What you see here is a microstructure photo of brick-layer structure inside one pearl. Each brick represents natural calcium, and amino acids and microelements are in the gaps between bricks. And one of the oriental beauty secret starts with pearl~~~ the Last Empress Dowager of China consumed and applied pearl powder everyday to maintain her stunning beauty. It was said that she was famous for her beauty and her childlike skin at age of 74!! And with facts, the renowned ancient text, Compendium of Materia Medica recorded in volume 64 stated that "Pearl, tastes salty and sweet, cold, non-poisonous.... Applied in the face, makes the skin softer and brighter; applied in the hands and feet, it smoothens the skin..."