Care for pearls at home: storage, cleaning and recovery

Pearls, like other precious materials of organic origin, differ in their sensitivity to external stimuli and their propensity for rapid aging. For this reason, pearl care requires systematic and quite specific. Even its storage in the home and everyday wear differ in a number of nuances. Do not believe that an artificial product is much more stable.

It is really less demanding, but it is also subject to basic rules. If you clean or store jewelry without observing the technical features, then your favorite pearl earrings or classic beads will quickly lose its original attractiveness and it will be virtually impossible to restore it.

How to take care of natural pearls?

Buying jewelry made from natural or artificial pearls, it is necessary to prepare for the fact that they have to be regularly worn, cleaned, polished. If you simply remove the items in a box, they will quickly grow old and lose their decorative appeal.

Required moments and useful advice on how to care for pearls:

1. Even if you store jewelry correctly and plan to carry out all the necessary manipulations, wearing accessories will affect the state of the material most positively. Moisture, transferring to organic from the skin, allows you to keep the glow of stones.
2. At the same time, it is necessary to prevent spirits, cosmetics and styling products from getting into pearl jewelry. Chemical compounds in their composition will accelerate the destruction of the product.
3. After each use of the accessory, it is necessary to wipe it off from sweat, dust and perfume particles with a soft cloth dampened in clean filtered water.
4. Do not wear beads with pearls in hot and sunny weather. From such exposure, the products may crack.
5. From the stay in the smoky room from the surface of the stones the glitter disappears, instead a yellow coating appears.
6. If pearls are strung on a string, it must be changed at least once a year. In the process of wearing products on it, too, gets dirt, which over time, it begins to destroy the stone from the inside. Between the stones you need to leave nodules that prevent the friction of the elements.

Advice: Pearls are traditionally recommended for wearing on silken threads of increased strength. They do not tear, they do not stretch, they absorb dirt and harmful components.

Few people know that pearls are best worn on a naked body or very delicate fabrics. When rubbing against a coarse cloth or fleece, the wear of the stones is faster.

Where and how to store pearls?

To properly store pearls, it is not enough to put it in a jewelry box. Sometimes it takes a lot of time to find the best place for capricious products:

1. The temperature should be average. In the cold, the stones will fade, they crack in the heat.
2. It is necessary to lay objects with elements of organic origin separately from other ornaments. In this case, the lock should be slightly to the side, otherwise it can scratch the surface of the stones.
3. It is better not to use bags from the canvas, too much friction is created. It is better to use a spacious box, upholstered with corduroy or suede.
4. Pearls can not be stored in sealed containers, from lack of air it fades and crumbles. Even when transporting the product, do not stack it in polyethylene.
5. With reduced humidity in the room next to the box, you need to put a glass with water, but it's much more effective to adjust the figure. At home, it can be not only household appliances, but also self-made devices.

It is strictly forbidden to keep jewelry in the smoker's room. Smoke can penetrate even into the casket, spoiling the appearance of the stones.

How can I clean my pearls myself?

There are many ways how to peel pearls without resorting to the help of professionals. At home, it's easiest to do one of the following:

• Jewelery paste. We put the mass on a clean rag without pile and rub the beads. Then we take a clean cloth and polish the surfaces until they shine.
• Shampoo solution. We prepare a weak soapy solution, stir it, but do not beat it to foam. Wet the cotton disk in the composition and wipe the beads. When working with earrings and rings, it is allowed to soak the jewelry in the solution for several minutes. After that, wipe and dry the accessories.
• Olive oil. We take a wadded disk, we drip a few drops of olive oil with the highest degree of purification. Wipe the pearls, then rub them with a paper napkin.
• Potato starch. Struggles with persistent impurities. We pour the powder on the velvet flap, put the pearls on it, wrap it. We rub the products to full purification, remove the remains of starch.

The processing of pearls in gold and silver is especially difficult. Here the main thing is to prevent the aggressive cleaning agent from getting on the beads. Universal compounds are very few and they are usually used by professionals, so in cases with persistent pollution it is better to contact a jeweler.