Since the days of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra Emerald is one of the most precious stones, his bright rich green color does not cease to surprise and delight people. Emerald decided to give the thirty-fifth wedding anniversary, and this crystal is a stone-talisman for people born in May. Emerald - one of the varieties of beryl, this crystal at a glance is able to conquer its exquisite beauty and emerald with proper care will delight you for a long time.

What are the characteristics of jewelry with emeralds and how to care for them?

To cleanse the crystals and care, you will need the following things:

• Sink
• Warm water
• Mild dishwashing liquid
• An old toothbrush with a soft bristle brush or soft cloth

How to choose jewelry with emeralds

• When buying jewelry with emeralds, choose those in which the emerald is placed in the socket frame. Such fastening protects the stone from damage, shock, scratches and cracks.
• Pay attention to the decoration, which is represented by the emerald framed by other precious stones such as diamonds or white sapphires. This combination not only to emphasize the beauty of the emerald, but also protects it from external mechanical influences.

• Ask the jeweler, you passed the emerald Emerald - green energy nature You are going to buy oil processing. Frequently emeralds immersed in a colorless oil, or resin in order to reduce the visibility of existing crystals in almost all inclusions. Upon impact, the structure can be formed emerald internal cracks, which may lead to chipping and fissures. Sometimes emeralds are treated with oils or green epoxy resins such treatments are non-standard and are used only occasionally.

How to store and care for jewelry emerald

• Fill the sink with warm water
• Be sure to check the temperature of the water: Soak your hand if the water is too hot for your hand, then it is too hot and emerald
• Dissolve in the water a small amount of mild dishwashing liquid
• Immerse emeralds in this solution and leave it for ten minutes
• Remove decorations from the liquid and gently clean them with a soft cloth or toothbrush
• Then rinse with warm water and pebbles, wipe with a dry cloth

When storing jewelry with emeralds avoid their contact with other precious stones. Hard stones can damage softer, so the ornaments of emeralds are best kept in a separate box. Diamonds, corundum (rubies and sapphires), alexandrite and topaz is harder than emerald, but the grenade softer. Aquamarine and emerald have the same density, but also better not be stored together as the stones can scratch each other.

Useful tips

• After a long wearing emeralds often requires re-oil processing. Take an interest in the jewelery shop, whether they provide such a service and how often you need to carry out such a procedure.

• When buying a jeweler is obliged to provide you with all the necessary information about the properties and characteristics of care for the crystal you are going to purchase. If the instructions that you received from the expert, in one way or another contrary to the advice given in this article, it is better to follow the advice of a jeweler.

• Jewellery worn the latest, but the shot first. Before you wear jewelry, make sure your makeup and hair are completely ready. The chemical compounds contained in Hairspray Hair: structure, characteristics of growth and development   or other cosmetics, in contact with the crystal can damage the surface and spoil the appearance of the stone. You will have much less to clean your emeralds, if you will protect them from contact with harmful and polluting substances.

• You should not wear jewelry, if you have to not be in the appropriate place in the garden, at work, in the pool.
• Clean emeralds as necessary, do not do it too often, experts recommend to clean emeralds not more than three or four times a year.

• Do not use steam to clean emeralds, ultrasound, refined petrol or any organic solvents, which many consider the best tool for cleaning gems and jewelry. These agents are dissolved and flushed oils which have been processed gemstones, especially if the crystal is in solution too long. Emeralds can be subjected to re-oil processing, but this operation should only be experienced jeweler.

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