Cleaning and Caring for Resin Jewelry

Since resin jewelry is so different from metal jewelry, I thought it would be useful to post a few tips on caring for it. Resin is a kind of plastic, so it can be cleaned with water and hand soap or dish soap - very easy! Resin jewelry doesn't need to be polished. If it starts to look dull or dingy, try cleaning it under running water with a little hand soap. If that doesn't help, it's possible that the resin has been scratched, in which case the best way to fix it involves filling the scratches with more resin. In my experience, scratching has not been a problem, but that doesn't mean it can't happen. I recommend storing resin jewelry wrapped in tissue, a plastic bag, a tissue filled box, or a cloth pouch. This is similar to the way I recommend storing silver, except that with resin, there is no need to worry about keeping it dry and tarnish free, so really any container that will provide a cushion between it and all the other objects in a jewelry box is fine.