Pearl jewellery needs to be clean to look its best and reflect and enhance your skin tones in the way that it should.
Most pearls are cultured with their growth initiated by humans who insert a very small object like a bead into an oyster or clam. The clam coats the object with nacre which is the patina giving pearls their unique appearance. The thickness of the nacre coating depends on the type of creature, water it lives in and how long the foreign object is left in place before it is removed. As the depth of the nacre increases so does the quality and durability of the pearl. When buying pearl jewellery you will see that natural pearls are sold by carat weight, but cultured pearls are sold by their size in millimetres.
But even cultured pearls with thick coatings are more fragile than most other gemstones, so you must handle them carefully to keep them in the best condition.
Firstly you should always put your pearls on after you have applied makeup or used hairspray and take off pearl rings before you apply any types of creams.
Because pearls are a natural product and very different from gold and silver jewellery never wash them with harsh chemicals, but just rinse them in warm water with a very mild soap.
Never use an abrasive cloth as it could damage the pearls and chip away at their nacre coating. Just wipe them carefully with a soft and lint free cloth.
Because pearl necklaces are strung it is important that they are allowed to air dry naturally .
Do not store your pearls with other jewellery because metal or gemstones will cause scratches if they rub against them. Either keep them in a separate area in your jewellery box or in a soft bag made from chamois or another non-abrasive material.
Pearl necklaces should also be restrung periodically to ensure that the silk or nylon cord holding them together is not worn and in good repair.
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