{"id":15486,"date":"2019-04-20T09:53:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T14:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pearlsonly.com.au\/blog\/?p=15486"},"modified":"2024-07-03T11:46:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T17:46:57","slug":"what-to-do-if-i-notice-my-pearls-are-peeling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pearlsonly.com.au\/blog\/what-to-do-if-i-notice-my-pearls-are-peeling\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Do If I Notice My Pearls Are Peeling?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Pearls are very much in fashion these days but are a gemstone that needs taking care of properly. When cared for they continue to keep their beautiful iridescent glow even as they age. But sometimes problems can arise and therefore some women may notice that my pearls are peeling<\/a>? <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

However, maybe the pearls they have aren\u2019t real, but are faux ones. This means that the pearl jewelry<\/a> they own isn\u2019t made up of beautiful layers of nacre, but is, in fact, a bead that is covered in a material that is made to look like nacre.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What You Need To Know About Pearls<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Even though pearls are small and dense, they are very soft.\u00a0 Anything that comes into close contact with say your pearl necklace or bracelet<\/a> can cause damage to it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Jewelers when making any pieces that include pearls within the design have to be very careful as they work on them.\u00a0 Each pearl when they drill a hole through them has to first go through the outer shell of the nacre of the pearl.\u00a0 Most times this can lead to small cracks or chips appearing on the delicate surface of the pearl.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Should you notice that your necklace or earring pearls<\/a> are peeling it is important you take them to a reputable jeweler to let them inspect them more?\u00a0\u00a0 The problem is that once your pearls have become damaged or your pearls are peeling, they cannot be repaired.\u00a0 The only thing you can do now is to replace the ones that are damaged.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

How much this work will cost will depend on the shape, size, quality, and colour of the pearls that make up your necklace, bracelet, earrings or pendant.\u00a0\u00a0 It could turn out to be expensive, as it will also depend on how many of the pearls within the piece of jewelry has peeled.\u00a0\u00a0 Another cost you will have to take into account if your pearls are peeling or have other damage to them is that a necklace will need restringing the same also goes for pearl bracelets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Can Nacre Be Reconstructed<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

You may be interested to know that some pearl manufacturers are experimenting with trying to reconstruct the nacre on damaged pearls. What they are attempting to do is place damaged or peeling pearls back inside an oyster to see if it will then encourage them to allow more nacre to grow over it and repair the damaged areas.\u00a0\u00a0 This sounds like a great idea, but as yet no pearl manufacturer has achieved this.\u00a0\u00a0 So until then, it leaves you only with one option and that is to replace the pearls that are peeling or damaged.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Yet as already mentioned above if you were to take care of your pearls properly then the risk of them becoming damaged will reduce.\u00a0 Also, it is important that you protect them as well and below we offer tips you may find useful.\u00a0 These are tips that will ensure that you won\u2019t be asking why are my pearls peeling?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Protecting Your Pearls<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This is the only real solution to ensuring that the pearls you own will last for many years to come.\u00a0\u00a0 It is important that you keep your pearls clean and that every couple of years you arrange for your necklace and pearl bracelets<\/a> to get restrung.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Restringing of pearls helps to remove any dirt or debris that becomes attached to the chord and can enter the holes drilled into the pearls.\u00a0 Doing this will stop the abrasiveness of the dirt or debris from weakening or chipping the nacre covering the pearls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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You also need to make sure you keep any chemicals or liquids from coming into contact with the surface of the pearls, as these, can eat away at the nacre and so damage the pearls.\u00a0\u00a0 The kinds of chemicals you need to make sure that doesn\u2019t come into contact with your pearl necklace, bracelet, earrings or ring are as follows:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n