Mix mild dish soap with warm water to soak your white gold. Use about 1 teaspoon (4.9 mL) of mild dish soap and 1 to 2 cups (240 to 470 mL) of warm water. Stir the water with your fingers or a spoon to make the water bubbly. The warm water and soap will gently dislodge any dirt or grime on your jewelry.
There's nothing you can do to "clean" the yellow away. Fortunately, getting new rhodium plating on your white gold ring is simple. Just take it to your jeweler and they'll re-plate it for you by dipping it in rhodium. If you purchased a warranty on your ring, they'll usually do it free of charge.
You will need a bowl, mild washing up liquid or soap, warm water, a soft toothbrush, a microfibre towel and some baking soda. We recommend using a professional Connoisseurs Jewellery Cloth for optimum results, but a microfibre towel is your second best option.
Never use toothpaste, baking soda, or a commercial metal cleaner on gold. If you use these abrasives, you may scratch the gold.
Don't swim while wearing white gold as the chemicals in the water (chlorine) can react with the plating. Remove white gold items when bathing and sleeping. Keep your white gold away from other metals. For example don't wear a yellow gold ring next to a white gold ring, as the plating may rub off quicker.
White vinegar, also known as distilled vinegar, is made from fermented grain alcohol and has a mild acidity level of about 5%. It is commonly used to clean gold jewelry, for cooking, baking, and as a household cleaner due to its ability to remove stains, deodorize, and dissolve mineral buildup.
Color or karats do not impact the type of gold cleanser used on your jewelry. Gold jewelry is also sometimes plated or filled. You can clean plated or filled gold jewelry with the same methods used to clean gold jewelry. For all types of gold jewelry, we recommend Connoisseurs Dazzle Drops Advanced Jewelry Cleaner.
Using strong chemicals and abrasives can damage rhodium plating and set gemstones loose. Deep cleaning should be done by a professional. Tip: Be sure to remove white gold during any activities that may expose the metals to harsh chemicals. Avoid chlorine in particular, e.g. when swimming, cleaning, etc.
Although Windex shouldn't harm any hard gemstone, we seriously recommend using this method only for diamonds, and only for platinum, gold, and silver. Windex is an ammonia solution, and harmful to soft gemstones (for example, emeralds and pearls), so using it for anything else is just too big a risk of damage.
You can clean a ring with Windex if it just has diamonds set in a gold, silver, or platinum setting. But if you have an antique diamond ring or a ring with colorful stones, porous stones, or treated jewels, it's better to forego this procedure.
The short answer is no. Toothpaste is not a good option for cleaning your ring. Toothpaste contains scrubbing particles to polish your teeth, but these particles are often harder than the metals in your ring, especially gold or white gold. Using toothpaste on your jewelry could cause scratches or pitting in the metal.
SO WHY DOES WHITE GOLD TURN YELLOW? Most white gold jewelry is rhodium plated. As the rhodium plating is only a thin top layer, the rhodium plating tends to fade over time. This is especially true around prongs and corners, which get the most wear and tear.
Does Coke Clean Gold? This is a handy and maybe unexpected tip, but Coke does indeed clean gold. You can dip your gold in a small bowl of Coke and make sure that it is completely covered. Leave the gold plated jewelry in the solution for 10 minutes and then rub with a soft cloth and rinse.
Submerging in Vinegar
Vinegar is another popular at-home solution for cleaning. But like lemon juice, vinegar is very acidic and will cause damage to your soft stones and plated jewelry. Soaking your jewelry in a bowl of vinegar will remove the jewelry's shine and finish.
Pollution, contact with chemicals and some skin types will increase the chances of tarnishing happening quickly. 9ct and 14ct gold will tarnish slowly. Use a silver polish on 9ct and 14ct white and yellow gold and a brass cleaner on red gold.
Wearing solid gold jewelry, white gold or yellow gold, in the shower will not harm the metal itself, however it can reduce the shine therefore it is not recommended. Showering with gold plated jewelry can eventually cause the gold layer to wear off completely, therefore you should definitely refrain from doing so.
Solid Gold Jewelry
Whether it's regular gold, white gold, or rose gold, it's safe in the shower. However, it loses its shine over time due to soap scum and shampoo residue.
Wearing A White Gold Ring in the Shower
There's nothing wrong with getting white gold wet, so the water running in your shower will not damage your white gold ring.
When you see a yellow sheen on your white gold jewelry, it is not the result of oxidation or another chemical reaction, meaning the metal does not actually change color. The outer layer of rhodium slowly wears away over time, eventually revealing the creamy-yellow color of un-plated white gold.