How to care for your CXC jewelry?

CXC creations are made with alloys and baths that require particular care. We advise you to keep your jewelry in the best condition. Here we offer you a series of tips for the correct care of your jewelry:

Silver plated jewel

Exposure to light, air, humidity, air conditioning and the PH of some skin types causes silver to darken. In the case of PH, this can wear out or corrode the jewelry plating in a few days.

We recommend avoiding going to the beach or swimming pools with jewelry on and always taking it off when sleeping. Creams and perfumes can also damage them, so we recommend avoiding contact of these substances with jewelry.

When cleaning them, we suggest using a chamois silver cloth or a non-abrasive silver cleaner. Then rinse with plenty of water and neutral soap and dry the jewelry with a very soft cloth. Be careful if the jewelry also has leather, crystals or other materials as these require other types of care. If the jewelry has leather, be very careful not to wet it or stain it when cleaning the metal part.

Gold plated jewel

As with silver-plated jewelry, exposure to light, air, humidity, air conditioning, spotlights and PH can damage it. If the jewel has lost its original color you will only have to wash it with warm water and a neutral soap and dry it with a soft cloth. Be careful if the jewelry also has leather, crystals or other materials as these require other types of care. If the jewelry has leather, be very careful not to wet it or stain it when cleaning the metal part.

Leather | Fur

Our leather is made using a vegetable tanning process. Exposure to light, air and spotlights darkens leather naturally. Water and liquids can damage the jewelry, staining it as if it were a piece of cloth.

We do not recommend using specialized cleaners for leather, but if you decide on this option, do a test first on the back of the piece.

At CXC we recommend using the jewelry until the color of the leather ages naturally and uniformly. For those who prefer the leather to darken quickly, you can carefully spread any moisturizing cream over the surface of the piece. This process will darken it immediately as if it had already gone through a natural aging procedure, giving it a uniform color. From this moment on, the leather should be hydrated regularly so that it remains soft and flexible. This recommendation applies to all dark leathers.

Crystals and glass

We recommend using a soft cloth slightly moistened with water to clean the parts of the jewelry that contain crystals and glass.

Laces and fabrics

When it comes to cotton fabric, avoid exposing it to water as the jewelry is likely to shrink, not recover its original dimensions and affect the aesthetics.

Conservation

Always store in a wooden drawer, jewelry box or closed box. Avoiding direct light, humidity and air will help keep your jewelry in good condition. To avoid humidity in the drawers, we recommend placing silica salts (silica gel) inside them.

• (CXC TRICK: you can reuse the silica salt sachets that you will find inside some medicine tubes and put them inside your jewelry box).

We recommend not exposing jewelry to baking soda or chemicals, not even those used in cleaning jewelry, as they can alter the color of the jewelry and damage other organic parts such as leather and wood.

Due to the characteristics of the metal components, never force the parts of the jewelry or try to bend them as this may cause breakages and irreversible deformations that are not covered by our guarantee.