Hanabi

ORDERING INFORMATION

All prices include postage – counter to door insured courier service. Please email for account details for direct deposit or electronic transfer. Once payment has been confirmed, your purchase will be couriered the following working day. All sales are final – no returns, no refunds and no exchanges. Please be sure of your final selection and quote the correct number when ordering. All products come as are – no alterations, no extensions and no shortenings. No special orders and no requests. Each piece of Slo-pearl jewellery is an original and will not be repeated.

Please note that not all Slo-pearl pieces use sterling silver – if you react to metals please check the description of the piece. Slo-pearl do not change or alter pieces to sterling silver.

CLEANING PEARLS

DO:

• Take off pearls at the clasp rather than the pearl to prevent the pearls from loosening.
• After washing pearls, lay them on a towel – when the towel is dry the pearls should be dry.
• After wearing pearls wipe them with a dry or damp cloth to prevent dirt accumulating.
• Keep pearls separate from other jewellery to prevent scratches – store in a soft cloth bag.

DON'T:

• Do not clean pearls using an ultrasonic cleaner. Do not steam clean pearls.
• Do not use detergents, bleaches, baking soda or ammonia based cleaners.
• Do not wear pearls if string is wet – it can stretch. Do not hang pearls to dry.
• Do not use toothbrushes, scouring pads or abrasive materials – they scratch the pearls.

PEARLS OF WISDOM

What are pearls?

Pearls are created when an irritant becomes lodged inside a mollusk. The irritant becomes the pearl centre as the mollusk coats the irritant with layers of nacre over several years.

Natural pearls:

Natural pearls are made by oysters in the ocean without interference by humans. They are rare and expensive due to over fishing and pollutions.

Cultured pearls:

Cultured pearls are real pearls but are created by human intervention. The irritant is placed inside the oyster or mussel to form the pearl.

Faux pearls:

Faux pearls are glass beads that have a pearled coating.

Slo-pearl uses cultured salt water pearls.

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