How to Care Fornatural Pearl Jewelry
Pearl jewelry, as a calcium carbonate substance, is very vulnerable to damage and has very low chemical stability, so special attention should be paid to the maintenance of pearl jewelry
1. Avoid acidic and alkaline substances
In order to avoid the rapid yellowing and tarnishing of pearls, it is the key to avoiding encountering acidic and alkaline substances. In daily life, do not wear makeup when wearing pearl jewelry, because when applying cosmetics, it is inevitable to encounter pearl Jewelry, it is easy to cause pearl jewelry to lose luster or turn yellow.
In addition, substances such as perfume, soap, and gel water should not be touched, because these will also react with pearl jewelry.
2. Avoid water
Many people think that pearls are the product of mussels, and mussels live in water. They think that pearls should be able to soak in water. In fact, this is wrong. There are two situations when pearl jewelry is soaked in water. The first is that water can enter the small holes of the beads, which is not only difficult to wipe dry, but may also ferment the inside, and the bead lines may also turn green. Second, if moisture penetrates into pearl jewelry, it will cause the detachment of the pearl nacre and damage the pearl.
3. Oil smoke
When wearing pearl jewelry, you can't touch the oil fumes, because there are tiny pores on the surface of the pearls. If the oil fumes are inhaled into these small pores, the pearls will turn yellow, so the oil fumes are forbidden to be touched.
4. Pay attention to storage
When wearing pearl jewelry, do not put it together with other jewelry, because the surface of the pearl is easily scratched, and it is prone to friction when placed with other jewelry, resulting in many scratches on the surface of the pearl.
5. Air is needed
If you do not wear pearl jewelry for storage, you also need to take out the pearl jewelry from the box regularly, and it cannot be sealed for a long time, because the pearl jewelry also needs to breathe fresh air, so as not to accelerate the yellowing.
6. Do not expose to the sun
It is the 4% moisture in the pearl that makes the pearl shine. If the pearl loses its moisture due to exposure to the sun, the pearl will also lose its value, so it cannot be exposed to the sun for a long time.
Cleaning of Pearl Jewelry
1. Ordinary cleaningAs mentioned above, pearl jewelry cannot be exposed to water for a long time, so when cleaning pearl jewelry, you can wipe it with a cashmere cloth. Never use facial tissue or rough paper towels, which are easy to rub and damage pearl jewelry.
2. Yellowing cleaning
If the pearl accidentally turns yellow and you want to restore it, you can dilute it with 1%-4% hydrogen peroxide and water, and then bleach it to wash the yellowed part of the pearl jewelry.
Do not rinse directly with tap water, as the chloride in tap water can tarnish the surface of the pearl.