We recommend you obtain a receipt of postage from the Post Office as proof of postage, as we will not accept responsibility for parcels lost in transit.

 

Delivery
We post to UK mainland only using Royal Mail first class signed for service. Postage and packaging is £3.50 per order, non-refundable. Standard delivery time is 48hours. 

Please note all orders are delivered by Royal Mail and require a signature. 

 

PeraPearl reserves the right to change the data, references, product specifications, pricing or otherwise amend the contents in full or part at any time without notice. E&OE.

 

 

Pearls are more fragile than most other gemstones, so you must handle them carefully to keep them in the best condition.

Your pearls will stay cleaner if you put them on after you've applied your makeup and perfume.

Wipe your pearls with a soft, lint-free cloth as soon as you take them off. The cloth can be dampened with water or it can be dry. If damp, allow the pearls to air dry before putting them away.

Dirty pearls can be cleaned with a mild soap and water solution.

Never clean your pearls with solutions that contain ammonia or harsh detergents.

Don't use abrasive cleaners or rub pearls with abrasive cloth. Both can wear away the nacre coating.

To maintain the condition of your jewellery remove when showering, swimming or when undertaking manual or domestic work

 

Don't store your pearls with other jewelry, because they can be scratched easily when metal or gemstones rub against them. We recommend that you keep them in the PeraPearl case that your item arrives in.

 

 

Pearls are an organic gem, called that because they are created by living creatures. Each pearl begins its existence as a piece of grit or other particle that makes its way into the shell of a marine or freshwater mollusk — some types of oysters and clams. A defense mechanism kicks-in and coats the particle with layer after layer of a substance called nacre, or mother-of-pearl, which eventually becomes thick enough to form a pearl.

 

Like natural pearls, cultured pearls grow inside of a mollusk, but with human intervention. A shell is carefully opened and an object is inserted. Shapes of objects vary, depending on the final shape of pearl that's desired.

Over time the object becomes coated with layers of nacre. The depth of the nacre coating depends on the type of mollusk involved, the water it lives in, and how long the intruder is left in place before being harvested. As nacre thickness increases, so does the quality and durability of the cultured pearl.

 

Freshwater pearls grow inside of a freshwater mollusk — one that lives in a river or a lake.

 

The shell pearl is laboratory made from the shell of an oyster. The process of making a shell pearl involves several different stages. The raw material for the base of the pearl is the sea shell, which is coated and polished to the final shape of the pearl. In fact, the materials used in order to make shell pearls are the same materials from which cultured pearls are made.

 

For more information about Pearls please take a look at: http://www.pearl-guide.com/

 

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