Making sure that your pearls are well preserved is not difficult. Pearls are normally passed on from one generation to the next, so pearls are most often family heirlooms. If you have inherited a string of pearls from your grandmother or has bought one for yourself that you're planning to hand over to your granddaughter, you should be taking care of it now, shouldn't you? Cleaning your pearls is not difficult, but because of their delicate nature, you must remember some points when cleaning your pearls.
Dangerous Skin
Pearls
Some women's skin is more acidic than others. If pearls are permanently used, they would Ant. Eject the acid from the skin. Eventually, the acid from the skin would moderately eat the spherical-shaped pearl and the pearl will come to be permanently damaged.
Cleaning Pearls - Avoid Problems
This can be avoided by taking care to wipe the pearls with a soft cloth after every use. If you immediately wipe your pearls free of acid, this acid will not have time to seep straight through and damage your pearls.
They Beautify and Harm
The products that do most damage to pearls are those that women love to wear most: perfume, hair spray, cosmetics, and face creams. Thus, if you want to ensure that your pearls will last a long time, then you'd good make sure that your pearls are not ecxposed to such cosmetics and fragrances. Set your hair, do your make up and spray your perfume on before you even take your pearls out of your jewelry box. Moreover, remove your makeup.
Proper Pearl Cleaning
When cleaning your pearls, use only jewelry cleaners that are safe for pearls. In fact, avoid market jewelry cleaners altogether unless they have been specially formulated for pearl cleaning.
Do not clean your pearls using jewelry cleaners made for gold or silver. They comprise an ammonia base that is harmful to your pearls. Do not use bleaching agents, baking sodas or powdered cleaners. Some liquid soap can damage pearls. Use only a mild soap and water solution.
Use soft, lint-free cloth to get rid of accumulated dirt, perfume, makeup, body oils or perspiration. Do not use a toothbrush or abrasive cloth to clean your pearls. They can scratch the exterior and they can also wear away the pearls' coating, leaving you with marked and plain-looking beads. For more appropriate cleaning, use soft soapy cloth. Then using an additional one damp cloth, moderately wipe the pearls to remove all soap residue.
Clean the drill holes where the dirt particularly collects. If your pearls are especially old, you could try washing them with water and very mild liquid soap. Wipe them with detergent-free damp cloth and leave them flat on a kitchen paper to dry. Once dry, coat them with olive oil to try and restore their sheen.
After the olive oil treatment, lay the pearls on wash cloths or a moist kitchen towel to dry. Do not hang your pearls. When the wash cloth becomes dry, the pearls will normally be dry as well.
However you clean your pearls and anything cleaning agent you use, you should remember to be very meticulous as you may be doing your pearls more harm than good.
If your pearls have not been properly maintained and they are now full of dirt and grime, you should bring your pearls to a trustworthy jeweler or a expert jewelry cleaner for expert care.
Cleaning Pearls - Avoid Problems
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