{"id":4602,"date":"2017-03-21T12:36:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T16:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/?p=4602"},"modified":"2021-03-03T15:59:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T20:59:09","slug":"care-sterling-silver-earrings-prevent-tarnish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/care-sterling-silver-earrings-prevent-tarnish\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Care For Sterling Silver Earrings &#038; Prevent Them from Turning Black(Tarnishing)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dune Jewelry is meant to last a lifetime \u2013 here are some tips and tricks to keep your Sterling Silver Earrings looking like new and prevent them from turning black<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be mindful of water\/ humidity<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Be mindful to take your earrings off in wet or humid conditions.<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Water affects sterling silver in different ways. Sweat, believe it or not, can react with sterling and certain skin types, so take your earrings off before you work out! While sea and freshwater can dull your silver, it won\u2019t damage it the way chlorine can. The best rule of thumb \u2013 if you\u2019re planning on getting wet, take your jewelry and earrings off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skincare &amp; makeup routines are essential and putting your earrings on should be the finishing touch! Chemicals in lotions, hair products, and perfume can react with silver and dull it down. Instead of starting\u00a0 your look off with earrings, start first with your beauty routine, then cap it off with our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/veronica-earrings-sterling-silver\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veronica Hoops<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/deluxe-veronica-earrings-vermeil\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8089\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_4407-Edit-1100x1650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_4407-Edit-1100x1650.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_4407-Edit-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_4407-Edit-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_4407-Edit-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_4407-Edit-530x795.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WEAR your sterling silver jewelry often!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The more you wear your sterling silver jewelry, the less likely it is to tarnish.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final tip \u2013 WEAR your sterling silver often! Silver loves to be worn. With a pair of sterling silver earrings as versatile as our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wave-double-sided-hoop-earrings\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Double Sided Wave Hoops<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that task shouldn\u2019t be hard! Sterling hates sitting in a jewelry box being ignored, so pop them in and turn some heads!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wave-double-sided-hoop-earrings\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8068\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Double-Sided-Wave-Earrings--1100x1100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Double-Sided-Wave-Earrings--1100x1100.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Double-Sided-Wave-Earrings--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Double-Sided-Wave-Earrings--768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Double-Sided-Wave-Earrings--530x530.jpg 530w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Double-Sided-Wave-Earrings--100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Double-Sided-Wave-Earrings-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Best Sterling Silver Cleaner<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missed a step and need your sterling jewelry to shine? We have two easy solutions for you: Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/dune-jewelry-cleaner-and-brush\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eco-Friendly, Non-toxic foaming jewelry cleaner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the BEST way to make your jewelry shine. Just pump a bit of foam over your jewels, wait a couple of seconds, and wash off with warm water and a soft brush. The cleaner is especially helpful with detailed designs like the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/endless-summer-bar-drop-earrings\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Endless Summer Bar Drop Earrings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/endless-summer-bar-drop-earrings\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8075\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Celeste-Endless-Summer-Bar-Earrings-Camille-402-1100x944.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Celeste-Endless-Summer-Bar-Earrings-Camille-402-1100x944.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Celeste-Endless-Summer-Bar-Earrings-Camille-402-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Celeste-Endless-Summer-Bar-Earrings-Camille-402-768x659.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Celeste-Endless-Summer-Bar-Earrings-Camille-402-530x455.jpg 530w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Celeste-Endless-Summer-Bar-Earrings-Camille-402.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Need to buff out a scratch on your jewelry?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Grab a <a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/jewelry\/accessories\/polishing-cloth\">polishing cloth<\/a> and rub the silver in the same direction on a clean smooth surface. The cloth works especially well on our Luxe Finish Earrings &#8211; Dune Bar, Island, Horizon, and the Luxe Marquise! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember &#8211; you\u2019re never fully dressed without a pair of earrings from Dune.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you like sterling silver earrings,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/jewelry\/earrings\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dune\u2019s collection<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a must-see.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8074,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[318],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How To Care For Sterling Silver Earrings &amp; Prevent Them from Turning Black(Tarnishing) - Dune Jewelry - Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you&#039;d like to get many years out of your sterling silver earrings and jewelry, you should be aware of how to properly take care of silver.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/care-sterling-silver-earrings-prevent-tarnish\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How To Care For Sterling Silver Earrings &amp; 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