Keep Your Heirlooms Trail-Ready for Years to Come.

How to Care for Your Authentic Native American Jewelry

Sterling Silver Care, Shine that Rides for Miles

Store it smart: Slip silver into a small zip bag in a cool, dry spot when you’re not wearin’ it. Helps keep tarnish at bay.

Check your settings: Prongs and bezels can loosen over time, give ‘em a quick look and have a pro fix anything wiggly before a stone goes missing.

Spot tarnish early: Yellowing, dulling, or blackening means tarnish is saddling up. Clean gently before it builds.

Use anti-tarnish cloths: A quick wrap or wipe preserves that mirror-bright finish.

Inlay & Pearl Jewelry, Handle with Heart

Be gentle: Inlay stones and pearls are fragile, avoid bumps, drops, or hard knocks.

Take it off for chores: Gardening, cleaning, riding fence, these can scratch stones or expose them to chemicals.

Last on, first off: Perfume, lotion, hairspray, and foundation can dull pearls or loosen inlay. Put jewelry on after you finish gettin’ ready and remove it first at day’s end.

Gemstone Care Essentials, Keep ‘Em Glistening

No harsh cleaners: Skip toothpaste and abrasive pastes. They can scratch metal and damage stones.

Avoid chemicals: Bleach, turpentine, acetone, ammonia, and denatured alcohol can break down metals and weaken gems.

No pool time: Chlorine is hard on stones and silver. Remove jewelry before swimming and wash off sunscreen/chlorine before re-wearing.

Mind the makeup: Apply cosmetics and hairspray before jewelry. Keep foundation, spray tans, and lotions away from stones.

Protect from sun & heat: Some gemstones fade in prolonged sunlight, store in a cool, dark, lined case.

Wipe after wear: A soft polishing cloth removes body oils. Light polish only, no water, no scrubbing.

Quick Barn-Door Checklist (Pin It Near Your Vanity)

 Zip bag + dry place

Last on/first off

No pool, no chemicals

Soft cloth after wear

Settings checked monthly

 

With these simple steps, your authentic Native American jewelry will stay as stunning as the day it was crafted ready to wear, cherish, and pass down.