Care and maintenance for precious pearl jewelry

Pearl jewelry enjoys a timeless attraction and never goes out of fashion. Almost every woman has a piece of pearl jewelry such as a pearl necklace and a pearl ring. You may have made one of the most important purchases for the jewelry. You definitely want to enjoy them a life time or even for future generations to come. Here is some knowledge you must know regarding to care and maintenance for pearl jewelry.

Pearl is a kind of substance enjoying low hardness, even lower than that of dust in the air. Therefore, touch or abrasion with hard objects or rough fabrics may scratch or abrade your pearl jewelry. The metal zippers, buttons also may cause the problem. Thus, wear the pearl jewelry after putting on other things. Correspondently, take off the pearl jewelry first when undressing.

The main element of pearl is calcium. It’s easy to have chemical reactions with acid or alkaline materials. You should keep your pearl jewelry away makeup like perfume, face powder, hair tonic and strong acid and strong base. What’s more, fierce sunshine may cause the water drain of pearl jewelry so that the jewelry loses luster and gloss. Even when you are undergoing x-ray examination, you are strongly advised to take off the pearl jewelry.

Conduct regular cleaning about your jewelry. Use thin soap water to clean the jewelry and later rinse the jewelry with fresh water. Then they should be wiped with a damp (not wet), soft cloth or a silicon cloth. Store them in a jewelry box lined with soft and clean lint or silk fabric. Do not put them into plastic bags or plastic boxes which can make the jewelry lose water so that the jewelry don’t gloss as before.

Pearl jewelry may lose luster after decades’ storage and turns pale yellow. If only the surface of the jewelry become yellow, we can soak them in the 1%-5% dilute hydrochloric acid or hydrogen peroxide liquid for a while until the yellow surface coat is dissolved. Take the jewelry out, clean them with fresh water and wipe them with clean and soft cloth. In this way, the jewelry becomes gorgeous as the same before. You should remember that don’t soak the jewelry into the acid too long because it may destroy the jewelry. For the gloomy and extremely dirty jewelry, you can clean them with 10% saline water or 3% dilute hydrochloric acid first and then clean them with fresh water. This also can make jewelry gain the previous charming.

Pearl is the special gift from nature and become the essential accessories to woman. Its’ elegance, luster can greatly enhance your femininity as long as you wear it. There is no reason that you don’t like it. Regular home care of your pearl jewelry accompanied with professional maintenance by the jeweler contribute to a lifetime terrific wear for you.