| Zeide first recommended expensive, mild, Castille soap for pearls. I think she was right. It would be ever so slightly alkaline, if not Ph balanced. I would think a slight. alkaline cleaner would not hurt pearls at all.
I would try a drop, enough to break the surface tension, but not a lot.
A thorough rinsing would still be in order. (the I start thinking about that durned silk thread.....)
Besides strecthing up to 26%, monofiliment silk thread does not like water much on principle. Enduring soap and water is not its calling or its job in life.
Therefore if your pearls are dirty enough to wash, then it is better to restring them as well.
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