How to Clean Silver Chains

Sterling silver will eventually start to gather a tarnish, which first shows as a "yellowing" or gold hue on the silver. Fine silver will also tarnish over time, but much more slowly.

Silver can tarnish due to ingredients in bath and body products, and also sometimes from minerals in shower, pool and natural water. Sometimes ambient sulfur in the atmosphere can be the culprit.

This is a DIY method for removing tarnish with aluminum foil, baking soda, salt and white vinegar. For step-by-step instructions, watch this 2:24 minute video:

Don't miss the end of the video where you can see what the aluminum foil looks like once the tarnish has transferred from the silver: