A few simple habits can help keep your jewelry looking beautiful.

Put your jewelry on after perfumes, lotions, sunscreen, and other personal-care products have dried.

Remove jewelry before showering, swimming, using a hot tub, cleaning with household chemicals, or doing activities where the piece may be pulled, bent, scratched, or struck.

After wearing, gently wipe jewelry with a soft, dry, untreated cloth to remove oils and residue.

Store clean, dry pieces separately whenever possible. Fasten chains before storing them to help prevent tangling.

Chlorine is especially damaging to many jewelry metals and finishes. We recommend removing Danique jewelry before entering a swimming pool or hot tub.

Sterling silver naturally develops tarnish over time. Tarnish is a normal reaction of silver to its environment and does not mean that the jewelry is defective.

For routine cleaning, wash the piece gently with lukewarm water and a small amount of mild soap. A very soft brush may be used for hard-to-reach areas when appropriate.

Rinse carefully and dry the jewelry completely with a soft cloth.

A silver polishing cloth or cleaner labeled safe for sterling silver may be used on plain, unplated sterling silver.

Be careful with mixed-material pieces. Do not use silver cleaner or a chemically treated silver polishing cloth on gold vermeil, plated surfaces, pearls, or delicate stones unless the cleaner specifically states that it is safe for them.

To reduce tarnish, keep sterling silver away from chlorine, bleach, perfumes, lotions, sunscreen, and household chemicals, and store it clean and dry when not worn.

Gold-filled jewelry has a substantial bonded layer of gold and is designed to be more durable than ordinary gold-plated jewelry.

With proper care, it can remain beautiful for a long time.

To protect the finish, we recommend removing gold-filled jewelry before swimming, showering, using a hot tub, or exposing it to chlorine, household cleaners, perfumes, lotions, or sunscreen.

For routine cleaning, gently wipe the jewelry with a soft, untreated cloth.

If additional cleaning is needed, use lukewarm water and a small amount of mild soap, then rinse and dry the piece thoroughly.

Avoid abrasive cleaners, harsh chemicals, and aggressive polishing. Store gold-filled pieces clean, dry, and separately from jewelry that may scratch them.

Danique pieces described as 18K gold vermeil have a layer of 18K gold over sterling silver.

Vermeil requires gentler care than sterling silver or gold-filled jewelry because the outer gold surface can gradually wear with friction, chemicals, and repeated exposure to water.

Remove gold vermeil jewelry before showering, swimming, using a hot tub, exercising heavily, or applying perfume, lotion, sunscreen, or cleanser.

Gently wipe the surface after wearing with a soft, dry, untreated cloth.

Do not use silver dip, household silver cleaner, or a chemically treated silver or jeweler's polishing cloth on gold vermeil. These products can remove or damage the gold surface.

Store vermeil jewelry clean and dry, preferably in a separate pouch or sealed container when it is not being worn.

Danique jewelry includes many different birthstones, gemstones, crystals, and pearls.

Because these materials vary in hardness and sensitivity, there is no single jewelry cleaner that is appropriate for every stone.

The safest routine care is to gently wipe stones with a soft cloth. If needed, use a slightly damp cloth and dry the piece completely afterward.

Avoid harsh chemical cleaners, chlorine, prolonged soaking, and sudden temperature changes.

Unless you know that a particular stone and setting are suitable for it, we recommend avoiding ultrasonic or steam cleaning.

Pearls

Pearls are especially delicate. Keep them away from perfume, hairspray, lotion, and other cosmetics.

Wipe pearls gently after wearing and avoid soaking them in water.

For necklaces or bracelets with several birthstone charms, store the piece carefully so the stones and charms do not repeatedly strike or scratch one another.

Jewelry is meant to be worn, and over time a chain, clasp, connector, finish, or other component may need attention.

Depending on the piece, its condition, and the work required, Danique Jewelry may be able to help with:

• Repairs
• Replacement chains or components
• Adjustments
• Replating or refinishing
• Refreshing an older Danique piece

Please contact us before mailing jewelry back to our studio. Send your order information if available, a description of the issue, and photographs when helpful.

We can review the piece and let you know what options are available and whether any fee applies.

If your item arrived damaged, was made incorrectly, or may be covered by our limited warranty, please see our Returns & Exchanges page.