Does Real Pearls Peel. A cultured pearl is a real pearl grown in a shellfish or mollusk. The mop bead does not mean they are fake it means they are cultured. Over 99 of the real pearls sold today are cultured pearls.
A real pearl is produced by pearl bearing oysters either in fresh or salt water. These pearls are created the old fashioned way but with a little assistance from man.
There are many varieties of cultured pearls including freshwater saltwater tahitian and south sea pearls.
The nacre needs to thicken properly before removal from the mollusk otherwise the. Akoya pearls are cultured with a small mop bead and then the oyster lays the nacre over the bead. These pearls are created the old fashioned way but with a little assistance from man. A real pearl is produced by pearl bearing oysters either in fresh or salt water.
