【Preventative care】
1. Avoid exposure:
Household chemicals, perspiration, rubber, chlorinated water, or any substances which contain sulfur (e.g., mayonnaise, eggs, mustard, onions, latex, wool);
Direct sunlight also causes silver to tarnish;
Be sure to take off your silver jewelry before you go swimming and sunbathing;
Lotions, cosmetics, hair spray and hair products, and perfumes are also “enemies” of silver and will accelerate tarnishing.
2. Storage:
As exposure to air tarnishes it, storing silver in airtight plastic bags with anti-tarnish strips is a great preventative measure.