How to remove scratches from Amethyst jewelry at home
I have a confession to make. I once ruined a perfectly lovely amethyst ring trying to "fix" it. I was new to gemstone care, and I’d read somewhere that toothpaste could polish scratches out of softer stones. So, I grabbed the nearest tube—a gritty, whitening variety—and scrubbed my favorite deep-purple amethyst cabochon like I was…