Swarovski crystal figurines - crystal bears and crystal horses

A few helpful tips for cleaning your Swarovski crystal figurines and other crystal:

My Swarovski crystal figurines as well as my other crystal figurines I have are in decorative glass display cases on my coffee tables, so they're protected from dust. I only clean them once a year because they really don't get very dirty. The how to clean crystal method I've seen suggested most often is to use a crystal chandelier cleaner product but I've just always used a teeny bit of water.

Since I don't want to take a chance of any crystal accidentally breaking, I first make sure the sink stopper is in. Good idea is to place a towel on the bottom. (if any accidentally slip out of your hands, the little guys will have a very gentle fall) I take each figurine one at a time and run very slowly just a small amount of water that's between room temperature to cool over it. Hold it upside down so as much of the water will drop off. I very gently then dry it with a regular white paper towel by just dabbing it gently. If you have a pair of cotton lint free gloves they're very good to wear when handling your crystal.

I'd suggest if you haven't kept them inside a curio cabinet or some type of display case like I have it's best to use an unused makeup brush or my favorite cleaning tool, a q-tip to clean any dust off of them first. What you definitely do not want to do under any circumstance is to place any of them in a dishwasher or use any type of window cleaner type product on them. Crystal is very fragile and can break very easily, so you definitely have to be careful while handling it. Crystal is definitely meant to be looked at and enjoyed, though. I love crystal and very much just looking at it, especially the rainbows.