How to Properly Maintain Ceramic Cremation Urns
Ceramic urns have been a staple for memorialisation since as long as ceramic has been around. This hardy and beautiful material is a great choice to use for cremation urns, but they can come with their share of small issues. One such issue that is not only faced with ceramic urns but all cremation urns is that of proper maintenance and care. This article will discuss how to properly maintain your ceramic cremation urn as well as other general tips and guidelines to ensure your memorial remains intact, healthy and beautiful for many years to come.
Preventative Ceramic Urn Care
Taking care of your ceramic urn can be broken down into two main parts. Preventative care and proactive care. Preventative care includes good common practice such as keeping your ceramic urn on a stable surface and away from pets and foot traffic. Ceramic urns are incredibly scratch resistant and have a beautiful glowing sheen to them, but can unfortunately shatter quite easily if dropped from a high surface. It is incredibly important to make sure that your ceramic urn is safe and this form of preventative care is vital to consider. Preventative care can also include not leaving your ceramic urn outside or in contact with direct sunlight. The intense heat and UV radiation of the sun can over time, warp and fade the beautiful natural colouring and protective coating of the urn. It's important to also make sure that your ceramic urn is away from any water or moisture, such as a bathroom or above a kitchen sink. While water itself isn't harmful to ceramic, the chemicals and minerals found in water can potentially be harmful to your ceramic urn. Water can also potentially seep through the lid of the urn, leading to your loved ones ashes being potentially soaked and damaged. Ceramic urns normally come with a sealing kit as the lids of ceramic urns cant normally be tightened to the body of the urn. Even with a sealing kit, there is still a risk and so this preventative measure helps to combat that danger.
Proactive Ceramic Urn Care
Proactive care for your ceramic urn in this case would mean to take action in order to restore or keep its beauty or integrity intact. The most important form of proactive care for your urn is simply cleaning your urn. Once the ashes are set and the sealing kit is applied, it should hold for an incredibly long time. So the only other thing to do would be to clean your urn. We recommend cleaning your ceramic urn every 6 months to 2 years, depending on dust build-up. To clean your ceramic urn, we generally recommend only using warm water and a clean soft sponge and going over it with a very small amount of water. If you feel like you need to use soap, make sure to only use a mild soap to avoid chemically damaging or altering your ceramic urn. Once you have given a thorough enough cleaning of your urns exterior, make sure to also thoroughly dry your urn with a clean, lint free towel or cloth. At no point should you ever submerge your ceramic urn, such as through the use of a dishwasher or filled sink. Harsh chemicals such as bleach or dishwashing soap can also be harmful to the ceramic of the urn and are recommended to be avoided.
Knowing the preventive and proactive care for your ceramic urn is vital in maintaining its longevity. Affordable Urns provides Australians affordable and unique ceramic urns while maintaining the best quality to ensure everyone can have access to a proper way to honour their loved ones memory. If you are looking for an exceptional ceramic urn, take a look at our site to find your perfect urn today.