How to Care for your MeditationRing

It is quite easy to care for your MeditationRing and to keep your MeditationRing looking beautiful, bright, and brilliant we must first remember that silver is a base metal from the earth which in turn reacts in the environment around it. For example: when oxygen or sulfur, both elements that are always around us, meet silver, they chemically bond to its surface and cause the silver to appear dirty or discolored. This process of changing colour is known as tarnishing.

Fortunately, caring for your MeditationRing is extremely simple. Understanding the facts about your MeditationRings composition and knowing that the colour change is natural and occurs with all silver items, will put your mind at ease. Let’s first learn a few more things about your MeditationRings base metal of .925 Sterling Silver.

Preventative care

We encourage you to wear your MeditationRing as much as possible, not only will the soothing spiritual qualities aid your soul, but you can avoid tarnish by wearing your MeditationRing often. The oils in your skin will “clean” the silver and keep it looking shiny as it rubs during wear with your MeditationRing. However, you must also consider that everyone’s body is a little different and that Amino Acids in the perspiration from humans contain sulfur or sulfides and the presence of sulfur or sulfides accelerates the rate of tarnish. Storing your MeditationRing in a hot or humid environment can also accelerate the tarnishing process. Some cosmetics and skin lotions can also accelerate tarnishing in silver. All these factors combined with your body and its natural chemical makeup factor in the way you look after your MeditationRing. Lotions, cosmetics, hair spray, and hair products, and perfumes are also “enemies” of silver and will accelerate tarnishing.

Cleaning your MeditationRing

First, to remove excess oils, dirt, and perspiration, wipe your MeditationRing down with a silver cleaning cloth. Soft water or detergents are not needed, just dry wipe your MeditationRing. This wiping will help remove excess skin oils or perspiration which will help keep silver jewellery clean and bright longer. You can also refrain from using hand sanitizer while your MeditationRing is on, and to further avoid tarnishing and discoloration, remove your MeditationRing before bathing, swimming, or immersing in any water as the silver will react to the salts and/or other minerals in the environment.

Lastly, after wiping down your MeditationRing with your cleaning cloth, store your MeditationRing in either the satin pouch provided or a sealed bag to avoid further tarnishing and scratches, and store your MeditationRing in a cool, dry place.

Polishing

Simply polishing by rubbing your MeditationRing with our MeditationRings cleaning cloth works well when the tarnishing is not too severe. It is also the best method for cleaning your oxidized MeditationRing, as you can stay away from intentionally tarnished areas.

Silver is soft and can become scratched easily. You can use a special silver cloth to polish your items, but a lint-free flannel, or microfiber cloth will do as well. Do not use paper towels or tissues to polish your jewelry as they contain fibers that can scratch the silver.

When polishing, use your microfiber cleaning cloth by wrapping around both the outside and inside of your MeditationRing. Rotate your MeditationRing around as you would do when spinning the bands around the base of the MeditationRing when wearing. This motion mirrors the grain of the silver. Do not rub in circles, as this will magnify any tiny scratches. Also, change to a different section of your cloth frequently to avoid placing tarnish back on the silver. You can use a Q-tip to get into small, detailed areas.

Silver Commercial grade cleaner instructions:

We recommend using Connoisseurs Silver cleaner to clean very tarnished items. Use very sparingly in an open environment with a Q Tip and only clean the tarnished areas. Do not dip the whole ring in the cleaner and do not use on gold or on areas that have stones. Rinse the item with water after and allow the item to dry or use the cleaning cloth to then polish the item.

 Your MeditationRing is ready to shine!

Your MeditationRing can give you many years of pleasure and enjoyment and even become family heirlooms. Remember, your MeditationRing is made from .925 sterling silver, it is put through rigorous quality control measures to ensure each MeditationRing is perfect for each of their owners. Although tarnishing may occur, with the above simple measures your MeditationRing will look perfect, priceless, and ready for you to Spin & Wish for years to come!