How to clean pearls at home

Pearl jewelry is a favorite accessory for everyone who loves tenderness, sophistication and practicality. Pearl jewelry is quite versatile. They are suitable for almost any occasion and look.

However, in order for pearls to retain their appearance for a long time, it is important not only to properly care for them, but also to observe timely measures for cleaning them. We will tell you how to clean and store the stone in order to maintain the flawless beauty of pearl jewelry.

How to care for pearls

Natural pearls require a special care approach:

1. Ensure that the room has normal humidity levels. Otherwise, pearls, as an organic formation, will begin to dehydrate, which will lead to exfoliation of aragonite. However, excess moisture is very harmful to the pearl. This can cause the stone to fade. To create optimally positive conditions for pearls, a container with water is placed next to the box where it is stored.
2. As in the case of humidity, the temperature in the room should also be controlled. If it is too hot, the stone will crack, from the cold it will become cloudy and lose its luster.
3. Prolonged exposure to sunlight provokes the appearance of a yellow coating on the stone, so store it in a sun-protected place. 
4. If someone often smokes in the room where the pearls are located, do not be surprised that they will soon take on a yellow tint.
5. Pearl jewelry, which is worn on rare occasions, needs to be rubbed with velvet from time to time. This gives the mother-of-pearl radiance pearls of brightness and stability.
6. The best place to store pearl jewelry is a wooden box. A plastic bag prevents air from getting inside, which is so important for a stone, and a fabric bag, even the softest one, can easily scratch the surface of the pearl, so such storage methods are excluded.

How to clean pearls

In the process of using pearl jewelry, a layer of dust or any other contamination may appear on its surface. This is a natural phenomenon and cannot be avoided. However, there are simple ways to clean pearl products:

1. Baby soap or baby shampoo. Prepare a mild soapy solution and dip the jewelry into it. Leave in this form for no more than 15 minutes, and then wipe dry.
2. Take a small piece of velvet and put some starch on it. Then rub it on the stones. This method will also help you get rid of excess moisture on the jewelry.
3. In jewelry stores, you can buy special lubricants and pastes that are designed for cleaning pearl products. They are applied to a cotton pad in a small amount. Next, each pearl is rubbed separately. Then it remains only to rinse them under clean water and dry.

When cleaning pearls, you should not neglect the rules if you want to keep it intact. If you doubt that you can perform the procedure yourself, take the jewelry to the jeweler. With the help of special tools, he will quickly clean the product and return it to you in a perfectly clean form.