In kerala we have a tradition of keeping Brass and Bronze vessels and lamps always polished even though not in use. majority of these are passed onto us through our ancestors. I have some too inherited from my Mother In Law's Collection. she always used to keep it shiny and bright by cleaning it with natural ingredients. Its a must that when vishu or Onam or any festival approaches , this should be polished and keep it presentable. its a ritual still in many houses in kerala.
How to clean these vessels in a Natural way without using any chemicals?
Take a lemon sized tamarind. Add water and make it a thick pulp add some rock salt too.
Scrub it on the vessels nicely. keep it for some time. (Do not keep it for long time since patches would appear ) Wash it thouroughly with running water and wipe it with a dry cotton clothe. If tamarind is not available you can use lemon too. Scrub lemon along with some salt instead of tamarind. you will get the similar result. In kerala we use irumban puli (bilimbi)too for polishing the brass. but should be riped one.
Lately some of my friends have started using chemical ingredients buying from the shops. I have never bought or used these chemical ingredients for cleaning the brass vessels. I.Am doing it in a natural old fashioned way and it shines bright too.
This is Tamarind and irumban puli respectively,
