How to Shine Your Anklets at Home

January 15, 2025

Silver anklets are simply gorgeous. When you wear them as part of your daily routine or special occasion, it really does add some flavor to the whole sight. However, silver jewelry does get a little less shiny over time and becomes a bit dull. And that's perfectly normal. Good news is that you don't need to go to a jeweler to get them cleaned. You can easily restore your silver anklets for women to shine again right in the comfort of your own home using only very simple methods. So let's look into why silver tarnishes and how to clean it up to bring back that beautiful shine.

Why Do Silver Anklets Get Dull?

This doesn't mean that your silver anklets have aged or become damaged as their shine fades off. They tarnish because of the reaction of silver with the environment, mainly air. Mainly this happens because:

Air Exposure: The oxygen present in the air reacts with the moisture, and then the silver begins to react to form a layer of tarnish on your silver.

Daily Wear: Perfumes, lotions, and even perspiration can stain silver. These products contain chemicals that react with the silver.

Storage Problems: Wherever your anklets are left open or do not store properly, then they are likely to gather dust and tarnish.

Water and Cleaning Products: Even wearing your anklets in washing dishes or while swimming will cause them to dull their luster, particularly when exposed to soap, chlorine, or saltwater.

Knowing what causes it to tarnish makes caring for your silver anklets that much easier and they always look great.

How to Clean Your Silver Anklets at Home

But again, do not worry because you will not need any professional equipment or any very costly cleaners. Most of what you need can be found sitting in your kitchen. Here are some ways to clean silver at home with ease:

1. Baking Soda and Aluminum Foil

Baking soda aluminum foil is probably one of the methods most used while cleaning silver. Pure magic. Very easy, feels so good, one just wants to keep doing it through the whole day.

What You Will Need

Aluminum Foil
Baking Soda
Hot Water
A Bowl

How to clean

Take a bowl, lay out the aluminium foil, the shiny side to be up
Sprinkle over the aluminium the baking soda.
Put the silver anklets in a bowl. Add hot water into it. Add some baking soda until dissolved.
Insert your silver anklets into that bowl. Put them wholly into the bowl.
Wait for 5-10 minutes in that solution. The rust would raise above them.
Clean the anklets under plain running water and then gently wipe the whole of it on a soft cloth.
Tarnish can be easily removed from the silver, and they start shining quite well.

2. Toothpaste Trick

To the best knowledge, toothpaste is not meant for your teeth only.

Silver shines by cleaning the things with it too.

You will need these

White non-gel toothpaste
A soft toothbrush or cloth

How to clean anklets with Toothpaste

Rub some toothpaste gently onto the parts that have gone dull.
Continue rubbing the surface with a toothbrush or rub the tarnished parts between your fingers for one or two minutes.
Rinse under warm water to get rid of the toothpaste
Dry them up with a clean cloth
This toothpaste is very helpful in minor tarnish and can be regarded not too harsh for the silver as well.

3. Lemon Juice and Salt Mixture

Organic, that's it! Your anklets will come back smelling fresh too!

What You Require

Lemon juice
Pinch of salt
Soft cloth

How to clean

Take fresh lemon juice with some salt in a bowl.
Soak within the mixture using a soft cloth
Rub it lightly on the surface of the anklets; it should touch each nook and corner.
Rinse off with plain water to remove the mixture.
Dry completely before you put them in storage or wearing them.
The lemon is acidic and eats away the tarnish. Salt is a very weak scrubber.

4. Vinegar and Baking Soda Soak

When your anklets are overly oxidized, it is always best to take this approach

What you'll need

White vinegar
Baking soda
A bowl

How to clean

Add equal portions of ½ cup white vinegar and 2 tablespoons baking soda to a bowl.
You shall notice that your solution is fizzy. Fine, nothing remarkable.
Soak your silver anklets in the above solution for 1-2 hours.
Wash off your anklets using clean running water and pat them dry with a soft cloth.
This method best serves the purpose to deep clean out your anklets or remove deep tarnishing.

How to Make Anklets Remain Sparkling Long

Once your silver anklets are clean and sparkling, you’ll want to keep them that way for as long as possible. Here are some tips to maintain their shine:

1. Store Them Properly

Always store your anklets in a dry, airtight container or a soft pouch. Silver tarnishes faster if exposed to air and humidity. Adding anti-tarnish strips to your storage box can protect them as well.

2. Avoid Chemicals

Perfumes, lotions, hair sprays, and cleaning products can rust silver. Be accustomed to wearing your anklet after the application of a product is over, and not before that.

3. Clean Them Thoroughly

Wipe your anklet with a soft, microfiber material after every wear. This process removes sweat and oils, which prevents tarnish.

4. Take Them Off on Certain Activities

Remove your anklets before swimming, cooking, or cleaning. Chlorine, saltwater, and household cleaners will damage silver and cause it to tarnish faster.

5. Polish Your Anklets Sometimes

Sometimes polish your anklets with silver polish. Use the product according to the instruction on the product, and when applying the polish, use a soft cloth.

Through these simple processes that we've discussed above, you can look after your silver anklets pretty easily right in your own house. Remember, cleaning is a big deal, and proper storage will always make it look pretty. So go on and give that silver anklet some love! Shine as you do!

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