| 1. Hold your ring by the band, never by the opal |  |
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2. Jewelry, like cats, does not like showers or swimming in the sea
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| 3. Your jewelry, especially your opals, is not made for creams, hand sanitizers, or perfume |  |
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4. Jewelry does not like being carried loosely in your bag, even if it is a beautiful bag
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| 5. Your jewelry is precious and does not like housework or gardening |  |
| 6. Your rings are not suitable for use during heavy work |  |
| 7. Your jewelry prefers not to sleep with you |  |
| 8. Jewelry, like most objects, prefers not to fall |  |
Do not use abrasives, polishing pastes, glycerin, acidic or alkaline cleaners that can damage its mineral structure. Do not swim in the sea with your opal; over time, the salt can damage the surface of the opal. Opal also does not like the chlorine added to swimming pool water.
If you ask a jeweler to clean your set opal, remind them not to use ultrasonic cleaning, as this procedure can damage the surface of your gemstone. The metal should also be rhodium-plated before the opal is set.
A few recommendations: do not leave your opal on your car dashboard exposed to the sun in the middle of summer, or, absurdly, do not take the gemstone from a warm environment and put it in a refrigerator, as thermal shock can damage the gemstone and compromise its stability.
The best thing you can do for your opal is to wear it as often as possible, and you will see that it will always retain its vivid and bright colors.
If for some reason your opal has become dull, do not despair—it can still be polished. As OpalMio has a laboratory specifically designed for polishing opals, it is able to polish your precious opal, restoring its original colors and brilliance.
By Alessandro & Giovanna
