No matter who you are buying jewelry for or why you are buying it, you must know how to responsibly purchase, sell and adequately care for it. This article is filled with useful advice on purchasing jewelry.

Try using a polishing cloth on all of the jewelry in a collection. This is a chemical-free method to maintain the appearance of your fine jewelry. Use the two-sided cloth to polish your jewelry as if you were cleaning glass. Use the one side designated for polish, and the other for making it shine.

Avoid harsh chemicals like bleach, ammonia and acetone that may permanently damage your jewelry. Chemicals can eat away the stones or enamel on your stones.

Find out more about the gems you look at. Ask about where they came from and to which category they belong. Jewels come in natural, synthetic and imitation forms. Natural and synthetic are both …