I have gone over the site, but can find nothing that addresses this question. Can you be a little more specific as to which link the information is at?
Marshall SILVER wrote: > everyone should visit silverlon.com for answers to this question. > > gregg silver > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Frank Key <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 11:43 AM > Subject: Re: CS>Where to find 50 ppm...... > > > Marshall wrote: > > > > > > > I think most of us have reached the conclusion that colloidal silver is > more effective than ionic silver for killing pathogens. But > > > I wonder about topical application. CS would I believe deposit on the > skin without any penetration. But silver ions should be able > > > to migrate into the tissues. Silver ions have been shown to be > effective in healing, in fact reverting cells back to stem cells in > > > injured areas, a very important consideration for injuries and burns. > > > > > > So I am wondering what is really best for something like a burn. The CS > would be best for fighting the surface infection, but might > > > not the ions be necessary for the best healing as well, both from the > standpoint of penetration and the stem cell healing effect? > > > > > > Have you done any experiments to address this at all? > > > > I have not done any experiments, but I have a few reports from people who > have applied high particle concentration (15 ppm particles) colloidal silver > to burns. They report that the pain was relieved within 30 minutes, and > there was no swelling or blistering. The colloid in question had very little > ionic silver content (less than 20%) and the particles were less than 2 nm > diameter. > > > > Keep in mind that ionic silver applied to the skin quickly dries. In doing > so, the silver ions are converted to silver oxide which is nearly insoluble > in water. I believe that this would result in a film of silver oxide > deposited on the surface of the skin. The silver oxide would most likely > form into particles in the 1 to 3 nm diameter range. These are the same > particles that appear in a TEM image when highly ionic silver is the > subject of observation. > > > > Colloidal silver that has a high particle concentration will dry into a > film of metallic silver particles deposited on the surface of the skin. If > the particle size was 1 nm in the colloidal state, the particles on the skin > would likewise be 1 nm. > > > > In either case, I believe that particles that small would be absorbed into > the skin to some extent. The size of these particles compared to skin cells > is infinitesimally small. > > > > frank key > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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]> > >

