What are the common imitation pearls?
1. Plastic pearls
The full name of plastic pearl is called ABS plastic imitation pearl, which is a kind of synthetic resin with very good characteristics. After processing, the finished product of this plastic pearl has stable properties, good surface gloss, and is easy to color on the surface to imitate a perfect pearl.
But after wearing plastic pearls for a period of time. It is easy to peel off, and the texture is slightly lighter when held in the hand, and there is no natural agility in the color.
2. Glass pearls
Glass can be described as imitating all kinds of jewels and jade. Round beads are made of glass, and then colored with pearl paint to complete a glass pearl. It is usually dyed into some very bright colors, most of the colors can be Not what natural pearls have.
The color of the glass pearl is thicker, the saturation is high, the color is dull, and if you scratch it with a knife, the coating on the surface will also fall off.
3. Shell beads
Shell beads are made by pressing pearl powder or polished from mother shells. Generally, they have a relatively large diameter and can reach a perfect circle of more than 12mm. They are often used to make some exaggerated earrings, brooches and the like, and they are usually dyed into various colors. Kinds of colors.
From the pores of the pearl, the pearl has a layered structure, while the shell beads cannot see this structure, and some have a plastic or glass inner core; if they are dyed, you can also see the concentration of color on the surface with the help of a magnifying glass. Mark of
