Deborah, Although I am new at experimenting with CS I have done weeks of studies reading and trying out just about every recommendation , on the internet, about how to make CS, there are over 300 sites and I lost track after 140 of them, but sorted through everything I printed out, read the articles a second and even a third time, highlighted the most *important* aspects and put it all in two notebooks for reference.
I can tell you that the general consensus is that the color should be if not *clear* then a *light yellow* to *pale amber*. A few recommendations are for *white* CS, which always has added salt or baking soda. I have made and tasted all types. The *clear* and the *white* tastes like clean water, from *pale/light yellow* onwards it tastes a little bitter and has a mild sting to it, but it works and is palatable. It is claimed by many that the darker the color the bigger are the particles and the less accessible to the body-cells, and that makes sense when you consider that a particle that can't penetrate the cell walls is either useless or can even be harmful in large amounts/over long period of time. If the *amber* CS you are buying doesn't have a slightly bitter/metallic taste it could mean the product is mislabeled, is filtered or has an additive. I personnally would not feel comfortable with that. I probably should add that I do not make CS commercially and have no intent to do so. Since one of the most important points is that the particles carry a tiny electric charge in order to do the most good, but that this charge can be lost, or at least diminished over a very short period, or through exposure to light, heat, or cold temperatures, I believe that in order to be sure and have confidence in the goodness or effectiveness of a product, wherever possible I try to produce it for myself, and it's well worth it with even the most basic generator and good grade of pure silver wires or strips and the best distilled water you can find (it pays to read the labels), and also very important to be able to, sometime, be able to pick the brain of someone who's been there, done that, (like this forum). Thanks guys and girls. Brita Freedom's the Word (and I mean INDEPENDENCE) [email protected] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
