Setup
Small quantity of mild liquid shampoo.
Soft bristle toothbrush or clean eyebrow brush.
Bowl
Absorbent paper towel


Procedure
Prepare bowl with warm water and add a small quantity of liquid shampoo. Swish the jewelry around the solution (do not soak). Brush to clean any stones and metal. Rinse in warm running water to remove all soap residue. Remove excess water with paper towel and set aside to dry on a clean dry surface.

Care
There are examples of horse hair jewelry that is over 100 years old and the pieces are still in excellent condition.

* With reasonable care your horsehair jewelry will give you many years of enjoyment.

*Avoid wearing your fine jewelry when gardening, doing barn work, climbing fences, roping, or any hard, rough work.

*It is perfectly acceptable to wear hair jewelry doing routine office work, shopping and socializing.

*Chlorine will react with gold and over a period of time can cause excessive discoloration.

*Never take gold jewelry into swimming pools or hot tubs.

Remove your jewelry if you will be using strong chemicals. Horsehair Jewelry is especially susceptible to hair damage because your hands may be involved with most rough jobs.

Too many times in water will eventually loosen the glued ends, so just be careful not to get the piece wet too many times.

With wear and tear, it is possible that a hair may pop up on the piece. In the event that this should happen, using nail clippers, carefully snip the hair off as close to the surface as possible. This will maintain the smooth surface and will not harm/weaken the piece.

Horsehair is a natural fiber, it will take and retain the shape of whatever it may be lying against/on. If you wish to reshape a piece, this is easily done by wetting the piece with warm water, shaping it to the desired shape, and letting it dry that way.