“The safest way to clean your rings at home is with warm water and a mild dish soap—I use Ivory,” Elizabeth Doyle of Doyle & ...

Maintain and extend the life of your pieces (whether they're valuable or just costume jewelry) with these polishing cloths, tarnish-removers and more.

Start with one piece at a time. This prevents scratching in a solution of warm water and a few drops of dishwashing liquid.

After a few minutes, remove the jewelry from the water and polish dry with a soft microfiber cloth. Depending on the material, Cohoon says to avoid water when cleaning costume jewelry, as it can ...

Lastly, she rinses it off with lukewarm water and pats it dry with a soft cloth. For her next hack, Heart uses dishwashing liquid diluted with lukewarm water to act as her jewelry cleaning solution.