Don't Clean Another Piece of Jewelry Before you Read This!
Many gemstones have their own special needs and requirements that you should be aware of to ensure their longevity. Popular methods of cleaning, such as ultrasonic cleaners and steam cleaning, are not appropriate for all gems.
Amethyst, Citrine, and other members of the quartz family shouldn?t be steam cleaned because intense heat (as well as prolonged light) can permanently alter their color.
Opals should always be treated with extreme care. Avoid impact, chemicals, heat and extremely dry conditions -- all promote cracking.
As for emeralds, avoid heat cleaning and chemicals that can remove the jeweler?s oil. Topaz sometimes cracks when subjected to sudden temperature changes as it would in steam cleaning.
Porous gems like turquoise and amber are popular in silver jewelry, but they will become discolored by silver tarnish removers.
Aside from these cautions, you can clean your own jewelry at home without much fuss.
For most types of mounted gemstone pieces, occasional, gentle brushing with a baby toothbrush in Touch of Purple and drying with a soft cloth is all you need to keep your jewelry looking its finest every day. Please see the chart below for a comparison of cleaning methods and see for yourself how Touch of Purple outshines the competition.
| |
Touch of Purple |
Ultrasonic cleaner |
Steamer |
Commercial Cleaner |
| Amber |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
| Aquamarine |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
| Citrine |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
| Coral |
wipe with damp cloth |
no |
no |
no |
| Diamond |
Yes, rinse and dry well |
yes |
yes |
mild |
| Emerald |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
| Garnet |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
| Jade |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
| Opal |
damp cloth only |
no |
no |
no |
| Pearl |
damp cloth only |
no |
no |
no |
| Peridot |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
| Ruby |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Sapphire |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Tanzanite |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
| Topaz |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
| Turquoise |
damp cloth |
no |
no |
no |
As you can see, Our Natural Jewelry Cleaner is safe on any plastic, glass, or metal composition
Touch of Purple is trusted by the Jewelry Detectives on PBS television's Antiques Roadshow. It gently cleans any gemstone including opals, pearls, emeralds, rubies, costume jewelry and antique jewelry. Because of a unique process in the blending of our natural jewelry cleaner, Touch of Purple Jewelry cleaner brightens, polishes and protects your gold, silver, diamonds, rubies and much more. Our unique jewelry cleaning formula keeps soaps, oils, lotions and hair spray from sticking to your jewelry for weeks at a time, maintaining the brilliant luster of your jewelry. There are no abrasives to scratch your precious pearls and other precious stones, there is no ammonia or alcohol to draw out the natural oils out of your gems, which cause them to get brittle.
There are many jewelry cleaning methods, however...
Most involve time consuming, multi-step applications, often involving pastes, rubbing cloths, dipping and soaking to complete the process. Touch of Purple Natural Jewelry Cleaner is a one-step, quick, and easy application that outshines multi-step cleaners every time guaranteed! Touch of Purple is available in many of the nations top trade shows, has offered a standing challenge during our demonstrations. If our jewelry cleaner doesn't makes the customer's jewelry look better than it ever has with any other cleaner, we will give a bottle away free*. We are proud to state, in nine years, we've never failed to outperform the outdated competition such as worley's wonder, purple magic, purple stuff and the like.
Your jewelry pieces are precious and sentimental keepsakes that should be entrusted to proven products.
Touch of Purple is featured in major Home and Garden Shows coast to coast, Boat Shows nationwide, and scores of state and county fairs. Touch of Purple is endorsed by the Antiques Roadshow Jewelry Detective, features at World Famous Las Vegas Gem and Jewelry Shows, and ever increasing numbers of professional jewelry store owners. Touch of Purple invites your questions and comments concerning our all natural jewelry cleaning products. We deeply appreciate the countless thousands of satisfied customers that have entrusted us with the cleaning and care of their most prized possessions, the family jewelry collection. We take that responsibility seriously.
* Free bottle challenge available during live Trade Show Demonstrations only.