Ever reach into your jewelry box for your favorite piece of silver jewelry only to find it tarnished or stained with finger prints? Taking a little extra care when storing your silver jewelry can help to prevent this.

Humidity, chemicals in the air, and especially oils fom your skin will cause your jewelry to tarnish. The first thing you should always do before putting your silver jewelry in a jewely box or storing it is to carefully wipe the pieces with a soft, nonabrasive, polishing cloth to remove any oils or make-up from them.

You want your silver jewelry to be easily accessible but for those pieces that are only worn very occasionally, wrap them in an acid free tissue paper and put them in a resealable polybag before you put them away.

For silver jewelry you wear often, consider a separate jewelry box, perhaps one that is lined with an anti-tarnish material. Remember to wipe them clean and adding an anti-tarnish strip such as the ones made by 3M or Haggerty just may do the trick.

Keep your silver jewelry clean and away from the open air and humidity and the next time you go to wear it you’ll more than likely find it looking just as nice as when you put it away.

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