According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word Colloidal means “a substance consisting of sub-microscopic particles of one substance dispersed in another”. So, basically, Colloidal Silver is very tiny particles of silver suspended in water.
The cleansing qualities of traces of silver ions have been known for centuries.
- The Romans used silver jars to store liquids, contamination free.
- American settlers traveling west used silver coins in their milk pots, to delay spoilage.
- In the 1900’s silver foil was used extensively in wound dressings.
- The space shuttle uses silver, to disinfect its water supply.
- A company in Japan manufactures socks with silver threads in the toes, to help prevent infection, and an American company has made a new fabric impregnated with silver particles, to help people with skin conditions.
- Silver is also now used in appliances e.g. air conditioners in the Middle East use silver, to prevent the growth of air-borne bacteria; water treatment units using silver are available to sterilize water; a washing machine has been invented that injects silver ions into the tub, to sanitize the clothes; and even mobile phones are now available with a silver case, to help prevent bacteria.
"Effectiveness" The highest quality colloidal silver will contain the greatest number of small particles from the smallest total amount or weight of silver.
Particle size and number determines the quality and effectiveness of colloidal silver not the parts per million, (pmm). The term ppm is confusing because it does not refer to the number of particles in the solution, it is acutally a measure of the total wieght or amount of silver.
For example, a solution with a concentration of 6ppm with an average particle size of 1 nanometer will have far more silver particles than another solution of 10ppm with an average particle size of 5 nanometer and therefore will be far more effective and safer.
"Colloidal" means very fine particles suspended in a liquid or cream.
"Ionic" means it has a positive charge. When body cells become infected with a bacteria they lose a positive electron and become negatively charged, positive Colloidal Silver is then attracted to theses negative cells and goes right to the source of the infection.
Silver has antibacterial properties that work by disabling the specific enzyme that many forms of bacteria, viruses and fungi utilize for their own oxygen metabolism.
Colloidal Silver is non toxic and suitable for all the family including children and pregnant ladies. It can be used internally, topically, and in eyes and ears and has no known adverse side effects.
Colloidal Silver cream can be used topically to aid the healing of the skin.
