Moisture is the first thing to manage
Water, sweat, steam, chlorine, and salt can sit in small gaps around beads, clasps, and plated surfaces. Remove jewelry before bathing, swimming, sleeping, or exercising.
AURAMERE CARE
Care Guides
A more considered care ritual for natural stones and plated metal pieces, designed to protect polish, color, surface finish, and daily wear.
Preserve the surface, honor the stone
A considered care guide for natural stones and plated metal jewelry. The goal is simple: reduce moisture, chemistry, friction, and heat so each piece keeps its polish and presence for longer.
Chemicals come before jewelry
Fragrance, sunscreen, lotion, hair products, and cleaners should dry fully before a piece touches the skin. Jewelry should be the last thing on and the first thing off.
Friction changes a finish over time
Natural stones can scratch one another and plated surfaces can polish down under repeated rubbing. Store pieces separately, especially during travel.
Heat and light are not neutral
Some stones and finishes react poorly to prolonged direct sun, sudden heat, and hot cleaning methods. Cool, dry storage is the safest default.
Natural stone care
Care for the stone, the polish, and the setting as one piece.
Natural stones differ in hardness, toughness, porosity, and treatment history. A stone can be hard enough for daily wear and still be sensitive to heat, chemicals, sudden impact, or long soaking. When you are unsure, use the gentlest method that works for the whole piece.
After each wear
Wipe the surface with a clean, dry, lint-free cloth. Pay attention to bead holes, spacers, and clasp areas where moisture or skincare residue can collect.
When it needs cleaning
Use a barely damp cloth only when needed, then dry immediately. Avoid soaking unless the product page or a professional confirms every material can handle it.
When to be extra careful
Use dry care for softer, porous, fractured, filled, dyed, or surface-treated stones. These can absorb residue or react to heat and cleaning solutions.
Storage rule
Store flat or gently coiled in a pouch or lined compartment. Harder stones can scratch softer ones when pieces are stored together.
Plated metal care
Treat plated metal as a fine surface, not a solid block of color.
Plated metal is designed to be worn, but its surface responds to moisture, friction, and chemistry. The finish lasts longest when the piece is kept dry, cleaned without abrasion, and protected from products that can dull or lift the surface.
Protect from residue
Avoid perfume, alcohol, sunscreen, lotion, oil, hairspray, and household cleaners. These can build up on the finish and accelerate dulling.
Skip aggressive polish
Do not use polishing compounds, dips, rough cloths, baking soda pastes, or abrasive brushes. A soft dry cloth is the safest routine.
Keep dry after contact
If the piece gets wet, pat it dry immediately with a soft cloth. Do not store it while damp or sealed in a humid pouch.
Reduce rub points
Limit stacking with sharp chains, hard stones, watches, or textured bracelets. Repeated metal-on-metal friction wears the finish fastest.
Use the gentlest safe method first
| Situation | Best first step | Avoid | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily wear residue | Soft dry cloth after wear | Scrubbing, dips, rough polishing cloths | Removes oils before they sit against stone surfaces or plating. |
| Skincare or perfume contact | Wipe gently and let the piece air dry before storing | Sealing it in a pouch while damp or oily | Residue can dull polish and collect around bead holes and clasps. |
| Dust in small gaps | Use a clean, soft, dry brush with very light pressure | Toothpaste, baking soda, hard brushes | Abrasives can scratch stones and thin plated surfaces. |
| Travel storage | Separate pouch, flat compartment, or wrapped soft cloth | Loose storage with keys, watches, or other jewelry | Movement and harder edges cause most travel scratches. |
| Deep cleaning question | Ask a professional before heat, steam, or ultrasonic cleaning | Assuming one cleaning method is safe for every stone | Porosity, fractures, fills, and treatments change what a piece can tolerate. |
CARE CADENCE
A routine that feels considered, not fussy
Reset after wear
Remove with dry hands, wipe lightly, and let the piece rest outside the bathroom or any humid area.
Check contact points
Look at clasps, bead holes, stringing, and spacers. If residue is visible, clean gently before it hardens.
Review storage
Separate pieces that rub together, refresh pouches, and keep jewelry away from direct sun and heat.
For energetic cleansing rituals, choose dry methods such as sound, breath, intention, or indirect moonlight. Avoid water, salt, smoke, and direct sun unless every material in the piece can tolerate it.
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