Pearls are famed for their wonderful beauty and worn by both men and women. Pearls are of different kinds – saltwater and freshwater. They can also be classified as natural and cultured. Natural pearls are obtained without human intervention whereas cultured pearls are produced through human intervention.

Saltwater pearls are created by placing an object called mother-of-pearl into the oyster. The oyster subsequently coats the object with nacre. For making freshwater pearls a small piece of mantle tissue is inserted inside the mussel. Freshwater pearls are created in more volume than saltwater pearls. Hence they are less expensive than salt water pearls.

For producing cultured freshwater pearls (artificial) water must be warm. It was not known for ages of how pearls were made naturally. However in recent times this mystery has being unraveled. When a foreign substance enters an oyster crystalline calcium carbonate is secreted which envelops the substance and subsequently leads to the formation of a natural pearl.

Pearls beads whether natural or cultured are a joy to behold. They are extremely popular and will remain in vogue in the future. The pearls beads are prized assets for anyone lucky enough own them