Unlike gemstones, pearls are created by a natural
process and come out of the mollusk requiring no cutting or polishing. But that
doesn’t mean pearls are not treated at all after being harvested from their
mollusks.
Some processes and treatments are commonplace,
acceptable, and enhance the cultured
pearls, while others can be damaging to the pearls and even deceiving to
the customers.
Let’s shed some light on what treatments you can
expect, and...
