Keep Your Jewelry Tarnish-Free With a Jewelry Box

Not only does a good jewelry box keep your accessories organized, but it also protects your jewelry from nicks, scratches, tangles, and tarnish. Tarnish, a form of corrosion, is the worst culprit. The cleaning process will wear down the silver if it becomes tarnished too many times.

Prevent Tarnish with a Jewelry Box

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Humidity or exposure to air, lotions, or perfumes can tarnish jewelry. The best way to forestall tarnish is to wear the jewelry. Of course, you can't wear your jewelry all the time, which is why you need a good place to store it in the middle of wearings. Even the most basic jewelry case will protect silver jewelry from corrosion. A velvet lining will also help cut tarnish and cradle your delicate silver pieces.

To added protect your jewelry, you can find anti-tarnish tissue at the hardware store or craft store. Many craft or fabric shop have anti-tarnish cloth or anti-tarnish strips that you can cut up to line your jewelry box or make small pouches out of. Silica gel packets also help cut the humidity inside the box. You can find these at camera stores, electronics stores, and some craft stores. You'll probably also find them inside shoe boxes, shipped packages, and many other purchases. Just toss them in the box instead of the trash and replace old packets with new ones as you receive them.

When placing jewelry in the box, be rigorous that tarnished jewelry doesn't touch clean jewelry. It's best to put each piece of silver jewelry in a isolate compartment to keep it clean.

Prevent Scratches, Nicks, and Tangles

Placing silver jewelry in isolate compartments not only prevents tarnish, it protects the soft metal from nicks and scratches. If possible, put every piece of jewelry into a isolate compartment, or at least keep those pieces with sharp edges away from the others. Sharp edges can scratch gemstones and other soft metals.

Necklaces and loose bracelets are notorious for becoming tangled and knotted. To forestall this, make sure each necklace or anklet is firmly clasped before putting it in the box. Whether hang them from hooks inside the box or lay them flat in a singular layer inside a drawer. Never stack delicate necklaces on top of each other.

Keep Your Jewelry Tarnish-Free With a Jewelry Box