How Do You Take Care of Pearl Jewelry? A Simple Guide From Alya

Pearl Jewelry Care Tips & Alya's Notes

Everyday wear

To keep your pearls looking luminous, please handle them with a little extra care:

• Last on, first off: Put your pearls on after perfume, skincare, hairspray, and makeup — and take them off first when you get home. This helps prevent direct chemical contact with the nacre.
• Avoid sweat and impact: Please do not wear pearl jewelry during workouts, swimming, sauna, or intense physical activity. Sweat and strong impact can damage both the pearl surface and the setting.
• No sleeping or showering in pearls: Pressure, long-term moisture, and heat can harm the nacre and weaken threads or connection points.

Cleaning

A gentle routine is best for pearl jewelry:

• After each wear, softly wipe your pearls with a clean, lint-free cloth to remove oils and residue.
• For occasional deeper cleaning, use a slightly damp soft cloth with a tiny amount of mild soap, then wipe again with clean water and dry completely.
• Do not soak pearl jewelry in water or cleaner, and never use ultrasonic or steam cleaners.

Storage

How you store your pearls also matters:

• Store pearls separately from other jewelry in a soft pouch or fabric-lined box to prevent scratches.
• Avoid airtight plastic bags or very dry conditions; pearls benefit from natural ambient moisture.
• Lay long pearl strands flat to avoid stretching. Frequently worn strands should be checked and restrung from time to time.

Things to avoid

Please keep your Alya Pearls pieces away from:

• Perfume sprays, hairspray, self-tanner, skincare acids, harsh detergents, bleach, ammonia, chlorine, or any strong chemicals.
• Pools, hot tubs, seawater, and long exposure to water.

Special notes from Alya Pearls

1. About adhesives & active wear

At Alya Pearls, we use gentle, pearl-safe adhesives to attach pearls to their metal components. These are chosen specifically to protect the nacre, which also means they are not designed for strong impact or intense movement.

For your safety and for the security of the pearl, please avoid wearing pearl jewelry during vigorous exercise, contact sports, or any activity where the piece may be pulled, hit, or heavily knocked. This greatly reduces the risk of the pearl loosening or detaching from the setting.

2. About luster, baroque shapes, and natural variation

We carefully select high-luster pearls — including baroque and keshi pearls — which are loved for their unique shapes and natural glow. Because each pearl is truly one of a kind:

High-luster pearls are especially sensitive to chemicals. Please avoid direct contact with perfume, skincare, hair products, household cleaners, chlorine, or any harsh chemical to preserve their shine.

3. About metal components

All Alya Pearls jewelry is made with high-quality precious metals such as sterling silver and gold vermeil. These metals are durable and skin-friendly, so the main thing you need to be truly careful about is the pearls themselves — especially keeping them away from direct chemical exposure.