How to clean silver with baking soda

 How to clean silver with baking soda

How to clean silver with baking soda : all the instructions for  polishing silver  using a solution based on baking soda.


Many of the detergents for polishing silver that are on the market are based on  sodium bicarbonate , some are marketed under the name of "foams" others are presented as "polishing milk", or as an  active spray .

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The only drawback is that these products are often very expensive and certainly not ecological; for these reasons we invite you to look for sustainable alternatives such as the use of  sodium bicarbonate.

Sodium bicarbonate
The  sodium bicarbonate  includes a large number of  properties so as to be useful with the housework, cleaning the bathroom, such as limescale, to clean the silver or to neutralize odor of cat litter.

The  sodium bicarbonate  is a chemical salt which can react either as acid or as a base (alkali). Its molecular formula is NaHCO3 and, in reality, the name  sodium bicarbonate  is incorrect: its correct nomenclature sees names such as sodium hydrogen carbonate or monosodium carbonate. Its properties and uses are mainly related to its ability to  neutralize the pH  of a substance whether it is excessively alkaline or excessively acidic.

How to clean silver with baking soda
The silver cleaning  should be performed regularly, many of the products on the market are too aggressive and instead of polish can get to damage our silverware. Polishing silverware is one of the cult  phases  of spring cleaning, so here's how to proceed to  clean silver with  simple but effective  baking soda .

What does it take to clean silver with baking soda ?

• A container large enough to house the silver object to be polished.
• A sheet of aluminum foil large enough to line the container.
• A few tablespoons of baking soda .
• Waterfall.

How to polish silver with bicarbonate and aluminum:

• Take a large enough container and line it with aluminum foil.
• Fill the container with hot water.
• Dissolve a few tablespoons of baking soda and cooking salt in water, one tablespoon per liter of water will suffice. One tablespoon equals about 25 grams.
• Immerse your silver object in the freshly prepared aqueous solution.
• Let the baking soda work for about an hour.
• After 60 minutes, remove the silver from the water and dry it with a soft cloth.

Why is it necessary to line the container with aluminum?

• The answer is simple, without aluminum foil the effectiveness of sodium bicarbonate suspended in aqueous solution would be only partial.
• This natural method of polishing silver is effective thanks to the reaction that occurs between aluminum and silver salts. While the aluminum reacts forming salts, the blackened silver present on the surface of the object to be treated is reconverted into metallic silver.

This just described is not the only method for cleaning and polishing silver. If this natural remedy is not enough, you can polish the silver using one of the many polish offered on the market. With the growing popularity of organic cleansing products, there is no shortage of biodegradable silver cleaners, capable of acting in a gentle and safe way. For a complete overview of costs and available products, I refer you to  the Amazon silver cleaners page .