Liquid Colloidal Silver Minerals

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True facts abound, but misinformation about it is also plentiful. Our purpose here is to provide three  facts, coupled with warnings.

Products sold under the general label ‘colloidal silver’ (CS) may actually be any one of three distinct products:

- Ionic silver        – Silver protein        – True CS

Ionic

Most products labeled and sold as CS are, unfortunately, ionic . This is because it is so much easier and less costly to produce this type. Among misrepresented facts, this is perhaps the most common.

Ionic products are made up of silver ions and particles. Using electrolysis, the manufacturer produces the ions. These ions are really dissolved silver. Because most (about 90%) of ionic products is dissolved silver instead of particles, these are really solutions of this metal only.

These products are frequently advertised as containing ions that are small particles. That is confusing, however, since silver ions are different from particles.

The ions combine with chloride ions to form silver chloride, but the particles do not.

Some manufacturers hide the identity of their ionic variety behind terms such as monatomic silver and silver hydrosol. These names are used to hide the truth from you. You are getting an ionic solution, not colloidal. So don’t be fooled.
If the product is clear, like water with sugar dissolved in it, it is ionic, not CS which has an apparent color. This is a fact.

How To Test For Ionic Silver

Add table salt to the product. If the ions are present, the solution should turn cloudy. If it remains clear, however, it may simply mean none is present at all. Unfortunately, lab analysis has shown that some products contain absolutely no silver.

Some Products that test positively

- Alchemists Workshop  10 ppm
- Earth’s Bounty  5 ppm
- Earthborn Products  100 ppm
- High Energy Labs  15 ppm
- Pro Star  10 ppm
- Survival Enterprises 3 ppm
- Ultra Pure  35 ppm

Fact – Silver Protein

These products, though often called CS, are nothing more than particles combined with protein. They can be made easily and at little cost. One needs only to add water to silver protein powder. The powder is sold by many chemical companies. This is the second most commonly misunderstood facts.

If the product you are considering claims to be a high concentration of CS, it is very likely protein. Silver protein products usually have large sliver particles. They could not remain suspended unless protein was added. Protein helps keep the particles from settling.

What kind of protein is used? Usually, it is gelatin made from animals. The risk of bacteria from the gelatin is one of the dangers of taking such protein products. Don’t be fooled. Such products are the least effective for human use. In addition, silver protein products are known to cause Argyria – bluish skin tone. The condition is due to the high concentration of the large particles. This is a fact.

How To Test For Protein

Shake the product. If foam appears above the liquid and remains a few minutes, you probably do not have a CSproduct.

Some Products that test out to be protein:

- Futurebiotics Advanced 10 ppm
- Innovative Natural Products  2000 ppm
- International Pharmaceuticals – Invive 500 ppm
- N-Ergetics  1100 ppm

Facts – True CS

These products are the most difficult to find, but are the products you want if you are going to use CS. True colloidal silver products present both difficulties and high cost to the manufacturer. Those who want you to misunderstand this CS fact want to make money from inferior products.

A colloid is a combination of particles of one substance, dispersed throughout another substance, which are too small to be seen with an ordinary light microscope, but cannot pass through a semipermeable membrane.

When referring to CS, the word colloid means silver particles. True CS contains mostly silver particles. True CS will usually contain 50 to 80%. The remainder will be silver ions.

True CS products have the highest total surface area of all the particles taken together. This is important. High surface area determines how effective the CS will be. The extremely small particles in true CS, with their high surface area, remain in colloidal suspension on their own. There is no need to add protein or other substances. Don’t be fooled. True CS does not cause Argyria, the condition that causes skin to turn blue-gray. Their freedom from this condition is due to the low amount of ionic silver and the small size of the silver particles. This is a CS fact.

How To Test For True CS

Look for an apparent color. Add salt, as described above under ‘Ionic Silver’. Shake as described under ‘Silver Protein’. True CS should pass all three tests.

Some Products that test out to be true CS:

- Advanced  (Utopia Silver) 20 ppm
- Kelly  20 ppm
- Mesosilver 20 ppm
- Vitol Super  5 ppm
- Wellness  30 ppm

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Whichever product you finally purchase, be sure to check with your health-care provider before using it. Be sure you share with him or her the CS facts learned here.

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By M.D. Hamilton Read more about CS at ColloidalSilverInformation.com. M.D. Hamilton does not directly or indirectly dispense medical advice or assume responsibility for those who choose to treat themselves.

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