Special items : Ivory

Ivory is not the most popular of items in the world today. If you are on holiday in a foreign land never buy ivory from the traders. Having said that, it makes it so important to cherish the ivory that we have in our homes. To keep your ivory items looking nice and light colored and keeping the dust and dirt off can sometimes be quite a trick. You can do this by using a few ideas that are listed here.

►To clean dirt, grime and grease off ivory treasures in your home use a quarter cup of peroxide and a quarter cup of water, dipping your clean cloth in this mixture and wiping the ivory piece is a great way to dust.

►If you have a grease stain on your ivory you can dab on lemon juice and set it in the sun to lighten the stain.

►To polish your ivory treasures, you can make a very thin paste of four tablespoons of plain yogurt and add two tablespoons of lemon juice. Rubbing this mixture on, letting it dry and then buffing off will whiten your ivory.