| Pearl Maintenance | | | | direct contact with the active ingredients |
| Firstly, before covering the subject of cleaning, | | | | contained within hairsprays, cosmetics and |
| you should consider ways on how to prolong the | | | | perfumes. As a general rule, always put your |
| luster and life of your pearl necklace yourself. | | | | pearls on after you have applied makeup and |
| | | | take them off before applying any makeup |
| Before Wearing Pearls | | | | removers: last on first off. |
| If you are wearing a necklace or bracelet always | | | | After Wearing Pearls |
| try to hold it by the clasp, if you are wearing a | | | | After each wearing, try to make sure that you |
| pearl ring, hold it by the shoulder; try not to hold | | | | wipe down your pearl jewelry with a slightly damp |
| your jewelry by the pearls themselves as this will | | | | 'Chamois' or similarly textured soft cloth. Doing this |
| loosen them. Having said that, pearls should be | | | | will stop the build up of grime and dirt resulting |
| worn frequently and as close to the skin as | | | | from contact with fingers and clothes, which are |
| possible as they love the body's natural oils; the | | | | slightly acidic and can erode the nacre of the |
| Nizam kings of India were famous for their love | | | | pearls. Once you have carefully cleaned them with |
| and wealth of pearls, adorning the court eunuchs | | | | your cloth, leave them for ten minutes and then |
| with them so as to keep the pearls in perfect | | | | go over them again using a very small drop of |
| condition. | | | | olive oil on a cotton-bud. You should then store |
| Don't hide your pearls away, wear them as often | | | | them away wrapped in another soft cloth, again |
| as you like, but remember that it is very | | | | preferably 'Chamois,' out of the sunlight and heat |
| important that you keep your pearls away from | | | | in an airtight jewelry box. |