How to Make Ultrasonic Jewelry Cleaner at Home

Remove grime from tiny crevasses in jewelry with ultrasonic cleaners.

Prolonged exposure to air, skin oils, dirt, lotion and soap can leave a dirty residue on your jewelry. You can bring back the luster and sparkle to your jewelry by periodically cleaning it in an ultrasonic cleaner. In minutes you can make safe, effective ultrasonic jewelry cleaner from common household cleaning solutions.

Things You'll Need

• Protective gloves
• Ceramic or plastic bowl
• Plastic spoon
• 1 cup hot water (hot bath temp)
• 1 tsp. dish liquid detergent
• 1/2 tsp. plain ammonia

Instructions

1. Put on gloves and work in a well-ventilated space whenever you are handling harsh chemicals, such as ammonia. Use caution when mixing and pouring ammonia to prevent excessive skin, eye, or mucosal membrane exposure

2. Pour all ingredients into a ceramic bowl and mix with a plastic spoon.

3. Store ultrasonic jewelry cleaner in a tightly-sealed jar where kids and pets cannot get to it.

Tips & Warnings

• Use this cleaning solution to clean costume jewelry or soft stones. Soft stones that may be damaged by this cleaning solution include opal, pearl, fluorite, amber, sphene, apatite, lapis lazuli and turquoise.

• Oxidizing compounds like bleach should never be used on your jewelry.

References

• Planet Green: Make Your Own Jewelry Cleaner
• CGS Network: Gemstone Characteristics Table