> Pamela Grant wrote: > > > I noticed that the directions for the use of saline was not part of > > your directions. Is that a thing of the past, no longer recommended > > and if so, why?
Marshall replied: > Addition of salt can make silver chloride, a toxic compound that can > photoexpose in your skin and turn you blue permanently. Always use > pure distilled water. If you need a quicker start then warm it up, > or add a little CS from the previous batch. I'd like to rein in Marshall's enthusiasm just a *tiny* bit... Yes, silver chloride is toxic and can precipitate in the skin to cause argyria. However, the very small quantities created and consumed by those using salt as an accelerant for making CS have *not* caused any cases of argyria and are unlikely to be able to. Just do the figures... a few ppm of AgCl ... how many gallons of the product would you have to drink to amount to the several hundreds of milligrams of silver known to be required to cause a problem? And *that* assumes all the AgCl precipitates in the skin, when in fact it is eliminated at a modest rate by the body, and only when that mechanism is overwhelmed does precipitation occur. The best reason for not using salt in making CS is that the particles produced that way are known to be smaller and are presumed to be safer and more bioavailable. Note that I fully *agree* that it's best to use distilled water. I just don't want to overstate the argyria issue. Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- 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] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
