container is covered with foil and left for 10-15 minutes. After this, the silver jewelry should be thoroughly rinsed under cool water.
You can clean the silver and salt. The recipe is simple: a teaspoon of salt on a glass of water. In this solution, you need to boil silver for 10-15 minutes. When the cleaning result will satisfy you completely, you can take out ornaments and wipe them dry, and at the same time polish them with a soft woolen cloth.