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Causes of tarnish and corrosion:
Exposure to humidity, naturally emitted sulphur from silver, chemicals in clothing, food wool, felt, rubber based products, salt, milk, vinegar, acidic foods ) wool, felt, rubber based products(rubber bands), Boxes and hair products (gel, hair spray, hair color) and more.

Do you need an Anti Tarnish Jewelry Box?
Your method of storing silver jewelry is critical.
Sterling silver jewelry should be stored in a dry place away from sunlight and heat. Silver must be kept where each separate item has space without touching other jewelry under or on top of it. This causes better air as well as shielding it from scrapes and other tarnish helpers.

Never wrap or store your silver in paper, cotton, cardboard or plastic because the compounds they contain will tarnish your jewelry swiftly. Rubber of any type, even elastic bands, will tarnish silver at a rapid rate.

Contrary to popular belief, you don't need a "tarnish proof" or "anti tarnish jewelry box" to look after your jewelry in.

Anti Tarnish Jewelry Box Guide

I will never use a jewelry box with an artificially protective lining. Why? Well, Anti tarnish fabrics used in jewelry boxes are generally coated in chemicals. As with all painted surfaces, these coatings wear, erode or evaporate over time. It worries me that chemicals coat jewelry you wear in your ears, on your hands or around your neck and a portion of that coating is certain to be transmitted. to your skin. Even if it is just a tiny amount, who is to say that you aren't allergic to that particular substance or can be made ill by it. For cooking items and cutlery these treated linings are fine as you wash the residue away before use. Further to this, some linings can essentially cause tarnish. They contain sulphur and chloride and can do your jewelry more harm than good. Most don't but, how you store and care for your jewelry makes a difference.

So where does that leave you?
Well, some anti tarnish jewelry boxes are not chemically treated. There are a few materials that contain minute specks of silver in them that absorb the sulfur gases and will protect silver for a lifetime. If you know that the lining isn't chemically treated yet still anti tarnish then great. If you are not sure there are other options that the general public are not mindful of and the best part is tha you are not limited to style, color or make of jewelry box to use these products. Your silver can be protected while you have the jewelry box you want, without any compromise.

How to turn any jewelry box into an anti tarnish jewelry box:

Follow the guidelines above and use one or 2 of the ideas at the link below for anti tarnish storage of your precious jewelry. All are easily available on the Internet, or from a local jeweler, hobby shop and several are even free. Also all are safe and don't emit fumes, chemicals, gases or vapors.

Go here for the anti tarnish jewelry box storage guide