Jewelry can be sentimental and it can be expensive—two reasons why grimy, dirty jewelry is a particularly annoying bummer. You want your rocks, baubles, bangles, chains, and bling to be gleaming, especially when you care deeply about it or forked over a ton of cash for it.
But cleaning different kinds of jewelry requires special care and varying techniques—you can’t just give it all a rinse and call it a day. Here’s how to clean seven different types of jewelry, from gemstones to gold.