Pearls are loved almost by all women; it is timeless beauty, and never goes out of fashion in people's eyes. These wonderful jewelries that have been cherished and pass on from one generation to another generation who has loved them enough to learn the ways of storing and looking after them. Unlike other natural gemstones, pearls are weak and need to handle them gently, to maintain their beauty and value; they should be away from harmful chemicals. There is no difference between natural pearls and cultured pearls, when talking about the way of looking after them. The following is the ways for guiding.
Pearls are weak in front of harsh chemicals; they should be separated from perfume, hair spray, hand lotion, and body lotion. You should wait several minutes before wearing a
pearl jewelry, because your makeup and spraying perfume would damage pearls. Make sure that never let the cream directly contact with your pearls. All is all; pearls must not be in contact with chemicals.
Speaking of the clean method, there are some rules you should take into consideration, taking some soft cloth to wash pearl with mild soap. Don't wash it in sink, because it is easy to wash away. Before putting away, make sure that the pearls are clean and dry. The place for storing pearls also needs to think about seriously. Pearls should be stored in a separated place which is kept away from other jewelries; you can put them in a soft pouch, or in their original boxes, and make sure that there is no scratch among them.
The string of pearl should be replaced periodically, normally it is about one year, so every time after you have used, you should check the strands whether is still durable to prevent some pearls from falling off, or whether there are knots between pearls to keep them from scratching each other. Heat is another point which should be noticed, the high temperature would produce discoloration on
pearls. Anyway, just try to avoid hot environment.
Actually, pearls are like a little baby and should be taken carefully if you want to preserve its nature, these beautiful natural gems are made from living beings, now due to the development of production technology, and they can be cultured in freshwater or saltwater. For cultured types, the different kinds of pearls according to their place of cultivation are
Akoya Pearls, Tahitian Pearls, South Sea Pearls, Cortez Pearls, Keshi Pearls and Mabe Pearls depending upon the oyster types producing them.
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