*The ONLY type of water you should use is distilled water, which has been distilled by water distillation (not reverse osmosis).* There are NO exceptions. All other types of water have too many impurities. While water impurities help speed up the cooking of the colloidal silver, the minerals in the water can bind to the silver particles and may eventually create a health condition known as argyria. Argyria is a condition where the skin turns grey or blue-grey because of taking high doses of impure colloidal silver over time. It is very difficult to reverse the condition, so it should be avoided.(http://www.cancertutor.com/Cancer02/CSilver.html)me info is at http://www.thesilveredge.com/faq.shtml
One site -- http://www.bigclive.com/silver.htm -- says "If you want to make pure colloidal silver, then you will need to use distilled water. While this is easily available in the USA, it's hard to come by in the UK and the purchase of a very expensive water distiller will be required. Personally I think that tap water is fine, particularly if the silver is being drunk immediately." Another site, http://educate-yourself.org/cs/csarticle2.shtml, says : The first type of product is the classic, original kind, usually called "electro-colloidal silver." This product is made either by the "electro-arc" method in deionized water, or by the "low voltage electrolysis" method in distilled water. This product is usually found in concentrations between 3-5 ppm (parts per million), but sometimes as high as 100 ppm. Properly made, this product consists of microscopic particles of pure, elemental silver suspended in water, with no other elements present. Each particle of silver carries a POSITIVE electrical charge. Colloidal silver made this way appears either transparent-clear or transparent-light yellow. And still another site says to not use anything but distilled water if it is going to be drunk by people: http://www.keelynet.com/biology/colloid.htm If the Silver Colloid is to be ingested or injected, be sure to use distilled water. Tap water is fine for other uses, such as for a topical spray or for plants. Also, before beginning to make your Colloidal Silver you will need to make a saline solution for enhancing conductivity. On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Gladys Williams <gwms...@optonline.net>wrote: > > I think I remember someone on the list saying in a pinch you could use > rain water > to make CS. Is this true? And what is the danger of making CS from > Spring Water? > Thank you in advance for your responses? > > GWilliams > > > > -- ______________________________________________________________ Check out the 2013 Airedale Rescue Quilt: http://airedalerescue.net/2013quilt/ And follow the Quilting Bee blog: http://airedalesaroundtown.blogspot.com/2013
