Freshwater pearls are a kind of pearl that comes from freshwater mussels.

Freshwater pearls are seldom perfectly round or even nearly round, more often than not they are baroque, slugs, or wings. Many pearls, both natural and cultured, have beautiful color and lustre. Freshwater pearls are noted for their wide range of colour; they can be found in white, silvery white, pink, salmon, red, copper, bronze, brown, lavender, purple, green, blue, cream, and yellow. The different colors are a function of the mussel species, genetics, water quality, and the position of the pearl in the shell.

Pearls Are Organic Substances
Freshwater pearls are delicate organic gems that are made of the natural product called calcium carbonate. This product is drawn from the lake or river by the mussel that the pearl lives inside.
To keep pearls looking their very best you need just a little knowledge on how to care for them correctly.
Your freshwater pearls were once living and growing so you will need to make sure that as with all living things they stay out of harm. The products that harm pearls most, are the very things that the woman who loves pearls probably wears without a second thought. You've guessed it already - the most harmful product to a pearl is the application of perfume, hair spray, cosmetics and face creams when the owner is actually wearing the pearls. These grooming products and other household chemicals, if sprayed near pearls, can build up on the pearl and damage the lustre. The nacre can become marked, dull, pitted and generally lose that marvellous luminous lustre that defines a pearl. As you remove your pearls wipe them with a soft damp cloth. Buff them occasionally with a silk cloth to enhance their shine and lustre.
For the majority of women the best place to keep your pearls is on your neck! Wearing your pearls gives them the chance to breathe and a clean skin produces natural oils that pearls love. Body warmth and the expression of this fine natural body oil through the skin keeps the pearls looking good.

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