How to store your Pandora jewelry with jewelry box

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August 31, 2017

When you’re not wearing your Pandora bracelets and necklaces you should keep them in a safe and secure place, like in your bedroom. Some of the more delicate pieces like the Murano glass beads could break if they fall from a counter top or table on to a hard surface. Don’t keep your jewelry in the bathroom because all of the moisture from your shower and sinks will make your sterling silver pieces tarnish extra quickly.

Jewelry boxes are great places to keep your Pandora jewelry, but you should keep in mind that a lot of these containers don’t do anything to protect your sterling silver pieces from tarnishing and oxidation.

Pandora boxes are not anti-tarnish

Pandora stores sometimes give out the big bracelet box (not usually though, so I would ask if you want one) and it’s tempting to store your bracelets in them because it shows off your bracelet and it’s easy. But these boxes are not anti-tarnish and can make your bracelet tarnish even faster because it is not sealed and allows moisture to leak in and then traps it. My Pandora sales ladies have told me not to store my bracelets in these boxes so if you do store your bracelets in them, add some silica gel packets or put them in an anti-tarnish pouch first to help prevent tarnishing.

The silica gel packets come with a lot of packaged items nowadays — I’m sure you’ve seen them, they’re the small little packets that fall out when you open boxes and say DO NOT EAT on them :). These packets absorb moisture out of the air and help slow down the oxidation process that occurs on the silver surface. If you save them when buying other products they’re free, common, and could do a lot to keep your charms nice and shiny! If you don’t have a few of these lying around you can also get them for pretty cheap online; they’re also called desiccant packs and can be found on Amazon. Make sure you buy the little ones that can fit inside your boxes!

Pandora also sells a travel size jewelry box (RRP $30USD, a great deal!) that Leann showed in the video; it comes in purple and brownish green color with 3 levels to keep your bracelets and charms all in one place. I’ve also seen a variety of other Pandora jewelry boxes (either as promos or for retailers) and none of these are anti-tarnish because they’re not sealed, so unless it says it has anti-tarnish materials lining the box I would not trust it to keep your jewelry tarnish-free.

Anti-tarnish pouches

Pandora has their own branded anti-tarnish pouches, but these are not widely available so it may be difficult to track them down. While the Pandora ones are hard to find, there are quite a few other good products on the market to help prevent tarnishing and keep your silver shiny. Leann bought a whole bunch of anti-tarnish jewelry pouches and she even found a store that sells hand made anti-tarnish jewelry pouches (they’re so cute! I am totally getting one), which work by having embedded silver particles in the fabric. The silver in the pouch then attracts the tarnish so that your jewelry inside the pouch won’t get dull. I’ve been using them for a while and they’ve worked quite well – like I wrote earlier, if you want to keep your bracelet in the box, I’d put it in a pouch first.