Pearls and their natural white mother-of-pearl luster are one of the symbols of jewelry.
Discover how to care, preserve and clean pearl jewelry so that it lasts as long as possible.
Surely you have more than one pearl jewelry in your house, because pearls are a symbol of elegance, sophistication and love, since we assure you that sometime in your life you will be given a pearl jewelry as a present.
However, surely you have seen a thousand pearl jewelry, but you have never been taught how to take care of them. Pearls are usually passed from generation to generation and, believe it or not, they get spoiled with time.
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1. Keep pearl jewelry away from chemicals.
Let's start with the tips for maintaining your new pearls:
1. Keep pearl jewelry away from chemicals.
Keep them away from any chemical products, especially bleach and ammonia (this also applies to your hands). Even if the pearls are yellowish, you should not clean the yellowish pearls with chemicals because these can spoil the pearl's mother-of-pearl. Be careful! Do not put them near alcohol either, which is present in perfumes and many other cosmetics, we tell you about it in the following advice.
2. Do not use perfumes or creams on the pearls.
Use perfumes, body creams and cosmetics only for your skin (and wait for them to dry), but not for your jewelry: they are its enemies and can cause chemical reactions that can damage them. Whether it is pearl jewelry or silver or gold jewelry, even if they are of very good quality, the best way to keep them away from cosmetics is to keep them away from cosmetics for the rest of your life.
3. Store pearl jewelry individually
Keep them away from any other object or jewelry. They do not like contact, as simple rubbing can scratch them. Therefore, keep jewelry in a small bag made of a soft material such as velvet or cotton, or in a separate compartment in your jewelry box. But... But never in plastic bags, because they may contain chemicals that can damage them. If you don't have velvet or cotton bags, you can use a spectacle cloth (that is well cleaned) to wrap your pearl jewelry in it and keep them already separated in your jewelry box.
4. Keep the pearls at a constant temperature
Always keep the pearls at a constant temperature. Avoid bringing them close to places where the temperature changes are very big. When summer arrives, for example, try to keep your jewelry box away from direct sunlight coming through the window, since those extra degrees could damage it. You should also be careful when you are getting ready and using hair straighteners or curling irons, so put on your pearl jewelry when you are 100% ready!
5. Do not wear jewelry with pearls when exercising.
As much as you want to look good while running or going to the gym, reserve them for an occasion where sweat or can make them lose their natural shine. Sweat often has a PH that can be harmful to your pearl jewelry. In addition, you risk to drop them with a sudden movement or from a snag if you do contact sports. We aresafer if the pearl jewelry stays in the jewelry box when doing sports!
6. Remove pearl jewelry in the shower.
Finally... they don't need to shower to survive, nor go to the pool to endure the summer heat, so keep your pearl jewelry when you take a shower. Shower water can get too hot or too cold and, as we said, your pearls don't like those temperature changes.
7. Cleaning natural pearls
You will need to clean and bleach the natural pearls:
- Water
- A soft cloth
The elements to clean the pearls are simple and you always have them at home, so there is no excuse not to clean them and take care of them as they deserve.
- Although they do not need to be showered, they need to be moistened so that they do not suffer dehydration. Pearls come from oysters, so they are originally found in the sea, and they need water that revives the original nacre and white color of pearls. So after a few uses, take your pearl jewelry like for example a mother-of-pearl necklace and with the soft (and clean) cloth, wet it lightly (do not overdo it) and clean them one by one.
- If we only use them occasionally, we will have to clean them periodically with neutral soap and dry them immediately (and thoroughly) and then put them in their velvet or cotton bag.
Now that you know how to clean your pearl jewelry, let's get to work! We leave here below jewelry the most outstandingpearl jewelry of LAVANI with which you can put into practice these tips.