Artificial pearls

The popularity of artificial pearls is explained by its very democratic value and the universality of its natural counterpart (suitable for any and all environments).

Artificial pearls are a qualitative imitation of natural natural material, created by mollusks.

His production became possible with the advent of dyes, which contain natural mother of pearl. Obtain it from fish scales, sometimes make essences from shellfish. As a basis for manufacturing, glass balls filled with wax and covered with nacre are used. This technology allows you to create pearls of very high quality, which have similar properties to natural (strength and special gloss).

The cheaper artificial pearls of the property are somewhat different. It is made of plastic. However, fixing mother of pearl on this material is quite difficult, so these beads quickly lose their original appearance.

The highest quality artificial pearls are produced in Mallorca. It has the same name with the island (Majorca pearls). It happens white, pink, black, gold, often it is combined with rhinestones Swarowski. Brand products are very expensive, but this quality justifies the high price.

Imitation of pearls is the absolute creation of human hands. In contrast to artificially grown, such a product is created without the participation of mollusks.

The first artificial pearls were created in the XV century. They were called "Roman", but they were paraffin-filled balls, covered with "pearl essence" (composition based on fish scales). This technology is perfect for centuries. Today, natural extracts from mussels are already used as a cover. In the 20th century, the United States invented a method for multiple coating with a unique composition of Shell pearl, which is still the market leader.

How to choose, for example, silver earrings with pearls? Even if you know that pearls are artificial in them, you need to choose the best possible option, because cheap products wear out too quickly. Very often, the sale price of the decoration does not reflect its true quality. Sometimes in reality a cheap thing can be bought at quite an impressive price.

It is much simpler to distinguish artificial pearls from natural ones than to understand which imitation is qualitative, and which is simply issued for it.

Natural pearls are not perfectly even. And all artificial - equally smooth. Due to this, it looks even more accurate in jewelry, although at a price much inferior to natural. It is necessary to know that expensive quality artificial pearls based on glass to the touch are cold, cheap (based on plastic) - warm.

To produce this material, gelatin is used today, combined with a pearl essence, which, in a warm state, is poured into hollow glass balls and spreads along their inner side. After drying, paraffin wax or wax mixed with finely divided spar and toning dye (if necessary to give a shade) is poured into the balls.

Then the beads fall (sometimes several times) into a solution with a pearly essence. To give the resulting layer more strength, it is treated with various chemical solutions. Finished pearls thread on the thread. On average, 100 to 300 beads are required to make necklaces.

In addition, there is also a way of making pearls with the use of celluloid varnish. In this case, the coating is made by lowering the balls placed on the needle into the bath with the stalks, and in some industries spraying with spray is used.