One of the main reasons people love pearls is because they have a truly beautiful visual look to them. But in order to maintain this look it becomes important to properly care for and clean pearls. If pearls become dirty, tainted or smudged then they lose much of their allure. So, in order to avoid this a few basic tips need to be followed to make sure the pearls are properly maintained. While pearls come from the ocean you aren’t going to be able to clean them by soaking your pearl necklaces or pearl pearl earrings in a glass of water. Instead, they need to be cleaned with a special pearl cleaning fluid. Please note: it must be PEARL cleaning fluid and not the cleaning agents that are employed for precious metals such as gold or silver. Precious metal cleaning agents may damage the pearls so avoid their use at all costs! If you are unable to acquire pearl cleaning fluid (although is assuredly can be purchased over the internet) you can always take your pearls to a local jewelry shop that specialized in cleaning pearls. While it takes a little effort to clean pearls such cleaning can be done relatively easy so there is no reason to worry if your pearls are a little tarnished.