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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 3689730, member: 55"]Abalone and mother of pearl can be cleaned, and shine restored, using human skin and hair oil...they benefit from being rubbed in one's own hair; or rub one's fingers behind one's ears, or on one's nose, and then rub the item. </p><p>Slow process, but it is gentle. And one often does not produce enough oils to do the job quickly; but it is why pearl necklaces look better if they are worn.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 3689730, member: 55"]Abalone and mother of pearl can be cleaned, and shine restored, using human skin and hair oil...they benefit from being rubbed in one's own hair; or rub one's fingers behind one's ears, or on one's nose, and then rub the item. Slow process, but it is gentle. And one often does not produce enough oils to do the job quickly; but it is why pearl necklaces look better if they are worn.[/QUOTE]
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