The question of how to care for pearls excites all the owners of this precious stone. Its organic surface is easily scratched, and the finest layers of aragonite may become yellow or cloudy with time, so capricious pearls require careful treatment and special care.
Care for pearls at home?
Mother-of-pearl pearls consist of 90% of calcium, 5% of water and 5% of organic conchiolin, which performs a cementing function. The organics present in the precious stone eventually break down and dry up, so the pearl balls have a certain lifetime, then fade and exfoliate. Proper storage and care of pearls will help preserve its beauty for many years.
How to store pearls at home?
Pearls are easy to tear, they are chipped, they do not "like" high temperatures, dry atmosphere, polluted air. How to store pearls if you rarely wear it:
- Studying how to care for pearls, it is important to know that the stone does not tolerate direct sunlight. Keep it in a conspicuous place in a suspended state is unacceptable. Do not fit for this and plastic bags - they do not allow moisture, and pearlescent stones quickly fade.
- An ideal place for storing pearls is a separate box, which is lined with natural material, for example, silk or linen.
- The air in the room should not be dry, otherwise it will lead to a decrease in moisture in the pearl and the layers of aragonite will begin to exfoliate. In the heat near the storage place of the product you need to put a vase of water. Evaporating, it will maintain the optimum humidity level near the casket.
- If the decoration is not worn for a long time, so that it emits a pearly radiance, it must be periodically removed from the casket and rubbed with a piece of velvet.
How to clean natural pearls?
For the safety of jewelry, owners of mother-of-pearl jewelry should use the following recommendations. How to peel a pearl:
- easy to clean pearls can be a soft cloth moistened in filtered water (chlorinated use is not recommended);
- if it is contaminated, you can use a solution of baby soap;
- Do not cover the pearls in the box until they are completely dry at room temperature;
- aggressive cleaning solutions can not be used.
How to care for pearl products?
It is important to know how to take care of natural pearls in order to preserve its charm for a long time. The main thing - it should be worn more often, it contributes to the longevity of the stone. How to care for pearls at home:
- It is necessary to protect pearls from exposure to harmful substances, tobacco smoke and the sun, their exposure to the surface can cause a loss of brilliance.
- Any perfume and cosmetics such as perfume, hairspray, cream cause tarnishing of beads, so you can not swim in the jewelry, swim in the pool, go to the sauna, lie on the beach.
- When wearing it, one should use a simple rule - to put on the necklace last, and shoot in the first .
How to care for beads from pearls?
In addition to the above general recommendations for precious pearls for care and storage, bead products made up of individual beads threaded on the thread need special care. When buying is better to choose a quality necklace, in which the balls are separated by small knots of thread. Such a measure will protect the beads from rubbing against each other.
In addition, when storing the thread on which the pearls are strung, it is necessary to change every 3-5 years, depending on the intensity of the use of the ornament. After all, it has the ability to stretch and can tear. Also, the thread between the beads accumulates dirt that can destroy the pearls from the inside. To update the pearl beads are given to the bandage for an experienced master.
How to care for pearls in gold?
Of pearls do not only beads, they are used for making earrings, rings, often framed with gold. The locks and noble metal that surround the pearls also need to be cared for. Care for pearls in gold is in its proper storage and cleaning. The decoration can be washed with a soft brush in a weak solution of baby soap. After it should be well dried. If special tools are used to care for the metal, then you should try not to fall on the beads. To clean the gold part of the decoration, you can use a cotton swab soaked in cologne.
How to clean silver with pearls?
If there are pearls in silver jewelry , care of such products must be special. Ideally, in order not to damage the pearls, they are separated from the precious metals and cleaned separately. Pearls with soap water, and silver - special cleaning compounds. If there is no possibility to separate the pearls from metal, then the decoration should be washed in a weak solution of baby soap with a soft cloth. It must be remembered that neither pearl, nor silver, long stay in the water is not useful. The product must be quickly cleaned, rinsed and wiped dry with a soft cloth.
If the silver is much darker, you can arrange a bath for the precious product - put it on a plain cloth and sprinkle it with salt. Then connect the ends of the fabric so that a tight pouch turns out. The product should be rinsed in water until the salt dissolves. From contact with the mineral, the silver will be cleansed and get a shine, and the pearls will return the previous shimmer.