Here’s our simple way to keep your jewellery sparkly and lustrous.

You’ll need:

A watertight container - a shallow tub or bowl is best

Some aluminium foil

A kettle to boil the water

A couple of tea spoons of bicarbonate of soda

Method:

1. Take your tub and line it with the aluminium foil - making sure the shiny side of the foil is facing upwards.

2. Place your jewellery in the tub making sure it’s touching the foil.

3. Pour boiling water over the jewellery, making sure it’s covered.

4. Add the bicarbonate of soda/baking powder - roughly 2 tbsp per litre of boiling water.

5. Let it bubble and fizz - you might start to see the tarnish lift and the beautiful lustre below shine through.

6. If the piece is badly tarnished you may need to repeat the process a few times.

7. Wait 10 minutes then remove the jewellery from the tub using a spoon to avoid burning yourself.

8. Pat the jewellery dry with some paper kitchen towel.

You can also use an anti-tarnish jewellery polishing cloth to buff and polish your solid gold earrings.